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Senate adopts annual controlled-substance update, adds DEA-scheduled drugs and declares emergency
Summary
Senate Bill 35, an annual Department of Health bill to update state controlled-substances scheduling to match federal DEA actions, passed with a two-thirds vote and an emergency clause for immediate effect.
The South Dakota Senate passed Senate Bill 35, an annual update to the state controlled-substances schedule, by a two-thirds vote (34-0 recorded on the roll call), and included an emergency clause so certain scheduling changes take effect immediately upon final passage.
Senator Grove, sponsor, said the Department of Health brings the bill each year to keep state law consistent with federal Drug Enforcement Administration scheduling. Grove identified specific new entries, including certain opioids and hallucinogens, and said the emergency clause was included so the updates take effect immediately “because these are drugs that are not… accepted medical use.”
The Senate conducted a roll call for the two-thirds requirement; the clerk announced 34 ayes and the presiding officer declared the bill passed with the emergency clause in place.
The bill’s floor discussion framed the measure as a technical and timely alignment with federal DEA scheduling; no floor amendments were recorded in the debate portion on the transcript.
