Florida 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted 2 D cosponsors

SB 164 — Controlled Substance Testing

Last action — Chapter No. 2023-297

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Ron DeSantis (Republican) on June 27, 2023.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    2 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Controlled Substance Testing; Revising the definition of the term “drug paraphernalia” to exclude certain narcotic-drug-testing products used for a specified purpose, etc.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

32 added · 34 removed

32 line(s) added, 34 removed.

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CS for SB 164 First Engrossed 2023164e1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to controlled substance testing;
Florida Senate - 2023 CS for SB 164 By the Committee on Rules;
and Senators Polsky, Berman, and Book 595-02896-23 2023164c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to controlled substance testing;
revising the definition of the term “drug paraphernalia” to exclude certain narcotic-drug-testing products used for a specified purpose;
revising the definition of the term “drug paraphernalia” to exclude certain narcotic-drug-testing products;
providing applicability;
9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
(4) Testing equipment used, intended for use, or designed for use in identifying, or in analyzing the strength, effectiveness, or purity of, controlled substances, excluding narcotic-drug-testing products that are used solely to determine whether a controlled substance contains fentanyl as described in Page 1 of 2 CODING:
(4) Testing equipment used, intended for use, or designed for use in identifying, or in analyzing the strength, effectiveness, or purity of, controlled substances, excluding narcotic-drug-testing products that are used to determine whether a controlled substance contains fentanyl as described in s.
893.03(2)(b)9.
or any other controlled substance specified in Page 1 of 2 CODING:
CS for SB 164 First Engrossed 2023164e1 s.
Florida Senate - 2023 CS for SB 164 595-02896-23 2023164c1 s.
893.03(2)(b)9.
or any other controlled substance specified in s.
This exclusion does not apply to a narcotic-drug-testing product that can measure or determine the quantity, weight, or potency of a controlled substance.
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The bill revises the definition of 'drug paraphernalia' to exclude certain narcotic-drug-testing products used for detecting fentanyl.

  • s. 893.145

    excluding narcotic-drug-testing products that are used solely to determine whether a controlled substance contains fentanyl as described in → excluding narcotic-drug-testing products that are used solely to determine whether a controlled substance contains fentanyl as described in s. 893.03(2)(b)9. or any other controlled substance specified in s. 893.135(1)(c)4.a.

    The amendment specifies that certain narcotic-drug-testing products for fentanyl detection are not considered drug paraphernalia.

Action History

  1. Chapter No. 2023-297

  2. Approved by Governor

  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

  4. Ordered enrolled

  5. CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0

  6. Read 3rd time

  7. Added to Third Reading Calendar

  8. Placed on 3rd reading

  9. Read 2nd time

  10. 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)

  11. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (5/2/2023)

  12. Bill referred to House Calendar

  13. In Messages

  14. CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0

  15. Read 3rd time

  16. Amendment(s) adopted (213334)

  17. Read 2nd time

  18. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/29/23

  19. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  20. CS by Rules read 1st time

  21. Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  22. CS by- Rules; YEAS 18 NAYS 0

  23. On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/22/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building

  24. Now in Rules

  25. Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 12 NAYS 0

  26. Introduced

  27. On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/07/23, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

  28. Now in Judiciary

  29. Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

  30. On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/14/23, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building

  31. Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules

  32. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 160 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (160)

160 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passage, Third Reading

Passed 116 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 63001
Democrat 27001
Unaffiliated 26001
Total 116003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (119)
Member Party Vote
Altman — Yea
Payne — Yea
Amesty — Yea
Fernandez-Barquin — Yea
Fine — Yea
Rayner-Goolsby — Yea
Renner — Yea
Roach — Yea
Bell — Yea
Grant — Yea
Rommel — Yea
Beltran — Yea
Roth — Yea
Benjamin — Yea
Rudman — Yea
Hawkins — Yea
Silvers — Yea
Stevenson — Yea
Caruso — Yea
Temple — Yea
Casello — Yea
Tomkow — Yea
Clemons — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Killebrew — Not Voting
Lopez, V. — Yea
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Yea
Arrington, Kristen Aston Democrat Yea
Bartleman, Robin Democrat Yea
Bracy Davis, LaVon Democrat Yea
Campbell, Daryl Democrat Yea
Chambliss, Kevin D. Democrat Yea
Cross, Lindsay Democrat Yea
Daley, Dan Democrat Yea
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Not Voting
Driskell, Fentrice Democrat Yea
Dunkley, Lisa Democrat Yea
Edmonds, Jervonte "Tae" Democrat Yea
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. Democrat Yea
Franklin II, Gallop Democrat Yea
Gantt, Ashley Viola Democrat Yea
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Yea
Gregory, Emily Democrat Yea
Harris, Jennifer "Rita" Democrat Yea
Hart-Lowman, Dianne "Ms Dee" Democrat Yea
Hinson, Yvonne Hayes Democrat Yea
Hunschofsky, Christine Democrat Yea
Joseph, Dotie Democrat Yea
López, Johanna Democrat Yea
Nixon, Angela "Angie" Democrat Yea
Robinson, Felicia Simone Democrat Yea
Skidmore, Kelly Democrat Yea
Tant, Allison Democrat Yea
Woodson, Marie Paule Democrat Yea
Abbott, Shane G. Republican Yea
Alvarez, Daniel Antonio "Danny" Republican Yea
Anderson, Adam Republican Yea
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" Republican Yea
Baker, Jessica Republican Yea
Bankson, Douglas Michael "Doug" Republican Yea
Barnaby, Webster Republican Yea
Basabe, Fabián Republican Yea
Berfield, Kimberly Republican Yea
Black, Dean Republican Yea
Borrero, David Republican Yea
Botana, Adam Republican Yea
Brackett, Robert A. "Robbie" Republican Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
Buchanan, James Republican Yea
Busatta, Demi Republican Yea
Canady, Jennifer Republican Yea
Cassel, Hillary Republican Yea
Chaney, Linda Republican Not Voting
Duggan, Wyman Republican Yea
Esposito, Tiffany Republican Yea
Fabricio, Tom Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Yea
Garrison, Sam Republican Yea
Giallombardo, Mike Republican Yea
Gonzalez Pittman, Karen Republican Yea
Gossett-Seidman, Peggy Republican Yea
Griffitts Jr., Philip Wayne "Griff" Republican Yea
Holcomb, Jeff Republican Yea
Jacques, Berny Republican Yea
Koster, Traci Republican Yea
LaMarca, Chip Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" Republican Yea
Maney, Patt Republican Yea
Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. Republican Yea
McClain, Stan Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
McFarland, Fiona Republican Yea
Melo, Lauren Republican Yea
Michael, Kiyan Republican Yea
Mooney Jr., James Vernon "Jim" Republican Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea
Perez, Daniel Republican Yea
Persons-Mulicka, Jenna Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Yea
Porras, Juan Carlos Republican Yea
Rizo, Alex Republican Yea
Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will" Republican Yea
Salzman, Michelle Republican Yea
Shoaf, Jason Republican Yea
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Yea
Smith, David Republican Yea
Snyder, John Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Yea
Steele, Kevin M. Republican Yea
Trabulsy, Dana Republican Yea
Tramont, Chase Republican Yea
Truenow, Keith L. Republican Yea
Tuck, Kaylee Republican Yea
Valdés, Susan L. Republican Yea
Yarkosky, Taylor Michael Republican Yea
Yeager, Bradford Troy "Brad" Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 21001
Democrat 6000
Unaffiliated 11000
No Party Affiliation 1000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Powell — Yea
Baxley — Yea
Book — Yea
Stewart — Yea
Hutson — Yea
Ingoglia — Yea
Torres — Yea
Broxson — Yea
Collins — Yea
Perry — Yea
Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" — Yea
Berman, Lori Democrat Yea
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Yea
Osgood, Rosalind Democrat Yea
Polsky, Tina Scott Democrat Yea
Rouson, Darryl Ervin Democrat Yea
Pizzo, Jason W. B. No Party Affiliation Yea
Albritton, Ben Republican Yea
Boyd, Jim Republican Yea
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Yea
Brodeur, Jason Republican Yea
Burgess, Danny Republican Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
Calatayud, Alexis Republican Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Yea
Grall, Erin Republican Not Voting
Gruters, Joe Republican Yea
Harrell, Gayle Republican Yea
Hooper, Ed Republican Yea
Martin, Jonathan Republican Yea
Mayfield, Debbie Republican Yea
Passidomo, Kathleen Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Simon, Corey Republican Yea
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea
Vacant Republican Yea
Wright, Tom A. Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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Favorable with Committee Substitute

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5001
Republican 10001
Democrat 3000
Total 18002
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Baxley — Yea
Book — Yea
Broxson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Perry — Yea
Hutson — Not Voting
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Yea
Osgood, Rosalind Democrat Yea
Rouson, Darryl Ervin Democrat Yea
Boyd, Jim Republican Yea
Brodeur, Jason Republican Yea
Burgess, Danny Republican Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Not Voting
Hooper, Ed Republican Yea
Mayfield, Debbie Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Simon, Corey Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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Favorable

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 7000
Unaffiliated 5000
Total 12000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Baxley — Yea
Book — Yea
Broxson — Yea
Stewart — Yea
Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" — Yea
Albritton, Ben Republican Yea
Boyd, Jim Republican Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Harrell, Gayle Republican Yea
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 164 do?
Controlled Substance Testing; Revising the definition of the term “drug paraphernalia” to exclude certain narcotic-drug-testing products used for a specified purpose, etc.
Who sponsors SB 164?
SB 164 is sponsored by Book, Berman, Lori (Democrat), Polsky, Tina Scott (Democrat), and Rules.
What is the current status of SB 164?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2023. Enacted.
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