26RS HB 680

House Bill 680

Actions

Last Action	02/19/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to controlled substances.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement	Corrections Impact
Bill Request Number	1310
Sponsor	M. Clines
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 218A to establish the criminal offense of unlawful possession of a controlled substance on hospital property as a Class D felony unless a higher penalty applies; require hospitals to display signs regarding unlawful possession; amend KRS 218A.1415 to change the name of the crime of possession of a controlled substance to unlawful possession of a controlled substance; remove controlled substance analogues, methamphetamine, lysergic acid diethylamide, phencyclidine, gamma hydroxybutric acid, and flunitrazepam from unlawful possession of a controlled substance in the first degree; establish possession of a controlled substance on hospital property as a Class D felony unless a higher penalty applies; amend KRS 218A.1416 to add controlled substance analogues, methamphetamine, lysergic acid diethylamide, phencyclidine, gamma hydroxybutyric acid, and flunitrazepam to unlawful possession of a controlled substance in the second degree; amend KRS 218A.133, 218A.1417, 218A.202, 218A.205, 218A.275, and 218A.500 to conform.
Index Headings of Original Version	Crimes And Punishments - Unlawful possession in the first degree, list of substances, removal Crimes And Punishments - Unlawful possession in the second degree, list of substances, expansion Crimes And Punishments - Unlawful possession of a controlled substance on hospital property, Class D felony Criminal Procedure - Unlawful possession in the second degree, list of substances, expansion Criminal Procedure - Unlawful possession of a controlled substance on hospital property, Class D felony Criminal Procedure - Unlawful possession in the first degree, list of substances, removal Drugs And Medicines - Hospitals, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, Class D felony Drugs And Medicines - Unlawful posession of a controlled substance Health And Medical Services - Unlawful possession of a controlled substance on hospital property, Class D felony Corrections Impact - Hospitals, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, Class D felony