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SB 745 Cannabinoids, synthetic; penalties for transport, possession, sale, or distribution, etc.
Introduced by: Mark R. Herring | 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 SB 748, SB 749, SB 926, SB 992, SB 1082, SB 1186 and SB 1373. This bill is identical to HB 1434.
FULL TEXT
- 10/26/10 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100408D pdf | impact statements
- 01/26/11 Senate: Committee substitute printed 11104345D-S1 pdf | impact statements
- 02/11/11 House: Committee substitute printed 11105256D-H1 pdf | impact statements
- 02/26/11 Senate: Conference substitute printed 11105675D-S2 pdf | impact statement
- 03/03/11 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB745ER) pdf | impact statements
- 03/23/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0410) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 10/26/10 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100408D
- 10/26/10 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/11/11 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/26/11 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/11 Senate: Committee substitute printed 11104345D-S1
- 01/26/11 Senate: Incorporates SB1082
- 01/26/11 Senate: Incorporates SB748
- 01/26/11 Senate: Incorporates SB926
- 01/26/11 Senate: Incorporates SB1186
- 01/26/11 Senate: Incorporates SB749
- 01/26/11 Senate: Incorporates SB992
- 01/26/11 Senate: Incorporates SB1373
- 01/26/11 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/01/11 Senate: Reported from Finance (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/11 Senate: Read second time
- 02/03/11 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/03/11 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 11104345D-S1
- 02/03/11 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB745S1
- 02/04/11 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/11 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/08/11 House: Read first time
- 02/08/11 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/11/11 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/11 House: Committee substitute printed 11105256D-H1
- 02/15/11 House: Read second time
- 02/16/11 House: Read third time
- 02/16/11 House: Committee substitute agreed to 11105256D-H1
- 02/16/11 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB745H1
- 02/16/11 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/11 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/11 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (2-Y 38-N)
- 02/21/11 House: House insisted on substitute
- 02/21/11 House: House requested conference committee
- 02/23/11 Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/11 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/23/11 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: Conference substitute printed 11105675D-S2
- 02/26/11 Conference: Emergency clause added by conference committee
- 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 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/11 House: Conference report agreed to by House (91-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/11 House: VOTE: ADOPTION EMERGENCY (91-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/11 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/03/11 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB745ER)
- 03/03/11 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/11 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/23/11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 410 (effective 3/23/11)
- 03/23/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0410)