bill rewrites the Penalty Group 1 drug list

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89R3915 RDR-D

By: Hughes
S.B. No. 679

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the controlled substances listed in Penalty Group 1

under the Texas Controlled Substances Act.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 481.102, Health and Safety Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 481.102. PENALTY GROUP 1. Penalty Group 1 consists

of:

(1) the following opiates, including their isomers,

esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers,

unless specifically excepted, if the existence of these isomers,

esters, ethers, and salts is possible within the specific chemical

designation:

Allylprodine;

Alphacetylmethadol;

Benzethidine;

Betaprodine;

Clonitazene;

Diampromide;

Diethylthiambutene;

Difenoxin not listed in Penalty Group 3 or 4;

Dimenoxadol;

Dimethylthiambutene;

Dioxaphetyl butyrate;

Dipipanone;

Ethylmethylthiambutene;

Etodesnitazene;

Etonitazene;

Etoxeridine;

Furethidine;

Hydroxypethidine;

Ketobemidone;

Levophenacylmorphan;

Meprodine;

Methadol;

Moramide;

Morpheridine;

Noracymethadol;

Norlevorphanol;

Normethadone;

Norpipanone;

N-pyrrolidino etonitazene;

Phenadoxone;

Phenampromide;

Phenomorphan;

Phenoperidine;

Piritramide;

Proheptazine;

Properidine;

Propiram;

Protonitazene;

Tilidine; and

Trimeperidine;

(2) the following opium derivatives, their salts,

isomers, and salts of isomers, unless specifically excepted, if the

existence of these salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible

within the specific chemical designation:

Acetorphine;

Acetyldihydrocodeine;

Benzylmorphine;

Codeine methylbromide;

Codeine-N-Oxide;

Cyprenorphine;

Desomorphine;

Dihydromorphine;

Drotebanol;

Etorphine, except hydrochloride salt;

Heroin;

Hydromorphinol;

Methyldesorphine;

Methyldihydromorphine;

Monoacetylmorphine;

Morphine methylbromide;

Morphine methylsulfonate;

Morphine-N-Oxide;

Myrophine;

Nicocodeine;

Nicomorphine;

Normorphine;

Pholcodine; and

Thebacon;

(3) the following substances, however produced,

except those narcotic drugs listed in another group:

(A) Opium and opiate not listed in Penalty Group

3 or 4, and a salt, compound, derivative, or preparation of opium or

opiate, other than thebaine derived butorphanol, nalmefene and its

salts, naloxone and its salts, and naltrexone and its salts, but

including:

Codeine not listed in Penalty Group 3 or 4;

Dihydroetorphine;

Ethylmorphine not listed in Penalty Group 3

or 4;

Granulated opium;

Hydrocodone not listed in Penalty Group 3;

Hydromorphone;

Metopon;

Morphine not listed in Penalty Group 3;

Opium extracts;

Opium fluid extracts;

Oripavine;

Oxycodone;

Oxymorphone;

Powdered opium;

Raw opium;

Thebaine; and

Tincture of opium;

(B) a salt, compound, isomer, derivative, or

preparation of a substance that is chemically equivalent or

identical to a substance described by Paragraph (A), other than the

isoquinoline alkaloids of opium;

(C) Opium poppy and poppy straw;

(D) Cocaine, including:

(i) its salts, its optical, position, and

geometric isomers, and the salts of those isomers;

(ii) coca leaves and a salt, compound,

derivative, or preparation of coca leaves; and

(iii) a salt, compound, derivative, or

preparation of a salt, compound, or derivative that is chemically

equivalent or identical to a substance described by Subparagraph

(i) or (ii), other than decocainized coca leaves or extractions of

coca leaves that do not contain cocaine or ecgonine; and

(E) concentrate of poppy straw, meaning the crude

extract of poppy straw in liquid, solid, or powder form that

contains the phenanthrine alkaloids of the opium poppy;

(4) the following opiates, including their isomers,

esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, if the existence of

these isomers, esters, ethers, and salts is possible within the

specific chemical designation:

Alphaprodine;

Anileridine;

Bezitramide;

Dihydrocodeine not listed in Penalty Group 3 or 4;

Diphenoxylate not listed in Penalty Group 3 or 4;

Isomethadone;

Levomethorphan;

Levorphanol;

Metazocine;

Methadone;

Methadone-Intermediate, 4-cyano-2-dimethylamino-

4, 4-diphenyl butane;

Moramide-Intermediate, 2-methyl-3-morpholino-1,

1-diphenyl-propane-carboxylic acid;

PEPAP (1-(2-phenethyl)-4-phenyl-4-

acetoxypiperidine);

Pethidine (Meperidine);

Pethidine-Intermediate-A, 4-cyano-1-methyl-4-

phenylpiperidine;

Pethidine-Intermediate-B, ethyl-4-

phenylpiperidine-4 carboxylate;

Pethidine-Intermediate-C, 1-methyl-4-

phenylpiperidine-4-carboxylic acid;

Phenazocine;

Piminodine;

Racemethorphan; and

Racemorphan;

(5) Flunitrazepam (trade or other name: Rohypnol);

(6) Methamphetamine, including its salts, optical

isomers, and salts of optical isomers;

(7) Phenylacetone and methylamine, if possessed

together with intent to manufacture methamphetamine;

(8) Phencyclidine, including its salts;

(9) Gamma hydroxybutyric acid (some trade or other

names: gamma hydroxybutyrate, GHB), including its salts;

(10) Ketamine;

(11) Phenazepam;

(12) U-47700;

(13) AH-7921;

(14) ADB-FUBINACA;

(15) AMB-FUBINACA; and

(16) MDMB-CHMICA.

SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only

to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.

An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is

governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,

and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For

purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the

effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred

before that date.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.