Legislation

Title: Criminal Law - Distribution of Faked Controlled Dangerous Substance - Substantially Similar Chemical Structure
Sponsored by: Delegates Haddaway-Riccio, Arentz, Arora, Eckardt, Hogan, Jacobs, Krebs, McDermott, Otto, Vitale, and Waldstreicher
Status: In the Senate - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring a court, in determining if a person has violated the prohibition against distributing, attempting to distribute, or possessing with intent to distribute a specified noncontrolled substance, to consider whether the chemical structure of the noncontrolled substance is substantially similar to the chemical structure of a controlled dangerous substance.

Committees

Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0262 Session: 2013 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2014

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/06/2014 Legislative Date 2/07/2014 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/07/2014 Legislative Date 2/07/2014 Action Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/12/2014 Legislative Date 3/13/2014 Action Favorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2014 Legislative Date 3/10/2014 Action Favorable Report Adopted Proceedings 46
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2014 Legislative Date 3/10/2014 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 46
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2014 Legislative Date 3/11/2014 Action Third Reading Passed (136-0) Proceedings 47
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2014 Legislative Date 3/13/2014 Action First Reading Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 47
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/19/2014 Legislative Date 3/19/2014 Action Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/06/2014	2/07/2014	First Reading Judiciary
House	2/07/2014	2/07/2014	Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.
House	3/12/2014	3/13/2014	Favorable Report by Judiciary
House	3/13/2014	3/10/2014	Favorable Report Adopted	46
House	3/13/2014	3/10/2014	Second Reading Passed	46
House	3/14/2014	3/11/2014	Third Reading Passed (136-0)	47
Senate	3/18/2014	3/13/2014	First Reading Judicial Proceedings	47
Senate	3/19/2014	3/19/2014	Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
2/07/2014	Text - First - Criminal Law - Distribution of Faked Controlled Dangerous Substance - Substantially Similar Chemical Structure
3/13/2014	Text - Third - Criminal Law - Distribution of Faked Controlled Dangerous Substance - Substantially Similar Chemical Structure
3/13/2014	Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary
3/11/2014	Vote - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (136-0) - 03/11/14

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