House defers bill that would require drug tests for recreation staff after law‑drafting concerns
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Proyecto de la Cámara 435 — a measure that would add testing requirements for personnel under the Department of Recreation and Sport — was deferred after Representative Santiago said the text does not specify which classifications of controlled substances would be tested.
Proyecto de la Cámara 435, a bill that would amend laws governing recreation and sport to add requirements for drug‑screening of certain personnel, was left for a later turn on Oct. 30, 2025, after a member raised concerns about the measure’s drafting.
Representante Santiago spoke during the initial turn and said the bill was "una medida loable" but argued the text lacks necessary administrative parameters. He cautioned that the legislature must "establecer qué tipo de clasificación de sustancias controladas son las que queremos que se detecten esos laboratorios" and warned the text could unintentionally catch people taking a medically prescribed controlled substance. He recommended giving the measure a later turn and consulting the bill’s author about clarifying amendments.
There was no objection to the request. The presiding officer acknowledged the request and the body formally left Proyecto de la Cámara 435 for a later turn. The transcript does not record a subsequent amendment or the precise list of substances to be tested; that detail was not specified during the session.