SB6 SFAT Palumbo 2-18

Hartley 7889

    Senator Palumbo moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

    Eng. Com. Sub. for the Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 6--A Bill to repeal §60A-10-8 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §60A-2-210 and §60A-2-212 of said code; to amend and reenact §60A-10-2, §60A-10-3, §60A-10-4, §60A-10-5 and §60A-10-7 of said code; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §60A-10-4a, all relating to the Methamphetamine Lab Eradication Act and the prevention of the production of methamphetamine generally; requiring certain drug products containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine or phenylpropanolamine be obtained by prescription only; moving said drug products from Schedule V to Schedule IV; distinguishing between schedule classifications; providing an exception for drug products that are extraction or conversion resistant; making legislative findings; defining terms; prohibiting pharmacies from selling certain drugs that can be used in the production of methamphetamine without a prescription; creating criminal offenses related to methamphetamine precursors and establishing penalties therefor; creating an expungement process for certain persons charged with possession of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine or phenylpropanolamine without a prescription; permitting the sale of certain drugs without a prescription where the Board of Pharmacy determines that the drugs are not feasible for being used for the manufacture of methamphetamine; reducing the maximum amounts persons are permitted to purchase of certain drugs that cannot feasibly be converted into methamphetamine; limiting authority of the Board of Pharmacy as to storage, recordkeeping and security requirements for wholesalers; adjusting the requirements of the Multi-State Real-Time Tracking System; removing certain outdated language; and providing rule-making authority to the Board of Pharmacy to implement emergency and legislative rules, which will provide procedures as to which products may be sold over the counter and which require a prescription and other modifications necessary to implement the Methamphetamine Lab Eradication Act.

Adopted

Rejected