An Act to Ban the D1 ug Tianeptme
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 0828
Committee Amendment CA_B_H422 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "B "to HP 517, L D 828, "An Act to Ban the D1 ug 
Tianeptme" 
Amend the bill by stdking out the title and subst1tutmg the following 
'Resolve, Directing the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency to Study Whether the Drug 
Tianeptine Should Be Added to the List of Scheduled Drugs' 
Amend the bill by stnkmg out everything after the title and msertmg the following 
'Sec. 1. Maine Drug Enforcement Agency to convene stakeholder group 
regarding tianeptine. Resolved: That the Department of Public Safety, Mame Drug 
Enforcement Agency shall convene a stakeholder group to examme whether the di ug 
tianeptme should be added to the hst of scheduled di ugs under the Mame Revised Statutes, 
Title 17-A, section 1102 and, 1f so, at what level the drug should be scheduled The Mame 
Drug Enforcement Agency shall ensure that the stakeholder group mcludes representatives 
fiom a broad spectrum of stakeholders, including, but not limited to, the Department of 
Health and Human Services, the Jud1c1al branch, a statewide association representing 
prosecutors and a statewide association representmg cnmmal defense attorneys 
Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That, no latei than Febrnary 1, 2024, the Mame Drng 
Enforcement Agency shall rep011 the findings and recommendat10ns of the stakeholde1 
group convened under section 1, mcludmg any 1ecommended leg1slat1on, to the Jomt 
Standmg Committee on Cnmmal Justice and Pubhc Safety The committee may rep011 out 
a bill related to the report to the Second Regular Session of the 131st Legislatme' 
Amend the bill by relettering 01 renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 01 section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment 1s a minority report of the committee The amendment replaces the 
bill with a resolve that does the following 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'B" to HP 517, L D 828 
It directs the Department of Pubhc Safety, Mame Drug Enforcement Agency to 
form a stakeholder group to study whether the drug ttaneptme should be added to the hst 
of scheduled drugs under the Mame Cnmmal Code and, if so, at which level the drug should 
be scheduled 
It requires members of the stakeholde1 group to mclude representatives of the 
Department of Health and Human Services, the Jud1c1al branch, a statewide association 
rep1 esentmg prosecutors, a statewide association representmg crimmal defense attorneys 
and others. 
It directs the Mame Drug Enforcement Agency to report the findmgs and 
recommendat10ns of the stakeholder group, mcludmg any 1ecommended legislat10n, to the 
Jomt Standmg Committee on Cnmmal Justice and Pubhc Safety by February 1, 2024 The 
committee 1s authorized to report out a bill related to the report to the Second Regular 
Session of the 131st Legislature 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved 06/01/23 J!k:,ae 
LD828 
LR 610(03) 
An Act to Ban the Drug Tianeptine 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ·r.Br 
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Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Mmor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
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Additional costs to the Department of Pubhc Safety to convene a stakeholder group and report the results can be 
absorbed w1thm ex1stmg budgeted resources Add1t1onal costs to the departments designated to part1cpate m the 
stakeholder group can be absorbed w1thm ex1stmg budgeted resources 
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