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SF0059

Spice drugs.

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Official record

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Official summary

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit> Bill No.: SF0059 Drafter: LNS LSO No.: 11LSO-0023 Effective Date: 3/3/2011 Enrolled Act No.: SEA0085 Chapter No.: 137 Prime Sponsor: Senator Esquibel, F. Catch Title: Spice drugs. Subject: Controlled Substances Act. Summary/Major Elements: ● The act adds various substances known as "spice" to Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. ● The act provides for an additional forensic analyst for the attorney general to implement the act. Comments: ● This act appropriates $56,736 from the general fund to the attorney general to fund one full-time forensic analyst position.

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 8, 9:42 AM

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The speaker explains that the committee agreed with the Senate's position to reinstate funding for a forensic analyst, arguing it is necessary to run the program effectively.

Public statementFloor statement at 46:20 Watch the statement
Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker supports the bill because making it effective immediately could help save lives, despite losing an appropriation.

Public statementFloor statement at 53:29 Watch the statement
Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker opposes concurrence because law enforcement cannot keep up with testing for new substances, and there is no staff to process the increased workload created by making them illegal.

Public statementFloor statement at 54:43 Watch the statement
Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker urges voting no because the deletion of an appropriation creates a serious matter given the lack of resources and field tests for these new substances.

Public statementFloor statement at 55:10 Watch the statement

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Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

9 roll calls

H Adopted JCC01 54-4-2-0-02011-03-01 · House54 yes 4 no
S Adopted JCC01 29-1-0-0-02011-02-28 · Senate29 yes 1 no
S Did Not Concur 2-28-0-0-02011-02-18 · Senate2 yes 28 no
H Passed 3rd Reading 58-0-2-0-02011-02-18 · House58 yes 0 no
H02 Recommended Do Pass 7-0-0-0-02011-02-15 · House7 yes 0 no
H10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass 7-2-0-0-02011-02-10 · House7 yes 2 no
S Passed 3rd Reading 27-1-2-0-02011-01-28 · Senate27 yes 1 no
S02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-02011-01-25 · Senate5 yes 0 no
S10 Recommended Do Pass 5-0-0-0-02011-01-20 · Senate5 yes 0 no

Official activity

Bill history

  1. Assigned Chapter NumberLSO
  2. Governor Signed SEA0085Governor
  3. H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0085House
  4. S President Signed SEA No. 0085Senate
  5. Assigned Number SEA0085LSO
  6. H Adopted SF0059JC01House
  7. S Adopted SF0059JC01Senate
  8. H Appointed JCC01 MembersHouse
  9. S Appointed JCC01 MembersSenate
  10. S Did Not ConcurSenate
  11. S Received for ConcurrenceSenate
  12. H Passed 3rd ReadingHouse
  13. H Passed 2nd ReadingHouse
  14. H Passed CoWHouse
  15. H Amendments AdoptedHouse
  16. Amendment AdoptedHouse
  17. H Placed on General FileHouse
  18. H02 Recommended Do PassHouse
  19. H Rereferred to H02House
  20. H Placed on General FileHouse

Changes

Amendments

2 stored

SF0059HS001

Adopted, Corrected Standing Committee by H10

SF0059SS001

Adopted Standing Committee by NICHOLAS,P