Kentucky House Bill 481 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 46-29)
Status: Passed on April 11 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-04-11 - signed by Governor (Acts ch. 108)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #3) [MS Word]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 218A to prohibit trafficking in or possession of synthetic drugs including provisions for a maximum fine of double the gain from the commission of the offense; amend KRS 218A.010 to define "synthetic cannabinoids or piperazines," "synthetic cathinones," and "synthetic drugs"; amend KRS 218A.020 to permit the Office of Drug Control Policy to make recommendations to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services regarding controlled substances scheduling; amend KRS 218A.141, relating to cleanup costs for drug trafficking, to include trafficking in synthetic drugs; amend KRS 218A.350 to create a penalty structure mirroring that established for trafficking in synthetic drugs; amend KRS 218A.1411, relating to trafficking in the vicinity of a school, to include synthetic drugs; amend KRS 218A.410, relating to forfeiture in drug cases, to add trafficking in synthetic drugs; amend KRS 218A.992 to include trafficking in synthetic drugs as an offense triggering a penalty increase when committed while in possession of a firearm; amend KRS 243.500, relating to liquor licenses revocations, to include synthetic drugs; repeal KRS 218A.1426, 218A.1427, 218A.1428, 218A.1453, 218A.1454, 218A.1455; EMERGENCY.

AN ACT relating to controlled substances and declaring an emergency.

Sen. Julie Raque Adams [R]	Rep. Royce Adams [D]	Rep. Rocky Adkins [D]	Rep. Linda Belcher [D]
Rep. Johnny Bell [D]	Rep. Dwight Butler [R]	Rep. John Carney [R]	Rep. Larry Clark [D]
Rep. Hubert Collins [D]	Rep. Leslie Combs [D]	Rep. Will Coursey [D]	Rep. Jesse Crenshaw [D]
Rep. Robert Damron [D]	Rep. Jim DeCesare [R]	Rep. Mitchel Denham [D]	Rep. Myron Dossett [R]
Rep. Theodore Edmonds [D]	Sen. C.B. Embry [R]	Rep. David Floyd [R]	Rep. Danny Ford [R]
Rep. James Glenn [D]	Rep. Derrick Graham [D]	Rep. Jeff Greer [D]	Sen. Sara Gregory [R]
Rep. Melvin Henley [D]	Rep. Jeff Hoover [R]	Rep. David Housman [R]	Rep. Regina Huff [R]
Rep. Wade Hurt [R]	Rep. Joni Jenkins [D]	Rep. Dennis Keene [D]	Rep. Kim King [R]
Rep. Martha King [D]	Rep. Adam Koenig [R]	Rep. Jimmie Lee [D]	Rep. Mary Marzian [D]
Rep. Donna Mayfield [R]	Rep. Thomas McKee [D]	Rep. Michael Meredith [R]	Rep. Charles Miller [D]
Rep. Terry Mills [D]	Rep. Tim Moore [R]	Rep. Lonnie Napier [R]	Rep. Fred Nesler [D]
Rep. David Osborne [R]	Rep. Sannie Overly [D]	Rep. Darryl Owens [D]	Rep. Ruth Palumbo [D]
Rep. Tanya Pullin [D]	Rep. Ryan Quarles [R]	Rep. Marie Rader [R]	Rep. Rick Rand [D]
Rep. Jody Richards [D]	Rep. Steven Riggs [D]	Rep. Tom Riner [D]	Rep. Carl Rollins [D]
Rep. Bart Rowland [R]	Rep. Steven Rudy [R]	Rep. Sal Santoro [R]	Rep. John Short [D]
Rep. Arnold Simpson [D]	Rep. Kevin Sinnette [D]	Rep. Rita Smart [D]	Rep. Fitz Steele [D]
Rep. Jim Stewart [R]	Rep. Wilson Stone [D]	Rep. Gregory Stumbo [D]	Rep. Thomas Thompson [D]
Rep. John Tilley [D]	Rep. Ben Waide [R]	Rep. Jim Wayne [D]	Rep. Alecia Webb-Edgington [R]
Rep. Susan Westrom [D]	Rep. Brent Yonts [D]	Rep. Jill York [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-04-11		signed by Governor (Acts ch. 108)
2012-03-30		delivered to Governor
2012-03-30		enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2012-03-29		enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2012-03-29		received in House
2012-03-29		3rd reading, passed 35-2
2012-03-29		posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 29, 2012
2012-03-27		reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules as a Consent Bill
2012-03-26		returned to Judiciary (S)
2012-03-26		1st reading
2012-03-26		taken from Judiciary (S)
2012-03-19		to Judiciary (S)
2012-03-14		received in Senate
2012-03-13		3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute
2012-03-07		posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 8, 2012
2012-03-01		2nd reading, to Rules
2012-02-29		reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
2012-02-28		posting waived
2012-02-28		to Judiciary (H)
2012-02-27		introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/12RS/HB481.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/12RS/HB481/bill.doc