CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES: Adds certain substances to the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law
HB 15 adds three specific synthetic substances to Louisiana's controlled substances law: N-Desethyl isotonitazene, Etonitazepipne, and Ethylphenidate. These chemicals are formally placed into Schedule I (for opiates) and Schedule E (for stimulants) of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law. The bill directly affects anyone possessing, distributing, or using these substances in Louisiana, making such activities illegal under existing controlled substance regulations. It does not create new penalties but updates the legal list to reflect current drug threats.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Feb 25, 2025
Signed Jun 8, 2025
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MODERATE
This bill enrolls the final version of HB 15, which adds three new substances to Louisiana's Schedule I list of controlled dangerous substances. The changes include adding Etonitazepipne and Ethylphenidate to the list of stimulants, while removing a previously listed substance, N-Desethyl isotonitazene, likely due to a correction or update in the legislative text. Additionally, the bill includes administrative instructions to renumber the list to maintain alphabetical order.
Scope change
The scope of controlled substances under the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law has been expanded to include Etonitazepipne and Ethylphenidate, while N-Desethyl isotonitazene was removed from the specific list in this version.
ENFORCEMENT
Added Etonitazepipne to the list of Schedule I controlled substances.
Added Ethylphenidate to the list of Schedule I controlled substances.
Removed N-Desethyl isotonitazene from the specific list of Schedule I substances in this enrolled version.
TECHNICAL
Added instructions to renumber the substance list to ensure alphabetical ordering.
Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2025 · House May 13, 2025
How they voted
37–0
Passed
Total votes 37
Jun 2, 2025
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Jun 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 29, 2025
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (9-0).
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Shane Mack
RRepublican
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