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Utah committee advances bill to auto-align state drug schedules with federal changes, drawing opposition
Summary
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Jan. 28 advanced SB 83, a bill that would start Utah’s scheduling of newly regulated pharmaceutical compositions at the same level as federal (FDA/DEA) classification while preserving the state advisory council’s power to impose stricter schedules. Drug-policy groups warned the language is too broad.
Senate Health and Human Services Committee passed SB 83 on a voice vote after a half-hour of sponsor remarks and public testimony.
Senator Vickers, the bill sponsor, said the measure is designed to "start where the federal government starts" when the federal government (through FDA/DEA) places a pharmaceutical composition into a controlled-substance schedule, while preserving the state’s Controlled Substances Advisory Council and Utah’s ability to impose stricter scheduling when appropriate. "We…
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