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Committee gives due pass to department bill updating designer-drug classifications
Summary
Representative Stevens presented a department bill that updates classifications for several designer and synthetic substances; the panel voted to give the bill a due-pass recommendation.
The committee gave a due-pass recommendation to a department bill presented by Representative Stevens (LC473481480) that updates criminal classifications for several designer and synthetic drugs.
Representative Stevens described the measure as the panel’s annual department bill and a mechanism to move newly encountered designer substances into appropriate statutory drug classes. He cited methyl AP as an opioid designer drug now placed in a Class 1 category and noted other entries: a synthetic psilocybin‑type isomer under review for therapeutic use, ethyl ethylphenidate (a stimulant related to methylphenidate), and a tetrahydrothiophene group used in sports-doping contexts. Stevens said the bill is an update to keep classifications current as new substances appear.
There were no committee questions recorded, a motion for a due-pass recommendation was made and seconded, and the chair announced a due pass. The bill will proceed to the next stage.
