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SB 294 Methamphetamine precursors; sale and tracking, penalties.
Introduced by: L. Louise Lucas | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Methamphetamine precursors; sale and tracking; penalties. Requires the Department of State Police to enter into a memorandum of understanding to establish the Commonwealth's participation in a real-time electronic recordkeeping and monitoring system for the nonprescription sale of ephedrine or related compounds. Most pharmacies and retail distributors will be required to enter nonprescription sales of ephedrine or related compounds into the electronic system. The bill retains the existing sales limit of no more than 3.6 grams of ephedrine or related compounds per day per individual retail customer and no more than 9 grams per 30-day period. The bill is effective January 1, 2013. This bill incorporates SB 14 and is identical to HB 1161.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103470D pdf
- 01/18/12 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12104362D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/23/12 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB294ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0160) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/10/12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103470D
- 01/10/12 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/18/12 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/18/12 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12104362D-S1
- 01/20/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/12 Senate: Incorporates SB14
- 01/23/12 Senate: Read second time
- 01/23/12 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/23/12 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 12104362D-S1
- 01/23/12 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB294S1
- 01/24/12 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/12 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/12 House: Read first time
- 02/13/12 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/15/12 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/12 House: Read second time
- 02/20/12 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/21/12 House: Read third time
- 02/21/12 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-0Y 0-N)
- 02/21/12 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/12 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/23/12 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB294ER)
- 02/23/12 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/23/12 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/12 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 160 (effective 1/1/13)
- 03/07/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0160)