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2011 SESSION
HB 1434 Cannabinoids, synthetic; penalties for transport, possession, sale, or distribution, etc.
Introduced by: T. Scott Garrett | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Penalties for possession, sale, gift, distribution or possession with intent to sell, give or distribute synthetic cannabinoids; bath salts. Lists those chemicals that comprise synthetic cannabinoids and makes possession a Class 1 misdemeanor. Possession with intent to distribute and manufacturing are felonies. The first offender statute applies as it does to marijuana and controlled substances. The bill criminalizes privately compounding with the specific intent to circumvent the criminal penalties for synthetic cannabinoids. The bill also allows restitution for cleaning up sites where the drug is made. A number of Code sections are amended for the purpose of treating synthetic cannabinoids as marijuana is treated throughout the Code. The bill adds chemicals known as "bath salts" to Schedule I of the Drug Control Act. There is an emergency clause. This bill incorporates HB 1473, HB 1481, HB 1878, HB 1778, HB 1423, and HB 1427. This bill is identical to SB 745.
FULL TEXT
- 11/03/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/10/24 pdf | impact statements
- 01/31/11 House: Committee substitute printed 11104608D-H1 pdf | impact statements
- 02/14/11 Senate: Committee substitute printed 11105337D-S1 pdf | impact statements
- 02/26/11 House: Conference substitute printed 11105673D-H2 pdf | impact statement
- 03/03/11 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1434ER) pdf | impact statements
- 03/23/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0384) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 11/03/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/10/24
- 11/03/10 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/13/11 House: Referred from Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote
- 01/13/11 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/21/11 House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
- 01/24/11 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/11 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/11 House: Committee substitute printed 11104608D-H1
- 01/31/11 House: Incorporates HB1473
- 01/31/11 House: Incorporates HB1481
- 01/31/11 House: Incorporates HB1878
- 01/31/11 House: Incorporates HB1778
- 01/31/11 House: Incorporates HB1423
- 01/31/11 House: Incorporates HB1427
- 02/02/11 House: Read first time
- 02/03/11 House: Read second time
- 02/03/11 House: Committee substitute agreed to 11104608D-H1
- 02/03/11 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/04/11 House: Read second time
- 02/04/11 House: Amendments by Delegate Miller, P.J. withdrawn
- 02/04/11 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1434H1
- 02/06/11 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/07/11 House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/11 House: VOTE: PASSAGE EMERGENCY (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/08/11 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/14/11 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/11 Senate: Committee substitute printed 11105337D-S1
- 02/14/11 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/16/11 Senate: Reported from Finance (12-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/11 Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/11 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/18/11 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 11105337D-S1
- 02/18/11 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1434S1
- 02/18/11 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/11 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/22/11 House: Senate substitute rejected by House 11105337D-S1 (3-Y 94-N)
- 02/22/11 House: VOTE: REJECTED (3-Y 94-N)
- 02/23/11 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/11 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/24/11 House: House acceded to request
- 02/24/11 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/24/11 Senate: Senators: Herring, Reynolds, McEachin
- 02/24/11 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/24/11 House: Delegates: Garrett, Gilbert, Miller, P.J.
- 02/26/11 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/26/11 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/11 Senate: Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/11 House: Conference substitute printed 11105673D-H2
- 02/26/11 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/11 House: Conference report agreed to by House (89-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/11 House: VOTE: ADOPTION EMERGENCY (89-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/11 House: Enrolled
- 03/03/11 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1434ER)
- 03/03/11 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/11 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/23/11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 384 (effective 3/23/11)
- 03/23/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0384)