Controlled substances: gamma-butyrolactone.

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation included claims about sales above $100 not requiring bills of sale, which are not supported by the official source material.

Gamma-Butyrolactone (GBL) Chemical Mixtures

The bill exempts certain chemical mixtures containing GBL from permit requirements and reporting obligations.

What This Bill Does

• Exempts specified chemical mixtures that contain gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) from the requirement to obtain a permit from the Department of Justice for selling, transferring, or otherwise furnishing these substances.
• Removes the obligation to report theft, loss, importation, or other activities related to GBL-containing chemical mixtures to the Department of Justice.

Who It Names or Affects

• Manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, and other individuals who sell or handle chemical mixtures containing gamma-butyrolactone (GBL).
• The Department of Justice which no longer needs to process permits for these specific chemical mixtures.

Terms To Know

Gamma-Butyrolactone (GBL)

A chemical substance that is part of a list of controlled substances and requires special handling under current laws.

Permit

An official document allowing someone to sell or handle certain chemicals according to state rules.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what happens if the chemical mixtures are used for illegal purposes.
• It is unclear how this change will affect safety measures and regulations around GBL-containing products.

Official Summary Text

SB 1306, as introduced, Cortese.
Controlled substances: gamma-butyrolactone.
Existing law requires any manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, or other person in this state who sells, transfers, or otherwise furnishes any of a list of specified chemical substances, including gamma-butyrolactone (GBL), to take specified actions, including to apply to and obtain a permit from the Department of Justice in order to sell, transfer, or otherwise furnish the substances specified above and to submit specified reports to the department, including if the entity obtains any of the substances specified above from a source outside of this state or if a permittee described above discovers the theft or loss of any of the substances specified above. Existing law makes failure to submit a report described above, and selling, transferring, or otherwise furnishing or obtaining any of the specified substances without a permit, a misdemeanor or a felony.
This bill would exempt specified chemical mixtures that contain GBL that are obtained or received from a source within or outside this state or are obtained, received, sold, transferred, exported, or otherwise furnished to any person or entity in this state or any other state from the requirements described above.
Existing law requires any manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, or other person that sells to any person or entity in this state or any other state, any chemical reagent or solvent of a value greater than $100 to take specified actions, including to prepare and sign a bill of sale with specified information and to retain the bill of sale for a specified period of time. Existing law makes a violation of this requirement a misdemeanor.
This bill would exempt specified chemical mixtures that contain GBL that are obtained or received from a source within or outside this state or
are obtained, received, sold, transferred, exported, or otherwise furnished to any person or entity in this state or any other state from the requirements described above if the requirements would be imposed solely due to the presence of GBL in the mixtures.
This bill would make related findings and declarations.

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