Drug Control Act; adds certain chemicals to Schedule I of Act.
Summary
Drug Control Act; Schedule I. Adds certain chemicals to Schedule I of the Drug Control Act. The Board of Pharmacy has added these substances to Schedule I in an expedited regulatory process. A substance added via this process is removed from the schedule after 18 months unless a general law is enacted adding the substance to the schedule. This bill is identical to HB 1263.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Signed Mar 10, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Mar 10, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 229 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 23, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 16, 2020
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102765D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
SN
Steve Newman
RRepublican
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