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MO HB1170
Bill
Status
3/10/2015
Primary Sponsor
Holly Thompson Rehder
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AI Summary
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Amends Missouri section 195.017 to add a new provision (subsection 22) requiring the Department of Health and Senior Services director to notify the revisor of statutes of any controlled substances added or removed from federal schedules beginning January 1, 2017
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Directs the revisor of statutes to automatically update Missouri's statutory schedule of controlled substances to match changes made to the five federal schedules under 21 U.S.C. section 801 (the federal Controlled Substances Act)
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Streamlines the process for keeping Missouri's controlled substance schedules aligned with federal law without requiring separate legislative action for each scheduling change
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Retains all existing controlled substance scheduling criteria and lists for Schedules I through V, including opiates, hallucinogens, stimulants, depressants, synthetic cannabinoids, and anabolic steroids
Legislative Description
Requires the Revisor of Statutes to update the list of controlled substances with any additions or deletions from the federal schedule
Last Action
Referred: Select Committee on State and Local Governments(H)
4/14/2015