Texas 2013 83rd Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB264 Introduced / Analysis

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                    BILL ANALYSIS        Senate Research Center   S.B. 264     83R2480 GCB-D   By: Huffman         Criminal Justice         3/28/2013         As Filed    

BILL ANALYSIS

 

 

Senate Research Center S.B. 264
83R2480 GCB-D By: Huffman
 Criminal Justice
 3/28/2013
 As Filed

Senate Research Center

S.B. 264

83R2480 GCB-D

By: Huffman

 

Criminal Justice

 

3/28/2013

 

As Filed

       AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT   The most recent trend in legal synthetic drugs is designer psychedelics which, when ingested, mimic the effects of LSD or ecstasy. During the late summer of 2013, two young Harris County residents died shortly after taking an extremely potent designer psychedelic commonly referred to as 25I. One of the victims was a 21-year old man, while the other was a 15-year old girl. Both victims died within hours of ingesting the drug.    25I-NBOMe was first developed 10 years ago as a research tool to aid neuro-scientists, but is now being sold legally online and by dealers at clubs and parties.   S.B. 264 makes 25I-NBOMe illegal by adding it to Penalty Group 2 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act.   As proposed, S.B. 264 amends current law relating to the addition of a synthetic hallucinogenic substance to Penalty Group 2 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act.   RULEMAKING AUTHORITY   This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.   SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS   SECTION 1. Amends Section 481.103(a), Health and Safety Code, to add 4-iodo-2, 5-dimethoxy-N-((2-methoxyphenyl)methyl)-benzeneethanamine (trade or other name: 25I-NBOMe) to the list of hallucinogenic substances, their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers that qualify as Penalty Group 2 controlled substances.   SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 2013.     

 

 

 

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

 

The most recent trend in legal synthetic drugs is designer psychedelics which, when ingested, mimic the effects of LSD or ecstasy. During the late summer of 2013, two young Harris County residents died shortly after taking an extremely potent designer psychedelic commonly referred to as 25I. One of the victims was a 21-year old man, while the other was a 15-year old girl. Both victims died within hours of ingesting the drug. 

 

25I-NBOMe was first developed 10 years ago as a research tool to aid neuro-scientists, but is now being sold legally online and by dealers at clubs and parties.

 

S.B. 264 makes 25I-NBOMe illegal by adding it to Penalty Group 2 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act.

 

As proposed, S.B. 264 amends current law relating to the addition of a synthetic hallucinogenic substance to Penalty Group 2 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act.

 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

 

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.

 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

 

SECTION 1. Amends Section 481.103(a), Health and Safety Code, to add 4-iodo-2, 5-dimethoxy-N-((2-methoxyphenyl)methyl)-benzeneethanamine (trade or other name: 25I-NBOMe) to the list of hallucinogenic substances, their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers that qualify as Penalty Group 2 controlled substances.

 

SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 2013.