Florida Senate Bill S0640 Latest Draft

 Florida Senate - 2025 SB 640  By Senator Martin 33-00891-25 2025640__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to retail sale of ephedrine and 3 related compounds; amending s. 893.1495, F.S.; 4 defining the terms administrator of the electronic 5 recordkeeping system and covered entity; revising 6 applicability; providing criminal penalties; providing 7 a contingent effective date. 8 9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 11 Section 1.Subsection (1), paragraph (a) of subsection 12 (10), and subsection (11) of section 893.1495, Florida Statutes, 13 are amended, to read: 14 893.1495Retail sale of ephedrine and related compounds. 15 (1)As used in For purposes of this section, the term: 16 (a)Administrator of the electronic recordkeeping system 17 means the entity responsible for developing, implementing, and 18 maintaining the electronic recordkeeping system approved by the 19 Department of Law Enforcement under paragraph (5)(b). 20 (b)Covered entity means a manufacturer of ephedrine or 21 related compounds sold within or into this state. 22 (c)Ephedrine or related compounds means ephedrine, 23 pseudoephedrine, phenylpropanolamine, or any of their salts, 24 optical isomers, or salts of optical isomers. 25 (10)This section does not apply to: 26 (a)Licensed manufacturers manufacturing and lawfully 27 distributing products in the channels of commerce, except that 28 manufacturers that qualify as covered entities are subject to 29 the requirements in paragraph (5)(d). 30 (11)A person Any individual who violates subsection (2), 31 subsection (3), or subsection (4), or paragraph (5)(d) commits: 32 (a)For a first offense, a misdemeanor of the second 33 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.083. 34 (b)For a second offense, a misdemeanor of the first 35 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 36 (c)For a third or subsequent offense, a felony of the 37 third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, 38 or s. 775.084. 39 Section 2.This act shall take effect July 1, 2025, but 40 only if SB 642 or similar legislation is adopted in the same 41 legislative session or an extension thereof and becomes a law.