BILL ANALYSIS
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AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
H.B. 2118 amends current law relating to adding certain synthetic compounds to Penalty Group 2 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.
SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS
SECTION 1. Amends Section 481.103, Health and Safety Code, by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c), as follows:
(a) Provides that Penalty Group 2 consists of:
(1)-(2) Makes no changes to these subdivisions;
(3) Makes a nonsubstantive change; and
(4) any compound structurally derived from 2-aminopropanal by substitution at the 1-position with any monocyclic or fused-polycyclic ring system, including:
(A) compounds further modified by:
(i) substitution in the ring system to any extent (including alkyl, alkoxy, alkylenedioxy, haloalkyl, or halide substituents), whether or not further substituted in the ring system by other substituents;
(ii) substitution at the 3-position with an alkyl substituent; or
(iii) substitution at the 2-amino nitrogen atom with alkyl or dialkyl groups, or inclusion of the 2-amino nitrogen atom in a cyclic structure; and
(B) by example, compounds such as:
4-Methylmethcathinone (Also known as Mephedrone);
3,4-Dimethylmethcathinone (Also known as 3,4-DMMC);
3-Fluoromethcathinone (Also known as 3-FMC);
4-Fluoromethcathinone (Also known as Flephedrone);
3,4-Methylenedioxy-N-methylcathinone (Also known as Methylone);
3,4-Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (Also known as MDPV);
alpha-Pyrrolidinopentiophenone (Also known as alpha-PVP);
Naphthylpyrovalerone (Also known as Naphyrone);
beta-Keto-N-methylbenzodioxolylpropylamine (Also known as Butylone);
beta-Keto-N-methylbenzodioxolylpentanamine (Also known as Pentylone);
beta-Keto-Ethylbenzodioxolylbutanamine (Also known as Eutylone); and
3,4-methylenedioxy-N-ethylcathinone (Also known as Ethylone).
(c) Provides that, to the extent Subsection (a)(4) conflicts with this subtitle or another law, the subtitle or other law prevails.
SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 2011.