Yesterday, May 11th, Governor Laura Kelly signed Senate Bill 174, a bipartisan bill that decriminalizes fentanyl test strips. Decriminalizing test strips, which can detect the presence of fentanyl in other substances, will help prevent overdose deaths in Kansas. More than 100,000 people have died in the U. S. in the past year from drug overdoses and many involved fentanyl. Franklin County Sheriff, Jeff Richards:
SB 174 also increases criminal penalties for manufacturing or distributing fentanyl and for committing battery against a healthcare provider.
