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Law-enforcement, child-services back bill to add fentanyl, heroin and cocaine to child-endangerment law
Summary
Rep. Courtney Sprunger said HB 289 would expand child-endangerment statutes to include fentanyl, heroin and cocaine exposure; county attorneys and child-welfare advocates supported the narrow drafting, while members asked to tighten paraphernalia language to avoid unintended harm to harm-reduction tools.
Representative Courtney Sprunger opened the hearing on House Bill 289, saying the bill would explicitly add fentanyl, heroin and cocaine to statutes that criminalize exposing a child to dangerous drugs. Sprunger framed the proposal as narrow and aimed at protecting children who live in homes where lethal substances are present; she cited local cases where children were found in contaminated environments and national research showing rising infant deaths linked to drug exposure.
County attorneys and law-enforcement proponents urged passage. Josh Racki (Cascade County…
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