Indiana House Bill 1215 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-12 - Representative Karickhoff added as coauthor
Pending: House Courts and Criminal Code Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Permits the superintendent of the Indiana state police department, in consultation with the state board of pharmacy, to adopt an emergency rule declaring a substance to be a dangerous analogue substance if the superintendent finds that the substance: (1) is likely to have a similar effect on a user as a synthetic cannabinoid; and (2) is likely to be at least as dangerous as a synthetic cannabinoid. Provides that a rule declaring a substance to be a dangerous analogue substance becomes effective 30 days after the rule is filed, and that the rule expires on June 30 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the rule was adopted. Adds a substance determined to be a dangerous analogue substance to the definition of "synthetic cannabinoid".

Synthetic drugs.

Rep. Michael Karickhoff [R]

Rep. Vernon Smith [D]

Rep. Randy Truitt [R]

Rep. David Yarde [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-01-12		Representative Karickhoff added as coauthor
2012-01-09		First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
2012-01-09		Coauthored by Representatives M. Smith and Truitt
2012-01-09		Authored by Representative Yarde

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2012&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=HB&docno=1215
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/IN/IN1215.1.html