By Van de Putte H.B. No. 596
75R3522 PEP-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the penalty group designation for certain controlled
1-3 substances.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 481.102, Health and Safety Code, is
1-6 amended to read as follows:
1-7 Sec. 481.102. PENALTY GROUP 1. Penalty Group 1 consists of:
1-8 (1) the following opiates, including their isomers,
1-9 esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers,
1-10 unless specifically excepted, if the existence of these isomers,
1-11 esters, ethers, and salts is possible within the specific chemical
1-12 designation:
1-13 Alfentanil;
1-14 Allylprodine;
1-15 Benzethidine;
1-16 Betaprodine;
1-17 Clonitazene;
1-18 Diampromide;
1-19 Diethylthiambutene;
1-20 Difenoxin;
1-21 Dimenoxadol;
1-22 Dimethylthiambutene;
1-23 Dioxaphetyl butyrate;
1-24 Dipipanone;
2-1 Ethylmethylthiambutene;
2-2 Etonitazene;
2-3 Etoxeridine;
2-4 Furethidine;
2-5 Hydroxypethidine;
2-6 Ketobemidone;
2-7 Levophenacylmorphan;
2-8 Meprodine;
2-9 Methadol;
2-10 Moramide;
2-11 Morpheridine;
2-12 Noracymethadol;
2-13 Norlevorphanol;
2-14 Normethadone;
2-15 Norpipanone;
2-16 Phenadoxone;
2-17 Phenampromide;
2-18 Phenomorphan;
2-19 Phenoperidine;
2-20 Piritramide;
2-21 Proheptazine;
2-22 Properidine;
2-23 Propiram;
2-24 Sufentanil;
2-25 Tilidine; and
2-26 Trimeperidine;
2-27 (2) the following opium derivatives, their salts,
3-1 isomers, and salts of isomers, unless specifically excepted, if the
3-2 existence of these salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible
3-3 within the specific chemical designation:
3-4 Acetorphine;
3-5 Acetyldihydrocodeine;
3-6 Benzylmorphine;
3-7 Codeine methylbromide;
3-8 Codeine-N-Oxide;
3-9 Cyprenorphine;
3-10 Desomorphine;
3-11 Dihydromorphine;
3-12 Drotebanol;
3-13 Etorphine, except hydrochloride salt;
3-14 Heroin;
3-15 Hydromorphinol;
3-16 Methyldesorphine;
3-17 Methyldihydromorphine;
3-18 Monoacetylmorphine;
3-19 Morphine methylbromide;
3-20 Morphine methylsulfonate;
3-21 Morphine-N-Oxide;
3-22 Myrophine;
3-23 Nicocodeine;
3-24 Nicomorphine;
3-25 Normorphine;
3-26 Pholcodine; and
3-27 Thebacon;
4-1 (3) the following substances, however produced, except
4-2 those narcotic drugs listed in another group:
4-3 (A) Opium and opiate, and a salt, compound,
4-4 derivative, or preparation of opium or opiate, other than
4-5 nalmefene, naloxone and its salts, and naltrexone and its salts,
4-6 but including:
4-7 Codeine;
4-8 Ethylmorphine;
4-9 Gamma hydroxybutyrate;
4-10 Granulated opium;
4-11 Hydrocodone;
4-12 Hydromorphone;
4-13 Metopon;
4-14 Morphine;
4-15 Opium extracts;
4-16 Opium fluid extracts;
4-17 Oxycodone;
4-18 Oxymorphone;
4-19 Powdered opium;
4-20 Raw opium;
4-21 Thebaine; and
4-22 Tincture of opium;
4-23 (B) a salt, compound, isomer, derivative, or
4-24 preparation of a substance that is chemically equivalent or
4-25 identical to a substance described by Paragraph (A), other than the
4-26 isoquinoline alkaloids of opium;
4-27 (C) Opium poppy and poppy straw;
5-1 (D) Cocaine, including:
5-2 (i) its salts, its optical, position, and
5-3 geometric isomers, and the salts of those isomers;
5-4 (ii) coca leaves and a salt, compound,
5-5 derivative, or preparation of coca leaves;
5-6 (iii) a salt, compound, derivative, or
5-7 preparation of a salt, compound, or derivative that is chemically
5-8 equivalent or identical to a substance described by Subparagraph
5-9 (i) or (ii), other than decocainized coca leaves or extractions of
5-10 coca leaves that do not contain cocaine or ecgonine;
5-11 (E) concentrate of poppy straw, meaning the
5-12 crude extract of poppy straw in liquid, solid, or powder form that
5-13 contains the phenanthrine alkaloids of the opium poppy; and
5-14 (F) temporary listing of substances subject to
5-15 emergency scheduling by the Federal Drug Enforcement
5-16 Administration;
5-17 (4) the following opiates, including their isomers,
5-18 esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, if the existence of
5-19 these isomers, esters, ethers, and salts is possible within the
5-20 specific chemical designation:
5-21 Acetyl-alpha-methylfentanyl(N-(1-(1-methyl-2-
5-22 phenethyl)-4-piperidinyl)-N-phenylacetamide);
5-23 Alpha-methylthiofentanyl(N-(1-methyl-2-(2-
5-24 thienyl)ethyl-4-piperidinyl)-N-phenylpropanamide);
5-25 Alphaprodine;
5-26 Anileridine;
6-1 Beta-hydroxyfentanyl(N-(1-(2-hydroxy-2-
6-2 phenethyl)-4-piperidinyl)-N-phenylpropanamide;
6-3 Beta-hydroxy-3-methylfentanyl;
6-4 Bezitramide;
6-5 Carfentanil;
6-6 Dihydrocodeine;
6-7 Diphenoxylate;
6-8 Fentanyl or alpha-methylfentanyl, or any other
6-9 derivative of Fentanyl;
6-10 Isomethadone;
6-11 Levomethorphan;
6-12 Levorphanol;
6-13 Metazocine;
6-14 Methadone;
6-15 Methadone-Intermediate,
6-16 4-cyano-2-dimethylamino-4, 4-diphenyl butane;
6-17 3-methylfentanyl(N-(3-methyl-1- (2-phenylethyl)
6-18 -4-piperidyl)-N-phenylpropanamide);
6-19 3-methylthiofentanyl(N-(3-methyl-1- (2-thienyl)
6-20 ethyl-4-piperidyl)-N-phenylpropanamide);
6-21 Moramide-Intermediate, 2-methyl-3-morpholino-1,
6-22 1-diphenyl-propane-carboxylic acid;
6-23 Para-fluorofentanyl(N-(4-fluorophenyl)-N-(1-
6-24 (2-phenylethyl)-4-piperidinyl)propanamide);
6-25 PEPAP
6-26 (1-(2-phenethyl)-4-phenyl-4-acetoxypiperidine);
6-27 Pethidine;
7-1 Pethidine-Intermediate-A,
7-2 4-cyano-1-methyl-4-phenylpiperidine;
7-3 Pethidine-Intermediate-B,
7-4 ethyl-4-phenylpiperidine-4 carboxylate;
7-5 Pethidine-Intermediate-C,
7-6 1-methyl-4-phenylpiperidine-4-carboxylic acid;
7-7 Phenazocine;
7-8 Piminodine;
7-9 Racemethorphan;
7-10 Racemorphan;
7-11 Thiofentanyl(N-phenyl-N-(1-(2-thienyl)ethyl-
7-12 4-piperidinyl)-propanamide);
7-13 (5) Lysergic acid diethylamide, including its salts,
7-14 isomers, and salts of isomers;
7-15 (6) Methamphetamine, including its salts, optical
7-16 isomers, and salts of optical isomers;
7-17 (7) Phenylacetone and methylamine, if possessed
7-18 together with intent to manufacture methamphetamine; and
7-19 (8) Phencyclidine, including its salts.
7-20 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1997.
7-21 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the
7-22 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
7-23 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
7-24 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
7-25 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.