PRINTER'S NO. 3472
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2820
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY HEFFLEY, RYAN, POLINCHOCK, BERNSTINE,
R. MACKENZIE, JAMES, BOBACK, M. MACKENZIE, MILLARD, FLOOD,
ARMANINI AND MOUL, SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
AN ACT
Amending the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), entitled
"An act relating to the manufacture, sale and possession of
controlled substances, other drugs, devices and cosmetics;
conferring powers on the courts and the secretary and
Department of Health, and a newly created Pennsylvania Drug,
Device and Cosmetic Board; establishing schedules of
controlled substances; providing penalties; requiring
registration of persons engaged in the drug trade and for the
revocation or suspension of certain licenses and
registrations; and repealing an act," further providing for
prohibited acts and penalties.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 13(f) introductory paragraph of the act
of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The Controlled
Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, is amended and the
section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
Section 13. Prohibited Acts; Penalties.--* * *
(f) [Any] Except as provided in subsection (f.1), any person
who violates clause (12), (14) or (30) of subsection (a) with
respect to:
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(f.1) An individual who knowingly or intentionally violates
clause (12), (14) or (30) of subsection (a) with respect to
fentanyl, or an analogue of fentanyl, or a controlled substance
or counterfeit substance containing a trace of fentanyl, or an
analogue of fentanyl, is guilty of a felony and upon conviction
thereof shall be sentenced to imprisonment not exceeding twenty
years, or to pay a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand
dollars ($500,000), or both.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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