SB154 Alabama 2017 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

High Interest

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Cam Ward
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2017
Title: Schedule I controlled substances, Fentanyl and Fentanyl analogues included, criminal penalties for trafficking, Secs. 13A-12-211, 13A-12-212, 13A-12-231, 20-2-23 am'd.
Summary: SB154 would add certain fentanyl compounds and fentanyl analogues to Schedule I, boost penalties for fentanyl and related drugs, and create a 50-pack trafficking charging option, with a local-funding exemption.
What This Bill Does
It designates certain fentanyl compounds and analogues as Schedule I controlled substances, making possession, distribution, and trafficking unlawful with existing penalties plus enhanced penalties. It adds enhanced penalties for unlawful possession or distribution of heroin and any synthetic controlled substance opioid analogue. It provides trafficking penalties for fentanyl or fentanyl analogues added to Schedule I. It also allows trafficking charges when a person possesses 50 or more individual packages, regardless of weight. It notes that local-funding requirements under Amendment 621 would not apply because the bill creates or amends a crime.

Who It Affects
Individuals who possess, distribute, or traffic fentanyl and fentanyl analogues would face Schedule I penalties and enhanced penalties, including a 50-pack trafficking provision.
Local governmental entities would not incur new local spending requirements under Amendment 621 because the bill is exempt as it creates or amends a crime.

Key Provisions
Adds named fentanyl compounds and fentanyl analogues to Schedule I (20-2-23 and 13A-12-211/212/231).
Makes possession, distribution, and trafficking of these compounds unlawful, with penalties that include existing penalties plus enhanced penalties for distribution and possession.
Provides enhanced penalties for unlawful possession or distribution of heroin and any synthetic controlled substance opioid analogue.
Establishes criminal penalties for trafficking fentanyl or Schedule I fentanyl analogues.
Allows trafficking charges if the person possesses 50 or more individual packages of the substance, regardless of weight-based thresholds.
Notes Amendment 621 local-funding exemption: the bill is considered a new crime or an amendment to a crime and is exempt from local expenditure requirements.
Effective date: becomes law immediately after governor's approval.

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Subjects: Drugs