Drug masking products.
Summary
Existing law generally prohibits the unauthorized use, possession, and sale of controlled substances, and regulates programs and facilities that provide treatment and other services to persons affected by narcotic, alcohol, and other drug abuse. Under existing law, it is unlawful to deliver, furnish, or transfer, possess with intent to deliver, furnish, or transfer, or manufacture with intent to deliver, furnish, or transfer, drug paraphernalia, as defined, knowing, or under circumstances where a person reasonably should know, that it will be used to engage in specified acts relating to controlled substances. This bill would prohibit a person from distributing, delivering, or selling, or possessing with intent to distribute, deliver, or sell, a drug masking product. The bill would define a "drug masking product" to mean synthetic urine, as defined, or any other substance designed to be added to human urine or hair for the purpose of defrauding an alcohol or drug screening test.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Assembly Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced Feb 20, 2019
Signed Jul 1, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 20, 2019 · Assembly Apr 11, 2019
How they voted
37–0
Passed
Total votes 37
Jun 20, 2019
D
Democratic28
100% Yea
R
Republican9
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Jul 1, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Jun 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
lower
Jun 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1678.).
upper
Jun 6, 2019
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on RLS. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 5). Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
upper
Apr 24, 2019
Committee
Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and RLS.
upper
Apr 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 1189.)
lower
Apr 3, 2019
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 2).
lower
Mar 4, 2019
Committee
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
lower
Feb 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jim Cooper
DDemocratic
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