Key Votes
CSSB 308 - Syringe Exchange Program - Key Vote
Texas Key Votes
Stages
- April 30, 2007 House Bill Sent To Committee
- April 27, 2007 Senate Bill Passed
- April 17, 2007 Introduced
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Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Bill Sent To Committee (House) - April 30, 2007
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (23-8) - April 27, 2007 (Key vote)
Title: Syringe Exchange Program
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that establishes a syringe exchange program to reduce the spread of communicable diseases.
Highlights:
-Provides for a disease control program that establishes a syringe exchange program, education on disease transmission and prevention, and assistance for those seeking “health-related services” (Sec. 1).
-Allows wholesale drug distributors and device distributors to provide needles and syringes to disease control programs (Sec. 1).
Note:
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - April 17, 2007
Title: Syringe Exchange Program
Note:
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.
