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                                                                AB 486
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        CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
        AB 486 (Hueso)
        As Amended  August 24, 2011
        2/3 vote.  Urgency
         
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        |ASSEMBLY:  |     |(May 16, 2011)  |SENATE: |38-0 |(August 30, 2011)   |
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                   (vote not relevant)
         
         Original Committee Reference:    L. GOV.  

         SUMMARY  :  Prohibits the sale, dispensing, distribution, 
        administration, or giving or attempting to sell, dispense, furnish, 
        administer or give, or possession for sale specified synthetic 
        stimulants or specified synthetic stimulant derivatives.

         The Senate amendments  delete the Assembly version of this bill, and 
        instead:

        1)Prohibit the sale, dispensing, distribution, administration, or 
          giving or attempting to sell, dispense, furnish, administer or 
          give, or possession for sale specified synthetic stimulants or 
          specified synthetic stimulant derivatives.

        2)State that "synthetic stimulants" include any material, compound, 
          mixture or preparation which contains naphthylpyrovalerone or 
          cathinone and has a stimulant effect on the central nervous system 
          unless specifically excepted or contained within a pharmaceutical 
          product approved by the Unites States Food and Drug Administration.

        3)State that a violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable 
          by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding six months, a fine 
          not exceeding $1,000, or by fine and imprisonment.

        4)Add an urgency clause.

         AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY  , this bill required a specified portion of 
        monies received by a city or county government within the 
        jurisdiction of the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) for 
        graffiti removal be paid to SANDAG for the purpose of funding a 
        graffiti tracking system.

         FISCAL EFFECT  :  According to the Senate Appropriations Committee, 
        pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8, negligible state costs.








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         COMMENTS  :  According to the author, "Synthetic stimulants, commonly 
        known as bath salts, are currently being sold in communities all 
        across the state.  While the name may indicate a benign substance, 
        these dangerous stimulants mimic the effects of cocaine and other 
        drugs.  Because of California's complicated drug laws, there has been 
        inconsistent prosecution for the distribution of these dangerous 
        substances.  AB 486 will remove any doubt as to whether these drugs 
        are illegal in California and will give district attorneys and law 
        enforcement the tools they need to ban the sale of these products 
        from our neighborhoods."

        This bill was substantially amended in the Senate and the 
        Assembly-approved version of this bill was deleted.  This bill, as 
        amended in the Senate, is inconsistent with Assembly actions and the 
        provisions of this bill, as amended in the Senate, have not been 
        heard in an Assembly policy committee.

         Analysis Prepared by  :    Milena Nelson / PUB. S. / (916) 319-3744 FN: 
        0002132