CS/HB 309: Controlled Substances
GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Bankson ; Plakon
Controlled Substances; Adds to list of Schedule I controlled substances 7-Hydroxymitragynine concentrated at above 400 parts per million on dry-weight basis; excepts from list of Schedule I controlled substances certain xylazine animal drug products approved by USDA & used for certain purposes; provides criminal penalties & requires mandatory minimum term of imprisonment if person sells, manufactures, or delivers or possesses with intent to sell, manufacture, or deliver xylazine; creates offense of trafficking in xylazine; provides criminal penalties & requires mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment & mandatory fines for specified offenses involving xylazine.
Last Action: 1/21/2026 House - 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/4/2025 House • Filed
11/12/2025 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/15/2026 House • Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
1/20/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
1/21/2026 House • Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Justice Budget Subcommittee
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
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CS/HB 309, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/20/2026 at 5:30 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 432 Controlled Substances Yarborough Similar Last Action: 1/21/2026 S Now in Fiscal Policy 
Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 893.03 Standards and schedules. Page 2 (pdf) 893.13 Prohibited acts; penalties. Page 47 (pdf) 893.131 Distribution of controlled substances resulting in overdose or serious bodily injury. Page 49 (pdf) 893.135 Trafficking; mandatory sentences; suspension or reduction of sentences; conspiracy to engage in trafficking. Page 50 (pdf) -
HB 309, Original Filed Version Posted 11/4/2025 at 10:14 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/20/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 432 Controlled Substances Yarborough Similar Last Action: 1/21/2026 S Now in Fiscal Policy
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 259947 - Amendment
Remove line 85 and insert:Bankson 1/16/2026
3:41 PMAdopted
1/20/2026PDF Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 893.03 Standards and schedules. Page 2 (pdf) 893.13 Prohibited acts; penalties. Page 47 (pdf) 893.131 Distribution of controlled substances resulting in overdose or serious bodily injury. Page 49 (pdf) 893.135 Trafficking; mandatory sentences; suspension or reduction of sentences; conspiracy to engage in trafficking. Page 50 (pdf)