Bill Text: TX HB2118 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Relating to adding certain synthetic compounds to Penalty Group 2 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-3)

Status: (Passed) 2011-06-17 - Effective on 9/1/11 [HB2118 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-HB2118-Enrolled.html

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H.B. No. 2118

AN ACT
relating to adding certain synthetic compounds to Penalty Group 2
of the Texas Controlled Substances Act.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 481.103, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to
read as follows:
(a) Penalty Group 2 consists of:
(1) any quantity of the following hallucinogenic
substances, their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, unless
specifically excepted, if the existence of these salts, isomers,
and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical
designation:
alpha-ethyltryptamine;
alpha-methyltryptamine;
4-bromo-2, 5-dimethoxyamphetamine (some trade or
other names: 4-bromo-2, 5-dimethoxy-alpha-methylphenethylamine;
4-bromo-2, 5-DMA);
4-bromo-2, 5-dimethoxyphenethylamine;
Bufotenine (some trade and other names: 3-(beta-
Dimethylaminoethyl)-5-hydroxyindole; 3-(2-dimethylaminoethyl)- 5-
indolol; N, N-dimethylserotonin; 5-hydroxy-N, N-
dimethyltryptamine; mappine);
Diethyltryptamine (some trade and other
names: N, N-Diethyltryptamine, DET);
2, 5-dimethoxyamphetamine (some trade or other
names: 2, 5-dimethoxy-alpha-methylphenethylamine; 2, 5-DMA);
2, 5-dimethoxy-4-ethylamphetamine (trade or other
name: DOET);
2, 5-dimethoxy-4-(n)-propylthiophenethylamine
(trade or other name: 2C-T-7);
Dimethyltryptamine (trade or other name: DMT);
Dronabinol (synthetic) in sesame oil and
encapsulated in a soft gelatin capsule in a U.S. Food and Drug
Administration approved drug product (some trade or other names for
Dronabinol: (a6aR-trans)-6a,7,8,10a-tetrahydro- 6,6, 9-
trimethyl-3-pentyl-6H- dibenzo [b,d]pyran-1-ol or (-)-delta-9-
(trans)- tetrahydrocannabinol);
Ethylamine Analog of Phencyclidine (some trade or
other names: N-ethyl-1-phenylcyclohexylamine, (1-
phenylcyclohexyl) ethylamine, N-(1-phenylcyclohexyl) ethylamine,
cyclohexamine, PCE);
Ibogaine (some trade or other names: 7-Ethyl-6,
6, beta 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13-octahydro-2-methoxy-6, 9-methano-5H-
pyrido [1', 2':1, 2] azepino [5, 4-b] indole; tabernanthe iboga.);
Mescaline;
5-methoxy-N, N-diisopropyltryptamine;
5-methoxy-3, 4-methylenedioxy amphetamine;
4-methoxyamphetamine (some trade or other
names: 4-methoxy-alpha-methylphenethylamine;
paramethoxyamphetamine; PMA);
1-methyl- 4-phenyl-4-propionoxypiperidine (MPPP,
PPMP);
4-methyl-2, 5-dimethoxyamphetamine (some trade
and other names: 4-methyl-2, 5-dimethoxy-alpha-
methylphenethylamine; "DOM"; "STP");
3,4-methylenedioxy methamphetamine (MDMA, MDM);
3,4-methylenedioxy amphetamine;
3,4-methylenedioxy N-ethylamphetamine (Also
known as N-ethyl MDA);
Nabilone (Another name for nabilone: (+)-trans-
3-(1,1-dimethylheptyl)- 6,6a, 7,8,10,10a-hexahydro-1-hydroxy- 6,
6-dimethyl-9H-dibenzo[b,d] pyran-9-one;
N-benzylpiperazine (some trade or other
names: BZP; 1-benzylpiperazine);
N-ethyl-3-piperidyl benzilate;
N-hydroxy-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (Also
known as N-hydroxy MDA);
4-methylaminorex;
N-methyl-3-piperidyl benzilate;
Parahexyl (some trade or other names: 3-Hexyl-1-
hydroxy-7, 8, 9, 10-tetrahydro-6, 6, 9-trimethyl-6H-dibenzo [b, d]
pyran; Synhexyl);
1-Phenylcyclohexylamine;
1-Piperidinocyclohexanecarbonitrile (PCC);
Psilocin;
Psilocybin;
Pyrrolidine Analog of Phencyclidine (some trade
or other names: 1-(1-phenylcyclohexyl)-pyrrolidine, PCPy, PHP);
Tetrahydrocannabinols, other than marihuana, and
synthetic equivalents of the substances contained in the plant, or
in the resinous extractives of Cannabis, or synthetic substances,
derivatives, and their isomers with similar chemical structure and
pharmacological activity such as:
delta-1 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol,
and their optical isomers;
delta-6 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol,
and their optical isomers;
delta-3, 4 cis or trans
tetrahydrocannabinol, and its optical isomers;
compounds of these structures, regardless of
numerical designation of atomic positions, since nomenclature of
these substances is not internationally standardized;
Thiophene Analog of Phencyclidine (some trade or
other names: 1-[1-(2-thienyl) cyclohexyl] piperidine; 2-Thienyl
Analog of Phencyclidine; TPCP, TCP);
1-pyrrolidine (some trade or other name: TCPy);
1-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)piperazine (trade or
other name: TFMPP); and
3,4,5-trimethoxy amphetamine;
(2) Phenylacetone (some trade or other
names: Phenyl-2-propanone; P2P, Benzymethyl ketone, methyl benzyl
ketone); [and]
(3) unless specifically excepted or unless listed in
another Penalty Group, a material, compound, mixture, or
preparation that contains any quantity of the following substances
having a potential for abuse associated with a depressant or
stimulant effect on the central nervous system:
Aminorex (some trade or other
names: aminoxaphen; 2-amino-5-phenyl-2-oxazoline; 4,5-dihydro-5-
phenyl-2-oxazolamine);
Amphetamine, its salts, optical isomers, and
salts of optical isomers;
Cathinone (some trade or other names: 2-amino-1-
phenyl-1-propanone, alpha-aminopropiophenone, 2-
aminopropiophenone);
Etorphine Hydrochloride;
Fenethylline and its salts;
Lisdexamfetamine, including its salts, isomers,
and salts of isomers;
Mecloqualone and its salts;
Methaqualone and its salts;
Methcathinone (some trade or other names: 2-
methylamino-propiophenone; alpha-(methylamino)propriophenone;
2-(methylamino)-1-phenylpropan-1-one; alpha-N-
methylaminopropriophenone; monomethylpropion; ephedrone, N-
methylcathinone; methylcathinone; AL-464; AL-422; AL-463; and UR
1431);
N-Ethylamphetamine, its salts, optical isomers,
and salts of optical isomers; and
N,N-dimethylamphetamine (some trade or other
names: N,N,alpha-trimethylbenzeneethaneamine;
N,N,alpha-trimethylphenethylamine), its salts, optical isomers,
and salts of optical isomers; and
(4) any compound structurally derived from
2-aminopropanal by substitution at the 1-position with any
monocyclic or fused-polycyclic ring system, including:
(A) compounds further modified by:
(i) substitution in the ring system to any
extent (including alkyl, alkoxy, alkylenedioxy, haloalkyl, or
halide substituents), whether or not further substituted in the
ring system by other substituents;
(ii) substitution at the 3-position with an
alkyl substituent; or
(iii) substitution at the 2-amino nitrogen
atom with alkyl or dialkyl groups, or inclusion of the 2-amino
nitrogen atom in a cyclic structure; and
(B) by example, compounds such as:
4-Methylmethcathinone (Also known as
Mephedrone);
3,4-Dimethylmethcathinone (Also known as
3,4-DMMC);
3-Fluoromethcathinone (Also known as 3-FMC);
4-Fluoromethcathinone (Also known as
Flephedrone);
3,4-Methylenedioxy-N-methylcathinone (Also
known as Methylone);
3,4-Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (Also known
as MDPV);
alpha-Pyrrolidinopentiophenone (Also known
as alpha-PVP);
Naphthylpyrovalerone (Also known as
Naphyrone);
beta-Keto-N-methylbenzodioxolylpropylamine
(Also known as Butylone);
beta-Keto-N-methylbenzodioxolylpentanamine
(Also known as Pentylone);
beta-Keto-Ethylbenzodioxolylbutanamine
(Also known as Eutylone); and
3,4-methylenedioxy-N-ethylcathinone (Also
known as Ethylone).
(c) To the extent Subsection (a)(4) conflicts with this
subtitle or another law, the subtitle or other law prevails.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2118 was passed by the House on April
26, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2118 was passed by the Senate on May
21, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0
.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor