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Health committee adopts substitute to ban flavored nitrous oxide sales
Summary
On Feb. 26, 2025, the Health Committee adopted a substitute to legislation (HB 245/SB 78) that would ban the retail sale of flavored nitrous oxide "galaxy gas," create exemptions for medical and industrial uses, establish age limits and new criminal penalties, and report the bill out of committee favorably.
The Health Committee voted Feb. 26, 2025, to adopt a substitute to legislation carried as HB 245 and SB 78 that would ban retail sales of flavored nitrous oxide products often sold as "galaxy gas," make unlawful sale a class D felony and unlawful possession a class A misdemeanor, and set a minimum age of 21 for possession under the bill's exemptions for medical, manufacturing, food service and automotive uses.
Why it matters: Committee members said the products are widely available at convenience stores and online, are being used by young people in social-media videos, and are presenting public-health and public-safety concerns. Supporters described cases of addiction and litter around college campuses; opponents and some members pressed for narrow language to avoid blocking legitimate commercial or training uses.
The substitute: Senator Weaver, who spoke to committee members before the vote, said the substitute expands the bill from an age-restriction proposal to an across-the-board retail ban on flavored nitrous oxide. "My child is addicted to galaxy gas, which…
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