Delaware Senate Bill 160 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 29-19)
Status: Passed on January 25 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-01-25 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This Act amends the Uniformed Controlled Substances Act by clarifying that the definition of “designer drugs” covers those synthetic analogues of controlled substances that are made and distributed for drug use but due to their novelty have not yet been added to the schedule of controlled substances. This amendment to Delaware’s drug code will ensure there are no gaps in the law’s coverage of these dangerous substances as they surface. One such recent example is “bath salts.” This Act bans the possession, use, sale, or delivery of synthetic cathinones, more commonly known as “bath salts,” by categorizing synthetic cathinones as a Schedule I controlled substance under 16 Del. C. 4714(f). This Act also removes “synthetic cannabanoids” from the definition section of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act and categorizes the chemical compounds within the Schedule I controlled substance under 16 Del. C. 4714(d). Finally, this Act creates Tier Quantities for Schedule I controlled substances, such as “bath salts,” not otherwise included in 16 Del. C. 4751C.

An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Uniform Controlled Substances Act.

Rep. John Atkins [D]	Rep. Michael Barbieri [D]	Rep. Edward Bennett [D]	Rep. Donald Blakey [R]
Sen. Patricia Blevins [D]	Sen. Joseph Booth [R]	Sen. George Bunting [D]	Sen. Brian Bushweller [D]
Rep. William Carson [D]	Sen. Catherine Cloutier [R]	Sen. Dorinda Connor [R]	Sen. Anthony DeLuca [D]
Sen. Bruce Ennis [D]	Rep. Robert Gilligan [D]	Sen. Bethany Hall-Long [D]	Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]
Sen. Margaret Henry [D]	Sen. Gerald Hocker [R]	Rep. Deborah Hudson [R]	Rep. Earl Jaques [D]
Rep. Quinton Johnson [D]	Rep. Helene Keeley [D]	Rep. Harvey Kenton [R]	Rep. John Kowalko [D]
Sen. Gregory Lavelle [R]	Sen. David Lawson [R]	Rep. Clifford Lee [R]	Rep. Joseph Miro [R]
Rep. John Mitchell [D]	Rep. Michael Mulrooney [D]	Rep. Edward Osienski [D]	Rep. William Outten [R]
Rep. Harold Peterman [R]	Sen. Karen Peterson [D]	Rep. Michael Ramone [R]	Rep. Teresa Schooley [D]
Rep. Peter Schwartzkopf [D]	Rep. Darryl Scott [D]	Rep. Daniel Short [R]	Sen. Gary Simpson [R]
Rep. Melanie Smith [D]	Sen. David Sokola [D]	Sen. Liane Sorenson [R]	Sen. Robert Venables [D]
Rep. John Viola [D]	Rep. Rebecca Walker [D]	Rep. Lincoln Willis [R]	Sen. David Wilson [R]

2012-01-19 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2012-01-12 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-01-25		Signed by Governor
2012-01-19		Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 39 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2012-01-18		Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT) in House with 7 On Its Merits
2012-01-17		Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
2012-01-12		Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2012-01-11		Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
2012-01-07		Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/64f3ca96494afaa88525797a004e3ba3?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/vwLegislation/SB+160/$file/legis.html?open
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/a28c415119ac0b238525798a00780d86?OpenDocument
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/acd787f3d9fb521c85257983006c78f3?OpenDocument