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Relating To The Uniform Controlled Substances Act.

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2321

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 329-14, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended as follows:

1. By amending subsection (b) to read:

"(b) Opiates. Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, any of the following opiates, including their isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers, whenever the existence of these isomers, esters, ethers, and salts is possible within the specific chemical designation:

(1) Acetyl-alpha-methylfentanyl (N-[1-(1-methyl-2-phenethyl)-4-piperidinyl]-N-phenylacetamide);

(2) Acetylmethadol;

(3) Acetyl fentanyl (N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)-N-phenylacetamide), its optical, positional, and geometric isomers, salts, and salts of isomers;

(4) Acryl fentanyl [N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)-N-phenylacrylamide] (Other name: acryloylfentanyl);

(5) AH-7921 (3,4-dichloro-N-[(1-dimethylamino)cyclohexylmethyl]benzamide);

(6) Allylprodine;

(7) Alphacetylmethadol (except levo-alphacetylmethadol, levomethadyl acetate, or LAAM);

(8) Alphameprodine;

(9) Alphamethadol;

(10) Alpha'-methyl butyryl fentanyl (2-methyl-N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)-N-phenylbutanamide);

(11) Alpha-methylfentanyl (N-[1-(alpha-methyl-beta-phenyl)ethyl-4-piperidyl]propionanilide; 1-(1-methyl-2-phenylethyl)-4-(N-propanilido)piperidine);

(12) Alpha-methylthiofentanyl (N-[1-methyl-2-(2-thienyl)ethyl-4-piperidinyl]-N-phenylpropanamide);

(13) Benzethidine;

(14) Benzylfentanyl (N-[1-benzyl-4-piperidyl]-N- phenylpropanamide), its optical isomers, salts, and salts of isomers;

(15) Betacetylmethadol;

(16) Beta-hydroxyfentanyl (N-[1-(2-hydroxy-2-phenethyl)-4-piperidinyl]-N-phenylpropanamide);

(17) Beta-hydroxy-3-methylfentanyl (N-[1-(2-hydroxy-2-phenethyl)-3-methyl-4-piperidinyl]-N-phenylpropanamide);

(18) Beta-hydroxythiofentanyl (N-[1-[2-hydroxy-2-(thiophen-2-yl)ethyl]piperidin-4-yl]-N-phenylpropionamide);

(19) Betameprodine;

(20) Betamethadol;

(21) Beta-methyl fentanyl (N-phenyl-N-(1-(2-phenylpropyl)piperidin-4-yl)propionamide) (Other name: [beta]-methyl fentanyl);

[Underlined: (22)] [Underlined: Beta-methylacetyl fentanyl (N -phenyl-N-(1-(2-phenylpropyl)piperidin-4-yl)acetamide);]

[[Struck through: (22)]] [Underlined: (23)] Beta'-phenyl fentanyl (N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)-N,3-diphenylpropanamide) (Other names: [beta]'-phenyl fentanyl; 3-phenylpropanoyl fentanyl);

[[Struck through: (23)]] [Underlined: (24)] Betaprodine;

[[Struck through: (24)]] [Underlined: (25)] Brorphine (1-(1-(1-(4-bromophenyl)ethyl)piperidin-4-yl)-1,3-dihydro-2H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-one);

[[Struck through: (25)]] [Underlined: (26)] Butonitazene (2-(2-(4-butoxybenzyl)-5-nitro-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)-N,N-diethylethan-1-amine);

[[Struck through: (26)]] [Underlined: (27)] Butyryl fentanyl (N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)-N-phenylbutyramide);

[[Struck through: (27)]] [Underlined: (28)] Clonitazene;

[[Struck through: (28)]] [Underlined: (29)] Crotonyl fentanyl ((E)-N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)-N-phenylbut-2-enamide);

[[Struck through: (29)]] [Underlined: (30)] Cyclopentyl fentanyl (N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)-N-phenylcyclopentanecarboxamide);

[[Struck through: (30)]] [Underlined: (31)] Cyclopropyl fentanyl (N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)-N-phenylcyclopropanecarboxamide);[Underlined: ]

[[Struck through: (31)]] [Underlined: (32)] Dextromoramide;

[[Struck through: (32)]] [Underlined: (33)] Diampromide;

[[Struck through: (33)]] [Underlined: (34)] Diethylthiambutene;

[[Struck through: (34)]] [Underlined: (35)] Difenoxin;

[[Struck through: (35)]] [Underlined: (36)] Dimenoxadol;

[[Struck through: (36)]] [Underlined: (37)] Dimepheptanol;

[[Struck through: (37)]] [Underlined: (38)] 2',5'-dimethoxyfentanyl (N-(1-(2,5-dimethoxyphenethyl)piperidin-4-yl)-N-phenylpropionamide);

[[Struck through: (38)]] [Underlined: (39)] Dimethylthiambutene;

[[Struck through: (39)]] [Underlined: (40)] Dioxaphetyl butyrate;

[[Struck through: (40)]] [Underlined: (41)] Dipipanone;

[[Struck through: (41)]] [Underlined: (42)] Ethylmethylthiambutene;

[[Struck through: (42)]] [Underlined: (43)] Etodesnitazene (2-(2-(4-ethoxybenzyl)-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)-N,N-diethylethan-1-amine) (Other name: etazene);

[[Struck through: (43)]] [Underlined: (44)] Etonitazene;

[[Struck through: (44)]] [Underlined: (45)] Etoxeridine;

[[Struck through: (45)]] [Underlined: (46)] Fentanyl carbamate (ethyl (1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)(phenyl)carbamate);

[[Struck through: (46)]] [Underlined: (47)] Flunitazene (N,N-diethyl-2-(2-(4-fluorobenzyl)-5-nitro-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)ethan-1-amine);

[[Struck through: (47)]] [Underlined: (48)] 4-fluoroisobutyryl fentanyl [N-(4-fluorophenyl)-N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)isobutyramide] (Other name: para-fluoroisobutyryl fentanyl);

[[Struck through: (48)]] [Underlined: (49)] 2'-fluoro ortho-fluorofentanyl (N-(1-(2-fluorophenethyl)piperidin-4-yl)-N-(2-fluorophenyl)propionamide) (Other name: 2'-fluoro 2-fluorofentanyl);

[[Struck through: (49)]] [Underlined: (50)] Furanyl fentanyl (N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-y1)-N-phenylfuran-2-carboxamide);

[[Struck through: (50)]] [Underlined: (51)] 3-furanyl fentanyl (N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)-N-phenylfuran-3-carboxamide);

[[Struck through: (51)]] [Underlined: (52)] Furethidine;

[[Struck through: (52)]] [Underlined: (53)] Hydroxypethidine;

[[Struck through: (53)]] [Underlined: (54)] Isobutyryl fentanyl (N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)-N-phenylisobutyramide);

[[Struck through: (54)]] [Underlined: (55)] Isotonitazene (N,N-diethyl-2-(2-(4-isopropoxybenzyl)-5-nitro-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)ethan-1-amine);

[[Struck through: (55)]] [Underlined: (56)] Isovaleryl fentanyl (3-methyl-N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)-N-phenylbutanamide);

[[Struck through: (56)]] [Underlined: (57)] Ketobemidone;

[[Struck through: (57)]] [Underlined: (58)] Levomoramide;

[[Struck through: (58)]] [Underlined: (59)] Levophenacylmorphan;

[[Struck through: (59)]] [Underlined: (60)] Meta-fluorofentanyl (N-(3-fluorophenyl)-N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)propionamide);

[Underlined: (61)] [Underlined: Meta-fluorofuranyl fentanyl (N-(3-fluorophenyl)-N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)furan-2-carboxamide);]

[[Struck through: (60)]] [Underlined: (62)] Meta-fluoroisobutyryl fentanyl (N-(3-fluorophenyl)-N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)isobutyramide);

[[Struck through: (][Struck through: 61][Struck through: )]] [Underlined: (63)] Methoxyacetyl fentanyl (2-methoxy-N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)-N-phenylacetamide);

[[Struck through: (62)] [Struck through: 2-methyl AP-237 (1-(2-methyl-4-(3-phenylprop-2-en-1-yl)piperazin-1-yl)butan-1-one);]

[Struck through: (63)]] [Underlined: (64)] 4'-methyl acetyl fentanyl (N-(1-(4-methylphenethyl)piperidin-4-yl)-N-phenylacetamide);

[Underlined: (65)] [Underlined: 2-methyl AP-237 (1-(2-methyl-4-(3-phenylprop-2-en-1-yl)piperazin-1-yl)butan-1-one);]

[[Struck through: (64)]] [Underlined: (66)] 3-methylfentanyl (N-[3-methyl-1-(2-phenylethyl)-4-piperidyl]-N-phenylpropanamide);

[[Struck through: (65)]] [Underlined: (67)] 3-methylthiofentanyl (N-[3-methyl-1-(2-thienyl)ethyl-4-piperidinyl]-N-phenylpropanamide);

[[Struck through: (66)]] [Underlined: (68)] Metodesnitazene (N,N-diethyl-2-(2-(4-methoxybenzyl)-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)ethan-1-amine);

[[Struck through: (67)]] [Underlined: (69)] Metonitazene (N,N-diethyl-2-(2-(4-methoxybenzyl)-5-nitro-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)ethan-1-amine);

[[Struck through: (68)]] [Underlined: (70)] Morpheridine;

[[Struck through: (69)]] [Underlined: (71)] MPPP (1-methyl-4-phenyl-4-propionoxypiperidine);

[[Struck through: (70)]] [Underlined: (72)] MT-45 (1-cyclohexyl-4-(1,2-diphenylethyl)piperazine);

[[Struck through: (71)]] [Underlined: (73)] Noracymethadol;

[[Struck through: (72)]] [Underlined: (74)] Norlevorphanol;

[[Struck through: (73)]] [Underlined: (75)] Normethadone;

[[Struck through: (][Struck through: 74][Struck through: )]] [Underlined: (76)] Norpipanone;

[[Struck through: (75)]] [Underlined: (77)] N-pyrrolidino etonitazene (2-(4-ethoxybenzyl)-5-nitro-1-(2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)ethyl)-1H-benzimidazole) (Other name: etonitazepyne);

[Underlined: (78)] [Underlined: N-pyrrolidino metonitazene (2-(4-methoxybenzyl)-5-nitro-1-(2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)ethyl)-1H-benzimidazole) (Other name: metonitazepyne);]

[Underlined: (79)] [Underlined: N-pyrrolidino protonitazene (][Underlined: 5-nitro-2-(4-propoxybenzyl)-1-(2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)ethyl)-1H-benzimidazole) (Other name: protonitazepyne);]

[[Struck through: (76)]] [Underlined: (80)] Ocfentanil [N-(2-fluorophenyl)-2-methoxy-N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)acetamide];

[Underlined: (81)] [Underlined: Ortho-chlorofentanyl (N-(2-chlorophenyl)-N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)propionamide);]

[[Struck through: (77)]] [Underlined: (82)] Ortho-fluoroacryl fentanyl (N-(2-fluorophenyl)-N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)acrylamide);

[[Struck through: (78)]] [Underlined: (83)] Ortho-fluorobutyryl fentanyl (N-(2-fluorophenyl)-N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)butyramide) (Other name: 2-fluorobutyryl fentanyl);

[[Struck through: (79)]] [Underlined: (84)] Ortho-fluorofentanyl (N-(2-fluorophenyl)-N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)propionamide) (Other name: 2-fluorofentanyl);

[[Struck through: (80)]] [Underlined: (85)] Ortho-fluorofuranyl fentanyl (N-(2-fluorophenyl)-N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)furan-2-carboxamide);

[[Struck through: (81)]] [Underlined: (86)] Ortho-fluoroisobutyryl fentanyl (N-(2-fluorophenyl)-N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)isobutyramide);

[[Struck through: (82)]] [Underlined: (87)] Ortho-methyl acetylfentanyl (N-(2-methylphenyl)-N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)acetamide) (Other name: 2-methyl acetylfentanyl);

[Underlined: (88][Underlined: )] [Underlined: Ortho-methylcyclopropyl fentanyl (N-(2-methylphenyl)- N -(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)cyclopropanecarboxamide);]

[[Struck through: (83)]] [Underlined: (89)] Ortho-methyl methoxyacetyl fentanyl (2-methoxy-N-(2-methylphenyl)-N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)acetamide) (Other name: 2-methyl methoxyacetyl fentanyl);

[Underlined: (90)] [Underlined: Para-chlorofentanyl (N-(4-chlorophenyl)-N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)propionamide);]

[[Struck through: (84)]] [Underlined: (91)] Para-chloroisobutyryl fentanyl (N-(4-chlorophenyl)-N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)isobutyramide);

[[Struck through: (85)]] [Underlined: (92)] Para-fluorobutyryl fentanyl (N-(4-fluorophenyl)-N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)butyramide);

[[Struck through: (86)]] [Underlined: (93)] Para-fluorofentanyl (N-(4-fluorophenyl)-N-[1-(2-phenethyl)-4-piperidinyl]propanamide);

[[Struck through: (][Struck through: 87][Struck through: )]] [Underlined: (94)] Para-fluoro furanyl fentanyl (N-(4-fluorophenyl)-N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)furan-2-carboxamide);

[Underlined: (95)] [Underlined: Para-fluoro valeryl fentanyl (N-(4-fluorophenyl)-N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)pentanamide);]

[[Struck through: (88)]] [Underlined: (96)] Para-methoxybutyryl fentanyl (N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)butyramide);

[[Struck through: (89)]] [Underlined: (97)] Para-methoxyfuranyl fentanyl (N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)furan-2-carboxamide);

[[Struck through: (90)]] [Underlined: (98)] Para-methylcyclopropyl fentanyl (N-(4-methylphenyl)-N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)cyclopropanecarboxamide);

[[Struck through: (][Struck through: 91][Struck through: )]] [Underlined: (99)] Para-methylfentanyl (N-(4-methylphenyl)-N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)propionamide) (Other name: 4-methylfentanyl);

[[Struck through: (92)]] [Underlined: (100)] PEPAP (1-(-2-phenethyl)-4-phenyl-4-acetoxypiperidine);

[[Struck through: (93)]] [Underlined: (101)] Phenadoxone;

[[Struck through: (][Struck through: 94][Struck through: )]] [Underlined: (102)] Phenampromide;

[[Struck through: (][Struck through: 95][Struck through: )]] [Underlined: (103)] Phenomorphan;

[[Struck through: (96)]] [Underlined: (104)] Phenoperidine;

[[Struck through: (][Struck through: 97][Struck through: )]] [Underlined: (105)] Phenyl fentanyl (N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)-N-phenylbenzamide) (Other name: benzoyl fentanyl);

[[Struck through: (][Struck through: 98][Struck through: )]] [Underlined: (106)] Piritramide;

[[Struck through: (99)]] [Underlined: (107)] Proheptazine;

[[Struck through: (][Struck through: 100][Struck through: )]] [Underlined: (108)] Properidine;

[[Struck through: (][Struck through: 101][Struck through: )]] [Underlined: (109)] Propiram;

[[Struck through: (][Struck through: 102][Struck through: )]] [Underlined: (110)] Protonitazene (N,N-diethyl-2-(5-nitro-2-(4-propoxybenzyl)-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)ethan-1-amine);

[[Struck through: (103)]] [Underlined: (111)] Racemoramide;

[[Struck through: (104)]] [Underlined: (112)] Tetrahydrofuranyl fentanyl (N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)-N-phenyltetrahydrofuran-2-carboxamide);

[Underlined: (113)] [Underlined: Tetrahydrothiofuranyl fentanyl (N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)-N-phenyltetrahydrothiophene-2-carboxamide) (Other name: tetrahydrothiophene fentanyl);]

[[Struck through: (105)]] [Underlined: (114)] Thenylfentanyl (N-[1-(2-thienyl)methyl-4-piperidyl]-N-phenylpropanamide), its optical isomers, salts, and salts of isomers;

[[Struck through: (][Struck through: 106][Struck through: )]] [Underlined: (115)] Thiofentanyl (N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-thienyl)ethyl-4-piperidinyl]-propanamide);

[[Struck through: (107)]] [Underlined: (116)] Thiofuranyl fentanyl (N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)-N-phenylthiophene-2-carboxamide) (Other names: 2-thiofuranyl fentanyl; thiophene fentanyl);

[[Struck through: (108)]] [Underlined: (117)] Tilidine;

[[Struck through: (109)]] [Underlined: (118)] Trimeperidine;

[[Struck through: (][Struck through: 110][Struck through: )]] [Underlined: (119)] U-47700 (3,4-dichloro-N-[2-(dimethylamino)cyclohexyl]-N-methylbenzamide); and

[[Struck through: (][Struck through: 111][Struck through: )]] [Underlined: (120)] Valeryl fentanyl (N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)-N-phenylpentanamide)."

2. By amending subsection (e) to read:

"(e) Depressants. Unless specifically excepted[[Struck through: , the schedule shall include]] [Underlined: or unless listed in another schedule,] any material, compound, mixture, or preparation [[Struck through: which]] [Underlined: that] contains any quantity of the [[Struck through: substance:]] [Underlined: following substances having a depressant effect on the central nervous system, including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, whenever the existence of the salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation:]

[[Struck through: (1)] [Struck through: Mecloqualone;]

[Struck through: (2)] [Struck through: Methaqualone;]]

[Underlined: (1)] [Underlined: Clonazolam (6-(2-chlorophenyl)-1-methyl-8-nitro-4H-benzo[f][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,4]diazepine);]

[Underlined: (2)] [Underlined: Diclazepam (7-chloro-5-(2-chlorophenyl)-1-methyl-1,3-dihydro-2H-benzo[e][1,4]diazepin-2-one);]

(3) Etizolam [Underlined: (4-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-ethyl-9-methyl-6H-thieno[3,2-f][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,4]diazepine)] (including its optical, positional, and geometric isomers, salts, and salts of isomers, where possible); [[Struck through: or]]

(4) Flualprazolam [Underlined: (8-chloro-6-(2-fluorophenyl)-1-methyl-4H-benzo[f][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,4]diazepine)] (including its optical, positional, and geometric isomers, salts, and salts of isomers, where possible)[[Struck through: .]][Underlined: ;]

[Underlined: (5)] [Underlined: Flubromazolam (8-bromo-6-(2-fluorophenyl)-1-methyl-4H-benzo[f][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,4]diazepine);]

[Underlined: (6)] [Underlined: Mecloqualone; or]

[Underlined: (7)] [Underlined: Methaqualone.]"

SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.

Report Title:

Uniform Controlled Substances Act

Description:

Updates the Uniform Controlled Substances Act to make it consistent with amendments in the Federal Controlled Substances Act as required under state law. (HD1)

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