Senate Bill S3906

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Classifies gabapentin as a controlled substance

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S3906 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3371 & 3343-a, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S8145

2019-S3906 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Classifies gabapentin as a controlled substance.

2019-S3906 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3906 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3906
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 21, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to classifying  gaba-
   pentin as a controlled substance
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 3371 of the public health  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
   (D)  FOR  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, GABAPENTIN SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A
 CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 3343-a  of  the  public  health  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows:
   (E)  FOR  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, GABAPENTIN SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A
 CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
 ing  the  date  upon which it shall have become a law; provided that the
 amendment to subdivision 2 of section 3371 of the public health law made
 by section one of this act shall survive the expiration and reversion of
 such section as provided in section 12 of chapter  90  of  the  laws  of
 2014,  as  amended.  Effective  immediately  the  addition, amendment or
 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
 this  act  on  its effective date are authorized to be made on or before
 such date.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00590-01-9



              

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