Bill Summary

SB 54 Use of Substances Affecting Cognitive Function (2026 Session)
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Sponsors
by Sharief  CS Sponsors: Criminal Justice
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Summary
Use of Substances Affecting Cognitive Function; Defining the terms “mass shooting” and “psychotropic drug”; requiring medical examiners to take specified actions when performing an autopsy on a decedent reasonably suspected of committing a mass shooting; requiring arresting law enforcement agencies to perform toxicology screenings of persons arrested on suspicion of committing a mass shooting or other violent crime; requiring school safety specialists to provide teachers with certain training on the adverse effects of psychotropic drugs, illicit drugs, and controlled substances, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2026
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committees of reference
   S Criminal Justice
» S Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
   S Rules
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Actions
09/17/25
SENATE
Filed
10/06/25
SENATE
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
12/01/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice, 12/09/25, 10:00 am, 37 S
12/09/25
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice; 5 Yeas, 1 Nay
12/10/25
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
12/11/25
SENATE
Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
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bill text & filed amendments
0054
Filed on 09/17/25
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Amendment 372468 DE
Sharief
Filed on 12/08/25
Replaced by CS
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0054C1
Filed on 12/10/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
381.028
406.139
456.057
1006.07
1006.12
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