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2005 SESSION

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HB 1974 Methamphetamine, methcathinone, amphetamine, or phentermine, etc.; unlawful possession, penalty.

Introduced by: Robert Tata | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Possession of methamphetamine, methcathinone, or amphetamine precursors; penalty.  Provides that any person who possesses any two or more of the following substances with the intent to manufacture methamphetamine, methcathinone or amphetamine is guilty of a Class 6 felony: liquified ammonia, ether, hypophosphorus acid solutions, hypophosphite salts, hydrochloric acid, iodine crystals or tincture of iodine, phenylacetone, phenylacetic acid, red phosphorus, methylamine, methyl formamide, lithium metal, sodium metal, sulfuric acid, sodium hydroxide, potassium dichromate, sodium dichromate, potassium permanganate, chromium trioxide, methylbenzene, methamphetamine precursor drugs, sodium hydroxide, trichlorethane, or 2-propanone. The bill also requires the Virginia Department of State Police, Department of Environmental Quality, Department of Health, and Division of Forensic Science to establish a multi-agency work group to develop a best-practices protocol for use by law-enforcement and emergency response agencies regarding the clean-up of abandoned and deactivated methamphetamine production sites.  This bill is identical to SB 1121.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/05  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 050709524  pdf | impact statement
• 02/04/05  House: Committee substitute printed 054420524-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/01/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1974ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/04/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0796)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/10/05  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 050709524
• 01/10/05  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/14/05  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Criminal Law
• 02/02/05  House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (17-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/05  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/03/05  House: Reported from Appropriations with sub (20-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/05  House: Committee substitute printed 054420524-H1
• 02/05/05  House: Read first time
• 02/07/05  House: Read second time
• 02/07/05  House: Committee substitute agreed to 054420524-H1
• 02/07/05  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1974H1
• 02/08/05  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/05  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/05  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/09/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/09/05  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/14/05  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/05  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/05  Senate: Read third time
• 02/16/05  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/05  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1974ER)
• 03/01/05  House: Enrolled
• 03/03/05  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/04/05  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/26/05  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 796 (effective 7/1/05)
• 04/04/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0796)