Bill Text - SB384 (2014)

(2nd New Title) establishing a committee to study how to regulate and control synthetic drugs in New Hampshire


Revision: June 15, 2014, midnight

SB 384 – VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES

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2014 SESSION

14-2644

04/05

SENATE BILL 384

AN ACT establishing a committee to study how to regulate and control synthetic drugs in New Hampshire.

SPONSORS: Sen. Kelly, Dist 10; Sen. Gilmour, Dist 12; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Pierce, Dist?5; Sen. Hosmer, Dist 7; Rep. Phillips, Ches 5; Rep. Cloutier, Sull 10

COMMITTEE: Health, Education and Human Services

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee to study how to regulate and control synthetic drugs in New Hampshire.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03/27/14 1065s

7May2014… 1524h

14-2644

04/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fourteen

AN ACT establishing a committee to study how to regulate and control synthetic drugs in New Hampshire.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study how to regulate and control synthetic drugs in New Hampshire.

2 Membership and Compensation.

I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a) One member of the senate, appointed by the senate president.

(b) Three members of the house of representatives, one of whom shall be from the criminal justice and public safety committee, and 2 of whom shall be from the health, human services and elderly affairs committee, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

3 Duties.

I. The committee shall study:

(a) What substances are within the definition of synthetic drugs.

(b) The scope of the problem of synthetic drugs in New Hampshire.

(c) Federal regulation of synthetic drugs.

(d) Current efforts in New Hampshire to regulate and control synthetic drugs, including local ordinances.

(e) Ongoing efforts in other jurisdictions to regulate and control synthetic drugs.

(f) Any model legislation related to the regulation and control of synthetic drugs, including proposals from the National Alliance of State Model Drug Laws.

(g) Legislation to address the problem of synthetic drugs in New Hampshire, including appropriate sanctions for the manufacture, sale, distribution, and use of synthetic drugs.

(h) Any other issue that the committee deems relevant to the purpose of this study.

II. The committee may solicit testimony from any person or organization with information or expertise which the committee deems relevant to the object of this study.

4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the senate member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Two members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2014.

6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.