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HB680Introduced in the House

AN ACT relating to controlled substances.

IntroducedHouse Judiciary

Introduced by Mike Clines, District 68

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 218A to establish the criminal offense of unlawful possession of a controlled substance on hospital property as a Class D felony unless a higher penalty applies; require hospitals to display signs regarding unlawful possession; amend KRS 218A.1415 to change the name of the crime of possession of a controlled substance to unlawful possession of a controlled substance; remove controlled substance analogues, methamphetamine, lysergic acid diethylamide, phencyclidine, gamma hydroxybutric acid, and flunitrazepam from unlawful possession of a controlled substance in the first degree; establish possession of a controlled substance on hospital property as a Class D felony unless a higher penalty applies; amend KRS 218A.1416 to add controlled substance analogues, methamphetamine, lysergic acid diethylamide, phencyclidine, gamma hydroxybutyric acid, and flunitrazepam to unlawful possession of a controlled substance in the second degree; amend KRS 218A.133, 218A.1417, 218A.202, 218A.205, 218A.275, and 218A.500 to conform.

Where it stands

to Judiciary (H)

February 26, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. introduced in House

  2. to Committee on Committees (H)

  3. to Judiciary (H)

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