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Senate tightens nitrous oxide sales and penalties; restaurants retained limited exception
Summary
Senate Bill 98, sponsored by Senator Brock Myers, tightens controls on nitrous oxide by raising a minimum purchase age (generally to 21), increasing penalties for misuse, and adding revocation authority for licensees; floor amendments carved out in‑restaurant handling and adjusted penalties.
Senate Bill 98, introduced and carried by Senator Brock Myers, cleared the Senate on April 22, 2025, after floor amendments that narrowed the bill’s impact for restaurants and certain approved uses.
Myers told colleagues the bill builds on last year’s legislation and "takes the buying age from 18 to 21" for most purchases of nitrous oxide, limits legitimate uses to specified sectors (dental, automotive, restaurants in their…
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