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HB2365Introduced in the House

Adding and removing certain substances in schedules I, III and IV of the uniform controlled substances act and making conforming changes to the criminal code definition of fentanyl-related controlled substances.

Passed

Introduced by Health and Human Services

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Adding and removing certain substances in schedules I, III and IV of the uniform controlled substances act and making conforming changes to the criminal code definition of fentanyl-related controlled substances.

Where it stands

House Approved by Governor on Friday, April 10, 2026

April 10, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 76 Nay: 49 · March 27, 2026

76

Yes

49

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

125 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Dale Helwig1Yes
Kenneth Collins2No
Charles Smith3Yes
Rick James4Yes
Courtney Sappington5Yes
Samantha Poetter Parshall6No
Dan Goddard7Yes
Chris Croft8Yes
Fred Gardner9Yes
Suzanne Wikle10Yes

Bill history

  1. House Introduced

  2. House Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

  3. House Hearing: Monday, February 17, 2025, 1:30 PM Room 112-N

  4. House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Health and Human Services

  5. House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  6. House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Sutton

  7. House Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Sutton was rejected

  8. House Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  9. House Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 121 Nay: 2

  10. Senate Received and Introduced

  11. Senate Referred to Committee on Public Health and Welfare

  12. House Engrossed on Monday, February 24, 2025

  13. Senate Hearing: Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 8:30 AM Room 142-S

  14. Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Public Health and Welfare

  15. Senate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  16. Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  17. Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 40 Nay: 0

  18. House Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Carpenter, W. , Representative Bryce and Representative Ruiz, S. as conferees

  19. Senate Motion to accede adopted; Senator Gossage, Senator Clifford and Senator Holscher appointed as conferees

  20. Senate Conference committee report now available

  21. Senate Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Senator Gossage, Senator Clifford and Senator Holscher appointed as second conferees

  22. House Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Representative Carpenter, W., Representative Bryce and Representative Ruiz, S. appointed as second conferees

  23. Senate Conference committee report now available

  24. Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 34 Nay: 5

  25. House Conference committee report now available

  26. Senate Conference committee report now available

  27. House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 76 Nay: 49

  28. House Reengrossed on Sunday, March 29, 2026

  29. House Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026

  30. House Approved by Governor on Friday, April 10, 2026

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