This bill would add certain named chemical compounds of Fentanyl and synthetic controlled substance Fentanyl analogues to Schedule I of the controlled substances list. Possession, distribution, and trafficking of these compounds would be deemed unlawful, and violations would be subject to the existing criminal penalties, as well as enhanced penalties, for distribution and possession.
This bill would also provide enhanced criminal penalties for the unlawful possession or unlawful distribution of heroin and any synthetic controlled substance opioid analogue.
This bill would provide criminal penalties for trafficking of Fentanyl or any synthetic controlled substance Fentanyl analogue added to Schedule I.
This bill would also provide for the charging of a defendant for trafficking of certain controlled substances, including Fentanyl and synthetic controlled substance Fentanyl analogues, if the person possesses 50 or more individual packages of the substance, notwithstanding the required weight ranges for trafficking.
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.
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.
Conference Committee on HB203 2017RS first Substitute Offered
Weaver motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1036
Conference Report
Reed motion to Accede adopted Roll Call 1285 P&PO appoints Ward, Smitherman and Scofield
Conference Committee Appointed
Conference Committee Requested
Weaver motion to Non Concur and Appoint Conference Committee adopted Roll Call 1016 House appoints Weaver, Hill and Scott
Concurrence Requested
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1201
Brewbaker motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1200
Brewbaker Amendment Offered
Ward motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1199
Ward Amendment Offered
Ward motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1198
Health and Human Services Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Health and Human Services
Engrossed
Members intended to cosponsor
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 486
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 485
Weaver Substitute Offered
Weaver motion to Table adopted Roll Call 484
Health first Substitute Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Health
Source: Alabama Legislature