AUSTIN (Nexstar) – Texas House lawmakers gave preliminary approval to legislation that legalizes the possession of test strips for fentanyl and xylazine. House Bill 1644 passed 145-0.

Fentanyl test strips are small strips of paper that people can use to test drugs or certain substances to see if they contain any fentanyl or fentanyl mixed with xylazine. If one line shows up on ...

We have received text from H.R. 1562: Test Strip Access Act of 2025. This bill was received on 2025-02-25, and currently has 1 cosponsor. Here is a short summary of the bill: This bill ...

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, pretty much everybody is familiar with this technology: paper-based rapid test strips, also called lateral flow immunoassays (LFIAs). They enable easy detection of ...

Hoosiers using test strips to detect the presence of fentanyl or other controlled substances soon no longer will be subject to possible arrest on drug paraphernalia charges. The Indiana Senate ...

“We’d love to see fentanyl test strips legalized at the state and federal level,” Travis County Judge Andy Brown said. “These fentanyl strips are so important for people to have access to ...

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