HB91 Alabama 2011 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2011
Title
Controlled substances, Schedule I, cathinone compounds, included and subject to regulation and penalties, duties to State Board of Health
Description
<p class="bill_description"> This bill would add the following to the
Schedule I of the controlled substances list:
3,4-Methylenedioxymethcathinone (Methylone),
3,4-Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV),
4-Methylmethcathinone (Mephedrone),
4-Methoxymethcathinone, 3-Fluoromethcathinone, and
4-Fluoromethcathinone</p><p class="bill_description">
This action would make the drugs subject to
regulation and penalties in the same manner as
other controlled substances</p><p class="bill_description">
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama
of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the
Official Recompilation of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general
law whose purpose or effect would be to require a
new or increased expenditure of local funds from
becoming effective with regard to a local
governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote
unless: it comes within one of a number of
specified exceptions; it is approved by the
affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates
funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to
the entity for the purpose</p><p class="bill_description">
The purpose or effect of this bill would be
to require a new or increased expenditure of local
funds within the meaning of the amendment. However,
the bill does not require approval of a local
governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to
become effective because it comes within one of the
specified exceptions contained in the amendment</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to Schedule I controlled substances; to add
cathinone compounds to the controlled substances list subject
to regulation and penalties in the same manner as other
controlled substances; and in connection therewith would have
as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased
expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Amendment 621
of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as
Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the
Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.
</p>
Subjects
Controlled Substances
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| June 1, 2011 | Indefinitely Postponed | |
| March 9, 2011 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar | |
| March 1, 2011 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB91 Alabama 2011 Session - Introduced |