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.