AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS - UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT - OFFENSES AND PENALTIES (Excludes the possession of buprenorphine from those controlled substances that can result in criminal penalties.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2019
Last action Jun 27, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 26, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Jun 26, 2019
D
Democratic30
96% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Jun 27, 2019
Committee
06/27/2019 Referred to House Judiciary
lower
Jun 26, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/26/2019 Senate read and passed
legislature
Jun 25, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/25/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 9, 2019
Legislature · Passed
04/09/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 13, 2019
Introduced
02/13/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AJ
Adam J. Satchell
DDemocratic
P
Gayle L. Goldin
DDemocratic
P
Josh Miller
DDemocratic
P
Michael J. McCaffrey
DDemocratic
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