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Bill to criminalize nonconsensual drug administration draws questions on scope
Summary
Sponsor says HB 174 would criminalize giving drugs to another person without consent, including certain prescription medicines and Benadryl; committee members worried the bill's broad drug schedules could unintentionally criminalize benign parental/medical acts or incidental exposures.
Representative Neil Durham opened testimony on House Bill 174 by saying last session’s work showed a gap: "it's not against the law to give a person drugs without their consent," he said, and HB 174 aims to criminalize nonconsensual administration of a wide range of scheduled drugs including alcohol and certain OTC medicines listed by schedule.
Informational witnesses included Kelson Young of the Montana Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Brian Smith, Public…
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