Kentucky
General Assembly

01/03/17	introduced in Senate taken from Committee on Committees (S) 1st reading returned to Committee on Committees (S)
01/04/17	taken from Committee on Committees (S) 2nd reading returned to Committee on Committees (S)
01/07/17	taken from Rules (S) to Judiciary (S)
02/09/17	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
02/10/17	taken from Rules (S) to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
02/14/17	reported favorably, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 14, 2017 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute received in House
02/15/17	to Judiciary (H)
02/27/17	posted in committee
03/01/17	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title)
03/02/17	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 3, 2017
03/29/17	floor amendment (1) filed and floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Impact Statements	Corrections Impact Fiscal Note Local Mandate
Summary	Amend KRS 218A.1412 to require that persons who traffic in heroin or fentanyl be charged as Class C felons for the first offense, and state that a person who traffics in less than two grams of heroin shall not be required to meet the 50% service time requirement.
Index Headings	Crimes and Punishments - Heroin trafficking, penalties relating to Criminal Procedure - Heroin trafficking, penalties relating to Drugs and Medicines - Heroin trafficking, penalties relating to Probation and Parole - Heroin trafficking, penalties relating to Local Mandate - Heroin trafficking, penalties relating to Corrections Impact - Heroin trafficking, penalties relating to

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Impact Statements	Corrections Impact Local Mandate
Summary	Delete original provisions; amend KRS 218A.010 to define "fentanyl," "carfentanil," and "fentanyl derivatives"; amend KRS 218A.020 to expand the authority of the Office of Drug Control Policy to request the rescheduling of a substance; amend KRS 218A.050 to schedule fentanyl derivatives as Schedule I controlled substances; amend KRS 218A.1410 to include carfentanil, fentanyl, or fentanyl derivatives; amend KRS 218A.1412 to make trafficking in any amount of fentanyl, carfentanil, or fentanyl derivatives subject to elevated penalties, and specify that a person who has a substance use disorder involving heroin and traffics in less than two grams of heroin is guilty of a Class D felony; amend KRS 218A.142 to include carfentanil, fentanyl, or fentanyl derivatives; amend KRS 218A.205 to require state licensing boards to promulgate regulations limiting prescriptions for Schedule II controlled substances for acute pain to a three day supply, with certain exceptions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 218A to create a new offense of trafficking in a misrepresented controlled substance.
Index Headings	Crimes and Punishments - Heroin trafficking, penalties relating to Criminal Procedure - Heroin trafficking, penalties relating to Drugs and Medicines - Heroin trafficking, penalties relating to Probation and Parole - Heroin trafficking, penalties relating to Local Mandate - Heroin trafficking, penalties relating to Corrections Impact - Heroin trafficking, penalties relating to

Amendment	House Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	J. Fischer
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Crimes and Punishments - Heroin trafficking, penalties relating to Criminal Procedure - Heroin trafficking, penalties relating to Drugs and Medicines - Heroin trafficking, penalties relating to Probation and Parole - Heroin trafficking, penalties relating to Local Mandate - Heroin trafficking, penalties relating to Corrections Impact - Heroin trafficking, penalties relating to

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	J. Fischer
Summary	Delete original provisions; amend KRS 218A.1412 to make trafficking in any quantity of heroin, fentanyl, carfentanil, or fentanyl derivatives a Class C felony, and to require that someone convicted of a Class C felony where the trafficked substance was heroin, fentanyl, carfentanil, or a fentanyl derivative serve 50% of their sentence before becoming parole eligible.
Index Headings	Crimes and Punishments - Heroin trafficking, penalties relating to Criminal Procedure - Heroin trafficking, penalties relating to Drugs and Medicines - Heroin trafficking, penalties relating to Probation and Parole - Heroin trafficking, penalties relating to Local Mandate - Heroin trafficking, penalties relating to Corrections Impact - Heroin trafficking, penalties relating to

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	J. Fischer
Summary	Amend KRS 218A.010 to define "fentanyl," "carfentanil," and "fentanyl derivatives"; amend KRS 218A.020 to expand the authority of the Office of Drug Control Policy to request the rescheduling of a substance; amend KRS 218A.050 to schedule fentanyl derivatives as Schedule I controlled substances; amend KRS 218A.1410 to include carfentanil, fentanyl, or fentanyl derivatives; amend KRS 218A.1412 to make trafficking in any amount of fentanyl, carfentanil, or fentanyl derivatives subject to elevated penalties; amend KRS 218A.142 to include carfentanil, fentanyl, or fentanyl derivatives; amend KRS 218A.205 to require state licensing boards to promulgate regulations limiting prescriptions for Schedule II controlled substances for acute pain to a three-day supply, with certain exceptions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 218A to create a new offense of trafficking in a misrepresented controlled substance; alter definition of "marijuana" to clarify status of industrial hemp; clarify section 7 of the bill relating to prescribing of controlled substances; amend KRS 218A.180 to expand prescribing authority within long-term care facilities; amend KRS 218A.202 to allow the Cabinet for Health and Family Services Office of Inspector General to investigate patterns of prescribing and report irregularities to appropriate licensing authorities.
Index Headings	Crimes and Punishments - Heroin trafficking, penalties relating to Criminal Procedure - Heroin trafficking, penalties relating to Drugs and Medicines - Heroin trafficking, penalties relating to Probation and Parole - Heroin trafficking, penalties relating to Local Mandate - Heroin trafficking, penalties relating to Corrections Impact - Heroin trafficking, penalties relating to