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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 683

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Relating to: the purchase of pseudoephedrine products and providing a criminal penalty.

Crime and criminals Drugs — Criminal acts and law enforcement Pharmacy Physician

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under this bill, a person who purchases from a pharmacy or pharmacist more

than 7.5 grams of pseudoephedrine contained in a pseudoephedrine product within

a 30-day period is guilty of a misdemeanor. The criminal penalty imposed under the

bill does not apply to a physician, dentist, veterinarian, or pharmacist.

Under current law, there is no criminal penalty imposed for making such a

purchase from a pharmacy or pharmacist, but if a person other than a physician,

dentist, veterinarian, or pharmacist makes such a purchase from a source other than

a pharmacy or pharmacist, he or she is guilty of a Class I felony. Also under current

law, a person who distributes more than 7.5 grams of pseudoephedrine contained in

a pseudoephedrine product within a 30-day period to a person, other than a

physician, dentist, veterinarian, or pharmacist, without a valid prescription is guilty

of a Class I felony.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Marklein (R)

11 cosponsors

Duchow (R) , E. Brooks (R) , Edming (R) , Horlacher (R) , Kitchens (R) , Krug (R) , Novak (R) , Ripp (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Steffen (R) , Tranel (R)

Full history

  1. Jan 4, 2018 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Novak, E. Brooks, Duchow, Edming, Horlacher, Kitchens, Krug, Ripp, Rohrkaste, Steffen and Tranel

  2. Jan 4, 2018 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1