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2012 SESSION

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HB 508 Cannabinoids, synthetic; amends provisions regarding criminalization.

Introduced by: T. Scott Garrett | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Synthetic cannabinoids; bath salts; penalties.  Amends provisions added to the Code last year regarding the criminalization of synthetic cannabinoids and chemicals known as "bath salts" to add newly identified chemical combinations. The bill adds a more generic chemical description of synthetic cannabinoids so that new chemical compounds will nevertheless be considered synthetic cannabinoids without the precise chemical compound having to be added to the Code. This bill is identical to SB 273.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103670D  pdf | impact statement
• 03/07/12  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB508ER)  pdf | impact statements
• 04/18/12  House: Reenrolled bill text (HB508ER2)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/18/12  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0762)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 01/10/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103670D
• 01/10/12  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/20/12  House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
• 01/23/12  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/12  House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/03/12  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/12  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/06/12  House: Assigned App. sub: Public Safety
• 02/10/12  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/12  House: Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/12  House: Read first time
• 02/13/12  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/14/12  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/12  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/15/12  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/22/12  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/12  Senate: Rereferred to Finance
• 02/28/12  Senate: Reported from Finance (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/29/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/12  Senate: Read third time
• 03/01/12  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/12  Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/12  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/12  House: Enrolled
• 03/07/12  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB508ER)
• 03/07/12  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/08/12  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/09/12  House: Governor's recommendation received by House
• 04/17/12  House: Placed on Calendar
• 04/18/12  House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 0-N)
• 04/18/12  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N)
• 04/18/12  Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (36-Y 0-N)
• 04/18/12  Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
• 04/18/12  House: Reenrolled
• 04/18/12  House: Reenrolled bill text (HB508ER2)
• 04/18/12  House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
• 04/18/12  Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
• 04/18/12  House: Enacted, Chapter 762 (effective 7/1/12)
• 04/18/12  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0762)