STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2606

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 1487

       S.D. 2

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Labor, to which was referred S.B. No. 1487, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to amend Hawaii's controlled substance schedules to conform to changes made in federal law.

     Specifically, this measure:

     (1)  Adds various derivatives and elements to the category of depressants under schedule II substances;

     (2)  Deletes phencyclidine immediate precursors from depressants under schedule II substances;

     (3)  Adds phenmetrazine and its salts and methylphenidate to stimulants under schedule II substances;

     (4)  Adds immediate precursors to certain schedule II substances;

     (5)  Clarifies depressants under schedule IV substances;

     (6)  Adds pregabalin under depressants for schedule V substances; and

     (7)  Clarifies the provision relating to sales of products, mixtures, or preparations containing pseudoephedrine by deleting reference to the non-applicability of products, mixtures, or preparations wherein pseudoephedrine is not the only active ingredient.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Public Safety.

     The intent of this measure is to conform Hawaii's Uniform Controlled Substances Act to federal law which changes periodically.  Your Committee finds that it is necessary for law enforcement and prosecution purposes for state law to be consistent with federal laws.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Labor that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1487, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1487, S.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary and Labor,

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair