Bill Text: TX HB488 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the designation of certain synthetic compounds to Penalty Group 2 or 2-A of the Texas Controlled Substances Act.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-04-08 - Left pending in committee [HB488 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-HB488-Introduced.html

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84R1124 JSC-D
By: Guillen H.B. No. 488

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the designation of certain synthetic compounds to
Penalty Group 2 or 2-A of the Texas Controlled Substances Act.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 481.002(5) and (6), Health and Safety
Code, are amended to read as follows:
(5) "Controlled substance" means a substance,
including a drug, an adulterant, and a dilutant, listed in
Schedules I through V or Penalty Group [Groups] 1, 1-A, [or] 2, 2-A,
3, or [through] 4. The term includes the aggregate weight of any
mixture, solution, or other substance containing a controlled
substance.
(6) "Controlled substance analogue" means:
(A) a substance with a chemical structure
substantially similar to the chemical structure of a controlled
substance in Schedule I or II or Penalty Group 1, 1-A, [or] 2, or
2-A; or
(B) a substance specifically designed to produce
an effect substantially similar to, or greater than, the effect of a
controlled substance in Schedule I or II or Penalty Group 1, 1-A,
[or] 2, or 2-A.
SECTION 2. Section 481.103(a), Health and Safety Code, is
amended 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;
5-(2-aminopropyl)benzofuran (5-APB);
6-(2-aminopropyl)benzofuran (6-APB);
5-(2-aminopropyl)-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran
(5-APDB);
6-(2-aminopropyl)-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran
(6-APDB);
5-(2-aminopropyl)indole (Trade or other names:
5-IT, 5-API);
6-(2-aminopropyl)indole (Trade or other names:
6-IT, 6-API);
Benzothiophenylcyclohexylpiperidine (BTCP);
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;
8-bromo-alpha-methyl-benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b']difuran-
4-ethanamine (Trade or other name: Bromo-DragonFLY);
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);
Desoxypipradrol (2-benzhydrylpiperidine);
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);
Diphenylprolinol (diphenyl(pyrrolidin-2-yl)
methanol, D2PM);
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);
2-ethylamino-2-(3-methoxyphenyl)cyclohexanone
(Trade or other name: methoxetamine);
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.);
5-iodo-2-aminoindane (5-IAI);
Mescaline;
5-methoxy-N, N-diisopropyltryptamine
(5-MeO-DIPT);
5-methoxy-N, N-diallyltryptamine (5MeO-DALT);
5-methoxy-3, 4-methylenedioxy amphetamine;
4-methoxyamphetamine (some trade or other names:
4-methoxy-alpha-methylphenethylamine; paramethoxyamphetamine;
PMA);
4-methoxymethamphetamine (PMMA);
2-(2-methoxyphenyl)-2-(methylamino)cyclohexanone
(Trade or other names: 2-MeO-ketamine; methoxyketamine);
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);
5,6-methylenedioxy-2-aminoindane (MDAI);
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;
O-Acetylpsilocin (Trade or other name:
4-Aco-DMT);
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);
(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);
Etaqualone and its salts;
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,
hydroxyl, or halide substituents), whether or not further
substituted in the ring system by other substituents;
(ii) substitution at the 3-position with an
acyclic alkyl substituent; or
(iii) substitution at the 2-amino nitrogen
atom with alkyl, [or] dialkyl, benzyl, or methoxybenzyl groups, or
inclusion of the 2-amino nitrogen atom in a cyclic structure; and
(B) by example, compounds such as:
4-Methoxymethcathinone (Also known as
Methedrone);
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).
SECTION 3. Section 481.1031, Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 481.1031. PENALTY GROUP 2-A. Penalty Group 2-A
consists of any quantity of a synthetic chemical compound that is a
cannabinoid receptor agonist and mimics the pharmacological effect
of naturally occurring cannabinoids, including:
naphthoylindoles structurally derived from
3-(1-naphthoyl)indole with or without [by] substitution at the
nitrogen atom of the indole ring by alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl,
cycloalkylmethyl, cycloalkylethyl, (N-methylpiperidin-2-yl)
methyl, cyanoalkyl, (N-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methyl,
(tetrahydropyran-4-yl)methyl, ((N-methyl)-3-morpholinyl)methyl,
or 2-(4-morpholinyl)ethyl, whether or not further substituted in
the indole ring to any extent, whether or not substituted in the
napthyl ring to any extent, including:
AM-2201;
JWH-004;
JWH-007;
JWH-009;
JWH-015;
JWH-016;
JWH-018;
JWH-019;
JWH-020;
JWH-046;
JWH-047;
JWH-048;
JWH-049;
JWH-050;
JWH-073;
JWH-076;
JWH-079;
JWH-080;
JWH-081;
JWH-082;
JWH-083;
JWH-093;
JWH-094;
JWH-095;
JWH-096;
JWH-097;
JWH-098;
JWH-099;
JWH-100;
JWH-116;
JWH-122;
JWH-148;
JWH-149;
JWH-153;
JWH-159;
JWH-164;
JWH-165;
JWH-166;
JWH-180;
JWH-181;
JWH-182;
JWH-189;
JWH-193;
JWH-198;
JWH-200;
JWH-210;
JWH-211;
JWH-212;
JWH-213;
JWH-234;
JWH-235;
JWH-239;
JWH-240;
JWH-241;
JWH-242;
JWH-258;
JWH-259;
JWH-260;
JWH-262;
JWH-267;
JWH-386;
JWH-387;
JWH-394;
JWH-395;
JWH-397;
JWH-398;
JWH-399;
JWH-400;
JWH-412;
JWH-413; and
JWH-414;
naphthylmethylindones structurally derived from
1H-indol-3-yl-(1-naphthyl)methane with or without [by]
substitution at the nitrogen atom of the indole ring by alkyl,
haloalkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkylmethyl, cycloalkylethyl,
(N-methylpiperidin-2-yl)methyl, cyanoalkyl, (N-methylpyrrolidin-
2-yl)methyl, (tetrahydropyran-4-yl)methyl, ((N-methyl)-3-
morpholinyl)methyl, or 2-(4-morpholinyl)ethyl, whether or not
further substituted in the indole ring to any extent, whether or not
substituted in the naphthyl ring to any extent, including:
JWH-175;
JWH-184;
JWH-185;
JWH-192;
JWH-194;
JWH-195;
JWH-196;
JWH-197; and
JWH-199;
naphthoylpyrroles structurally derived from
3-(1-naphthoyl)pyrrole with or without [by] substitution at the
nitrogen atom of the pyrrole ring by alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl,
cycloalkylmethyl, cycloalkylethyl, (N-methylpiperidin-2-yl)
methyl, cyanoalkyl, (N-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methyl,
(tetrahydropyran-4-yl)methyl, ((N-methyl)-3-morpholinyl)methyl,
or 2-(4-morpholinyl)ethyl, whether or not further substituted in
the pyrrole ring to any extent, whether or not substituted in the
naphthyl ring to any extent, including:
JWH-030;
JWH-145;
JWH-146;
JWH-147;
JWH-150;
JWH-156;
JWH-243;
JWH-244;
JWH-245;
JWH-246;
JWH-292;
JWH-293;
JWH-307;
JWH-308;
JWH-309;
JWH-346;
JWH-347;
JWH-348;
JWH-363;
JWH-364;
JWH-365;
JWH-366;
JWH-367;
JWH-368;
JWH-369;
JWH-370;
JWH-371;
JWH-372;
JWH-373; and
JWH-392;
naphthylmethylindenes structurally derived from
1-(1-naphthylmethyl)indene with or without [by] substitution at
the 3-position of the indene ring by alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl,
cycloalkylmethyl, cycloalkylethyl, (N-methylpiperidin-2-yl)
methyl, cyanoalkyl, (N-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methyl,
(tetrahydropyran-4-yl)methyl, ((N-methyl)-3-morpholinyl)methyl,
or 2-(4-morpholinyl)ethyl, whether or not further substituted in
the indene ring to any extent, whether or not substituted in the
naphthyl ring to any extent, including:
JWH-171;
JWH-172;
JWH-173; and
JWH-176;
phenylacetylindoles structurally derived from
3-phenylacetylindole with or without [by] substitution at the
nitrogen atom of the indole ring with alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl,
cycloalkylmethyl, cycloalkylethyl, (N-methylpiperidin-2-yl)
methyl, cyanoalkyl, (N-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methyl,
(tetrahydropyran-4-yl)methyl, ((N-methyl)-3-morpholinyl)methyl,
or 2-(4-morpholinyl)ethyl, whether or not further substituted in
the indole ring to any extent, whether or not substituted in the
phenyl ring to any extent, including:
AM-694;
AM-1241;
JWH-167;
JWH-203;
JWH-204;
JWH-205;
JWH-206;
JWH-208;
JWH-237;
JWH-248;
JWH-249;
JWH-250;
JWH-251;
JWH-252;
JWH-253;
JWH-302;
JWH-303;
JWH-305;
JWH-306;
JWH-311;
JWH-312;
JWH-313;
JWH-314; and
JWH-315;
cyclohexylphenols structurally derived from
2-(3-hydroxycyclohexyl)phenol with or without [by] substitution at
the 5-position of the phenolic ring by alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl,
cycloalkylmethyl, cycloalkylethyl, (N-methylpiperidin-2-yl)
methyl, cyanoalkyl, (N-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methyl,
(tetrahydropyran-4-yl)methyl, ((N-methyl)-3-morpholinyl)methyl,
or 2-(4-morpholinyl)ethyl, whether or not substituted in the
cyclohexyl ring to any extent, including:
CP-55,940;
CP-47,497;
analogues of CP-47,497, including VII, V, VIII, I,
II, III, IV, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XV, and XVI;
JWH-337;
JWH-344;
JWH-345; and
JWH-405; [and]
benzoylindoles structurally derived from
3-(1-naphthoyl)indole with or without substitution at the nitrogen
atom of the indole ring with alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl,
cycloalkylmethyl, cycloalkylethyl, (N-methylpiperidin-2-yl)
methyl, cyanoalkyl, (N-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methyl,
(tetrahydropyran-4-yl)methyl, ((N-methyl)-3-morpholinyl)methyl,
or 2-(4-morpholinyl)ethyl, whether or not further substituted in
the indole ring to any extent, whether or not substituted in the
phenyl ring to any extent, including:
1-pentyl-3-(4-methoxybenzoyl)indole (RCS-4); and
1-[2-(4-morpholinyl)ethyl]-2-methyl-3-(4-
methoxybenzoyl)indole (Pravadoline or WIN 48,098); and
cannabinol derivatives, except where contained in
marihuana, including tetrahydro derivatives of cannabinol and
3-alkyl homologues of cannabinol or of its tetrahydro derivatives,
such as:
Nabilone;
HU-210;
HU-211; and
WIN-55,212-2.
SECTION 4. Section 481.106, Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 481.106. CLASSIFICATION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
ANALOGUE. For the purposes of the prosecution of an offense under
this subchapter involving the manufacture, delivery, or possession
of a controlled substance, Penalty Groups 1, 1-A, [and] 2, and 2-A
include a controlled substance analogue that:
(1) has a chemical structure substantially similar to
the chemical structure of a controlled substance listed in the
applicable penalty group; or
(2) is specifically designed to produce an effect
substantially similar to, or greater than, a controlled substance
listed in the applicable penalty group.
SECTION 5. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.
An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,
and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For
purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the
effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred
before that date.
SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.