EPHEDRINE & PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; ALLOWABLE GRAMS                                    S.B. 599:

                                                                                                    SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                                     REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

Senate Bill 599 (as reported with amendment)

Sponsor:  Senator Ed McBroom

Committee:  Health Policy and Human Services

CONTENT

The bill would amend Part 177 (Pharmacy Practice and Drug Control) of the Public Health Code to prohibit a person that possesses products that contain any detectable quantity of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine for retail sale under a licensed issued under the General Sales Tax Act from knowingly selling more than 7.2, instead of nine, grams of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine alone or in a mixture to any individual within a 30-day period.

The bill is tie-barred to Senate Bill 170. (Senate Bill 170 would amend Part 177 of the Public Health Code to prohibit a person from purchasing more than 7.2 grams of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine alone or in a mixture within a 30-day period, and more than 61.2 grams alone or in a mixture within a single calendar year.)

MCL 333.17766f                                                      Legislative Analyst:  Tyler VanHuyse

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill could have a positive impact on local library revenue. The amount of additional revenue is indeterminate and would depend on how many people would be prosecuted under the bill's provisions. Any additional revenue from imposed fines would go to local libraries.

Date Completed:  1-24-20                                                   Fiscal Analyst:  Joe Carrasco

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.