HB 209 -- CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES

CO-SPONSORS:  Hosmer, Williams, McKenna, Kennedy, Ward, Bray,
Boucher, Relford, Jolly

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee
on Criminal Law by a vote of 11 to 0.

This bill makes changes to laws concerning controlled
substances.  The bill:

(1)  Makes gamma hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) a Schedule I
controlled substance, except in circumstances where GHB or its
derivatives have been approved for medical use, in which case it
is a Schedule III controlled substance.  The bill also makes
ketamine and its derivatives a Schedule III controlled substance
and removes it from the list of Schedule IV substances;

(2)  Adds gamma butyrolactone and 1,4 butanediol to the list of
drugs for which a report is required to the Department of Health
upon all transactions; and

(3)  Removes certain timing and data requirements from the
reports that must be made to the department concerning
controlled substance transactions, but requires record-keeping
that meets federal and state department standards.  The bill
authorizes the department to inspect the establishments of those
who transact controlled substances.

FISCAL NOTE:  Estimated Net Cost to General Revenue Fund of less
than $100,000 in FY 2002, FY 2003, and FY 2004.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the bill would ensure that the
"date rape" drug is classified as a controlled substance.  The
bill is also necessary to reclassify the drug ketamine in
accordance with federal law and to adopt new record-keeping
regulations in accordance with federal law.

Testifying for the bill was Representative Hosmer.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Greg Linhares, Legislative Analyst

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated November 26, 2001 at 11:42 am