DRUGS/CONTROLLED: Prohibits the retail sale of nitrous oxide
This bill prohibits the retail sale of nitrous oxide, a gas commonly used in whipped cream dispensers but also used recreationally. It directly affects businesses that sell consumer goods, requiring them to stop selling the gas at retail locations. The law establishes enforcement mechanisms through the office of alcohol and tobacco control to ensure compliance. By banning retail sales, the legislation aims to reduce the availability of the substance in stores without addressing other potential sources of supply.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 6, 2024
Signed May 23, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 14, 2024 · House Mar 26, 2024
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
May 14, 2024
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 15, 2024
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
Apr 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 104, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Mar 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (13-0).
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
1 primary · 42 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joe Stagni
RRepublican
Co
Adrian Fisher
DDemocratic
Co
Aimee Freeman
DDemocratic
Co
Alonzo Knox
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Freiberg
RRepublican
Co
Beth Billings
RRepublican
Co
Brach Myers
RRepublican
Co
Bryan Fontenot
RRepublican
Co
Chad Boyer
RRepublican
Co
Chuck Owen
RRepublican
Co
Debbie Villio
RRepublican
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