2026 Regular Session
SB444
Controlled dangerous substances; modifying and removing requirements and procedures related to destruction requiring compliance with federal regulation. Effective date.
Legislative progress
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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
Partner positions
Dislikes
No public reasoning provided.
Recorded floor votes
5 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 19, 2025 · Senate
Senate: Public Safety Committee: DO PASS
Passed
6 yea–0 nay
March 11, 2026 · Senate
Senate: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
39 yea–0 nay · 9 absent
April 8, 2026 · House
House: Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances Committee: DO PASS
Passed
9 yea–0 nay
April 15, 2026 · House
House: Health and Human Services Oversight Committee: DO PASS
Passed
13 yea–0 nay
April 29, 2026 · House
House: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
85 yea–0 nay · 14 absent
Committee referrals
March 30, 2026 · House
Health and Human Services Oversight
March 30, 2026 · House
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Controlled Substances
February 4, 2025 · Senate
Public Safety
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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Senate Approved by Governor 05/06/2026
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Senate Sent to Governor
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House Signed, returned to Senate
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Senate Enrolled, to House
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Senate Referred for enrollment
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House Signed, returned to Senate
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House Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 85 Nays: 0 View roll call
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House General Order
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House CR; Do Pass Health and Human Services Oversight Committee
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House Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances View roll call
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House Referred to Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances
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House Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services Oversight
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House First Reading
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Senate Engrossed to House
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Senate Referred for engrossment
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Senate Measure passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 0 View roll call
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Senate General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
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Senate Placed on General Order
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Senate Coauthored by Representative Caldwell (Chad) (principal House author)
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Senate Reported Do Pass Public Safety committee; CR filed View roll call
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Senate Second Reading referred to Public Safety
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Senate Authored by Senator Rader
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Senate First Reading