SB 65 Oklahoma Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Controlled dangerous substances; authorizing destruction of certain substances by certain individuals. Effective date.

SB 65 amends Oklahoma's controlled substances law to simplify destruction procedures for expired, unused, or abandoned drugs. It removes the requirement for facilities (like group homes) to submit substances to the Oklahoma City lab and eliminates the mandatory incineration rule. Instead, it authorizes the Chief Medical Examiner to perform on-site destruction under federal rules (21 C.F.R. Part 1317), while allowing law enforcement to destroy large seizures (over 10 pounds) without needing a designated site. The bill updates statutory language to align with current federal standards for disposal.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Feb 24, 2025

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MODERATE

The bill was amended to allow certain law enforcement agencies to destroy seized drugs on-site when quantities exceed 10 pounds, requiring them to retain samples and documentation. The destruction process for certain facilities was clarified to allow submission to various entities including pharmacies and hospitals, while maintaining federal compliance requirements.

Scope change

Expanded authority for municipal police departments, sheriffs, and state agencies to destroy seized controlled substances on-site when amounts exceed 10 pounds, previously not explicitly authorized for these entities.

ENFORCEMENT

Authorized municipal police departments, sheriffs, Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control Commission, Oklahoma Highway Patrol, and Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to destroy seized controlled dangerous substances when seizure amounts exceed 10 pounds in a single incident.

REQUIREMENT

Required destroying agencies to photograph seized substances, prepare destruction reports, retain at least 1 pound of substance for evidence, and obtain samples from enough containers to establish trafficking weights if applicable.

Clarified that controlled dangerous substances can be submitted to pharmacies, hospitals, clinics with on-site pharmacies, or reverse distributors for destruction, expanding options beyond just the Oklahoma City laboratory.

Maintained requirement that destruction must comply with 21 C.F.R. Part 1317 federal regulations regardless of which entity receives the substances for destruction.

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Committee

Feb 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass Public Safety committee; CR filed

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Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

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2 primary · 0 co-sponsors