An Act To Strengthen Laws Regarding the Manufacture and Sale of Methamphetamine and Other Drugs
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1246
Committee Amendment CA_B_S281 (Senate)
Amends: 17-A MRSA §1101

FmST REGULAR SESSION 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" B " to S.P. 451, L.D. 1246, Bill, "An Act To 
Strengthen Laws Regarding the Manufacture and Sale of Methamphetamine and Other 
Drugs" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Strengthen Laws Regarding the Manufacture and Sale of 
Methamphetamine and To Amend the Drug Laws' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 17 in paragraph F in the fIrst line (page 1, 
line 11 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "fentanyl" the following: 'powder' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 17 in paragraph F in the last line (page 1, 
line 12 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "fentanyl" the following: 'powder' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in subsection 18 in paragraph D in the fIrst line (page 1, 
line 22 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "fentanyl" the following: 'powder' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in subsection 18 in paragraph D in the last line (page 1, 
line 24 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "fentanyl" the following: 'powder' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 2 the following: 
'Sec. 3. 17-A MRSA §1101, sub-§24 is enacted to read: 
24. "Fentanyl powder" means any compound, mixture or preparation, in granular or 
powder fonn. containing fentany1.' 
Amend the bill in section 4 in §1105-E in the fIrst line (page 1, line 31 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "clandestine" 
Amend the bill in section 4 in §1105-E in subsection 1 in the first line (page 1, line 33 
in L.D.) by striking out the following: "clandestine" 
Amend the bill in section 4 in § 11 05-E in subsection 1 in paragraph D in the 2nd line 
(page 2, line 17 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "clandestine" 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" e, "to S.P. 451, L.D. 1246 
Amend the bill in section 4 in §I105-E in subsection 1 in paragraph E in the ftrst line 
(page 2, line 19 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "clandestine" 
Amend the bill in section 5 in paragraph B by striking out all of subparagraphs (4) to 
(6) (page 2, lines 36 to 39 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'(4) Oxycodone and the aggregate quantity of pills. capsules, tablets, mixtures or 
substances possessed is equal to or more than 30 milligrams; 
(5) HyElroeodone; or 
(6) HyElromerphone.' 
Amend the bill in section 5 in paragraph B in subparagraph (7) in the ftrst line (page 
2, line 39 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "Fentanyl" the following: 'powder' 
Amend the bill in section 6 in § 1124 in the first line (page 3, line 5 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "clandestine" 
Amend the bill in section 6 in § 1124 in subsection 2 in the first line (page 3, line 24 
in L.D.) by striking out the following: "clandestine" 
Amend the bill in section 6 in § 1124 in subsection 3 in the 2nd line (page 3, line 33 in 
L.D.) by striking out the following: "clandestine" 
Amend the bill in section 7 in paragraph C-2 in the 3rd line (page 4, line 9 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "clandestine" 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report of the committee. The amendment changes 
the title of the bill. The amendment deftnes "fentanyl powder" and clarifies that the 
fentanyl for which the bill establishes the penalties is fentanyl powder. The amendment 
deletes from the bill the word clandestine in regard to the methamphetamine laboratories 
that are criminalized in the bill. The amendment reduces possession of oxycodone in the 
form of pills, capsules, tablets, mixtures or substance in the aggregate less than 30 
milligrams and possession of hydrocodone or hydomorphone from a Class C crime to a 
Class D crime. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/13115 
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LD 1246 
LR 563(03) 
An Act To Strengthen Laws Regarding the Manufacture and Sale of Methamphetamine and Other 
Drugs 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'ry{S-c:73)) 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Current biennium cost increase - General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Establishes new Class A, Class B and Class C crimes, increases correctional and judicial costs. 
Decreases a Class C crime to a Class D crime, potentially shifting incarceration costs from the State to the county and 
regional jails. 
The additional General Fund cost to the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services is estimated to be $18,000 
annually. 
The net impact on General Fund fine revenue cannot be estimated at this time. 
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