H.B. No. 2118
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to adding certain synthetic compounds to Penalty Group 2
  of the Texas Controlled Substances Act.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 481.103, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to
  read as follows:
         (a)  Penalty Group 2 consists of:
               (1)  any quantity of the following hallucinogenic
  substances, 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:
                     alpha-ethyltryptamine;
                     alpha-methyltryptamine;
                     4-bromo-2, 5-dimethoxyamphetamine (some trade or
  other names:  4-bromo-2, 5-dimethoxy-alpha-methylphenethylamine;
  4-bromo-2, 5-DMA);
                     4-bromo-2, 5-dimethoxyphenethylamine;
                     Bufotenine (some trade and other names:  3-(beta-
  Dimethylaminoethyl)-5-hydroxyindole; 3-(2-dimethylaminoethyl)- 5-
  indolol; N, N-dimethylserotonin; 5-hydroxy-N, N-
  dimethyltryptamine; mappine);
                     Diethyltryptamine (some trade and other
  names:  N, N-Diethyltryptamine, DET);
                     2, 5-dimethoxyamphetamine (some trade or other
  names:  2, 5-dimethoxy-alpha-methylphenethylamine; 2, 5-DMA);
                     2, 5-dimethoxy-4-ethylamphetamine (trade or other
  name:  DOET);
                     2, 5-dimethoxy-4-(n)-propylthiophenethylamine
  (trade or other name:  2C-T-7);
                     Dimethyltryptamine (trade or other name:  DMT);
                     Dronabinol (synthetic) in sesame oil and
  encapsulated in a soft gelatin capsule in a U.S. Food and Drug
  Administration approved drug product (some trade or other names for
  Dronabinol:  (a6aR-trans)-6a,7,8,10a-tetrahydro- 6,6, 9-
  trimethyl-3-pentyl-6H- dibenzo [b,d]pyran-1-ol or (-)-delta-9-
  (trans)- tetrahydrocannabinol);
                     Ethylamine Analog of Phencyclidine (some trade or
  other names:  N-ethyl-1-phenylcyclohexylamine, (1-
  phenylcyclohexyl) ethylamine, N-(1-phenylcyclohexyl) ethylamine,
  cyclohexamine, PCE);
                     Ibogaine (some trade or other names:  7-Ethyl-6,
  6, beta 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13-octahydro-2-methoxy-6, 9-methano-5H-
  pyrido [1', 2':1, 2] azepino [5, 4-b] indole; tabernanthe iboga.);
                     Mescaline;
                     5-methoxy-N, N-diisopropyltryptamine;
                     5-methoxy-3, 4-methylenedioxy amphetamine;
                     4-methoxyamphetamine (some trade or other
  names:  4-methoxy-alpha-methylphenethylamine;
  paramethoxyamphetamine; PMA);
                     1-methyl- 4-phenyl-4-propionoxypiperidine (MPPP,
  PPMP);
                     4-methyl-2, 5-dimethoxyamphetamine (some trade
  and other names:  4-methyl-2, 5-dimethoxy-alpha-
  methylphenethylamine; "DOM"; "STP");
                     3,4-methylenedioxy methamphetamine (MDMA, MDM);
                     3,4-methylenedioxy amphetamine;
                     3,4-methylenedioxy N-ethylamphetamine (Also
  known as N-ethyl MDA);
                     Nabilone (Another name for nabilone:  (+)-trans-
  3-(1,1-dimethylheptyl)- 6,6a, 7,8,10,10a-hexahydro-1-hydroxy- 6,
  6-dimethyl-9H-dibenzo[b,d] pyran-9-one;
                     N-benzylpiperazine (some trade or other
  names:  BZP; 1-benzylpiperazine);
                     N-ethyl-3-piperidyl benzilate;
                     N-hydroxy-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (Also
  known as N-hydroxy MDA);
                     4-methylaminorex;
                     N-methyl-3-piperidyl benzilate;
                     Parahexyl (some trade or other names:  3-Hexyl-1-
  hydroxy-7, 8, 9, 10-tetrahydro-6, 6, 9-trimethyl-6H-dibenzo [b, d]
  pyran; Synhexyl);
                     1-Phenylcyclohexylamine;
                     1-Piperidinocyclohexanecarbonitrile (PCC);
                     Psilocin;
                     Psilocybin;
                     Pyrrolidine Analog of Phencyclidine (some trade
  or other names:  1-(1-phenylcyclohexyl)-pyrrolidine, PCPy, PHP);
                     Tetrahydrocannabinols, other than marihuana, and
  synthetic equivalents of the substances contained in the plant, or
  in the resinous extractives of Cannabis, or synthetic substances,
  derivatives, and their isomers with similar chemical structure and
  pharmacological activity such as:
                           delta-1 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol,
  and their optical isomers;
                           delta-6 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol,
  and their optical isomers;
                           delta-3, 4 cis or trans
  tetrahydrocannabinol, and its optical isomers;
                           compounds of these structures, regardless of
  numerical designation of atomic positions, since nomenclature of
  these substances is not internationally standardized;
                     Thiophene Analog of Phencyclidine (some trade or
  other names:  1-[1-(2-thienyl) cyclohexyl] piperidine; 2-Thienyl
  Analog of Phencyclidine; TPCP, TCP);
                     1-pyrrolidine (some trade or other name:  TCPy);
                     1-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)piperazine (trade or
  other name:  TFMPP); and
                     3,4,5-trimethoxy amphetamine;
               (2)  Phenylacetone (some trade or other
  names:  Phenyl-2-propanone; P2P, Benzymethyl ketone, methyl benzyl
  ketone); [and]
               (3)  unless specifically excepted or unless listed in
  another Penalty Group, a material, compound, mixture, or
  preparation that contains any quantity of the following substances
  having a potential for abuse associated with a depressant or
  stimulant effect on the central nervous system:
                     Aminorex (some trade or other
  names:  aminoxaphen; 2-amino-5-phenyl-2-oxazoline; 4,5-dihydro-5-
  phenyl-2-oxazolamine);
                     Amphetamine, its salts, optical isomers, and
  salts of optical isomers;
                     Cathinone (some trade or other names:  2-amino-1-
  phenyl-1-propanone, alpha-aminopropiophenone, 2-
  aminopropiophenone);
                     Etorphine Hydrochloride;
                     Fenethylline and its salts;
                     Lisdexamfetamine, including its salts, isomers,
  and salts of isomers;
                     Mecloqualone and its salts;
                     Methaqualone and its salts;
                     Methcathinone (some trade or other names:  2-
  methylamino-propiophenone; alpha-(methylamino)propriophenone;
  2-(methylamino)-1-phenylpropan-1-one; alpha-N-
  methylaminopropriophenone; monomethylpropion; ephedrone, N-
  methylcathinone; methylcathinone; AL-464; AL-422; AL-463; and UR
  1431);
                     N-Ethylamphetamine, its salts, optical isomers,
  and salts of optical isomers; and
                     N,N-dimethylamphetamine (some trade or other
  names:  N,N,alpha-trimethylbenzeneethaneamine;
  N,N,alpha-trimethylphenethylamine), its salts, optical isomers,
  and salts of optical isomers; and
               (4)  any compound structurally derived from
  2-aminopropanal by substitution at the 1-position with any
  monocyclic or fused-polycyclic ring system, including:
                     (A)  compounds further modified by:
                           (i)  substitution in the ring system to any
  extent (including alkyl, alkoxy, alkylenedioxy, haloalkyl, or
  halide substituents), whether or not further substituted in the
  ring system by other substituents;
                           (ii)  substitution at the 3-position with an
  alkyl substituent; or
                           (iii)  substitution at the 2-amino nitrogen
  atom with alkyl or dialkyl groups, or inclusion of the 2-amino
  nitrogen atom in a cyclic structure; and
                     (B)  by example, compounds such as:
                           4-Methylmethcathinone (Also known as
  Mephedrone);
                           3,4-Dimethylmethcathinone (Also known as
  3,4-DMMC);
                           3-Fluoromethcathinone (Also known as 3-FMC);
                           4-Fluoromethcathinone (Also known as
  Flephedrone);
                           3,4-Methylenedioxy-N-methylcathinone (Also
  known as Methylone);
                           3,4-Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (Also known
  as MDPV);
                           alpha-Pyrrolidinopentiophenone (Also known
  as alpha-PVP);
                           Naphthylpyrovalerone (Also known as
  Naphyrone);
                           beta-Keto-N-methylbenzodioxolylpropylamine
  (Also known as Butylone);
                           beta-Keto-N-methylbenzodioxolylpentanamine
  (Also known as Pentylone);
                           beta-Keto-Ethylbenzodioxolylbutanamine
  (Also known as Eutylone); and
                           3,4-methylenedioxy-N-ethylcathinone (Also
  known as Ethylone).
         (c)  To the extent Subsection (a)(4) conflicts with this
  subtitle or another law, the subtitle or other law prevails.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2118 was passed by the House on April
  26, 2011, by the following vote:  Yeas 148, Nays 0, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2118 was passed by the Senate on May
  21, 2011, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0
  .
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor