AN ACT relating to controlled substances. Amend KRS 218A.010 to define "fentanyl," "carfentanil," and "fentanyl derivatives"; amend KRS 218A.020 to expand the authority of the Office of Drug Control Policy to request the rescheduling of a substance; amend KRS 218A.050 to schedule fentanyl derivatives as Schedule I controlled substances; amend KRS 218A.1410 to include carfentanil, fentanyl, or fentanyl derivatives; amend KRS 218A.1412 to make trafficking in any amount of fentanyl, carfentanil, or fentanyl derivatives subject to elevated penalties; amend KRS 218A.142 to include carfentanil, fentanyl, or fentanyl derivatives; amend KRS 218A.205 to require state licensing boards to promulgate regulations limiting prescriptions for Schedule II controlled substances for acute pain to a three day supply, with certain exceptions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 218A to create a new offense of trafficking in a misrepresented controlled substance.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
Signed into Law
Apr 2017
Introduced Feb 13, 2017
Signed Apr 10, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Amendments
3
Apr 10, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 168)
legislature
Mar 30, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Bill passed 80-6
legislature
Mar 30, 2017
Legislature · Passed
House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute
legislature
Mar 30, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute
legislature
Mar 30, 2017
Committee
To Rules (H)
legislature
Mar 30, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute
legislature
Mar 1, 2017
Committee
To Judiciary (S)
legislature
Feb 27, 2017
Introduced
Floor amendment (3) filed
legislature
Feb 23, 2017
Introduced
Floor amendment (2) filed
legislature
Feb 15, 2017
Introduced
Floor amendment (1) filed
legislature
Feb 14, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Posted in committee
legislature
Feb 14, 2017
Committee
To Judiciary (H)
legislature
Feb 13, 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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