---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to controlled substances. Amend KRS 218A.010 to define \"fentanyl,\" \"carfentanil,\" and \"fentanyl derivatives\"; amend KRS 218A.020 to expand the authority of the Office of Drug Control Policy to request the rescheduling of a substance; amend KRS 218A.050 to schedule fentanyl derivatives as Schedule I controlled substances; amend KRS 218A.1410 to include carfentanil, fentanyl, or fentanyl derivatives; amend KRS 218A.1412 to make trafficking in any amount of fentanyl, carfentanil, or fentanyl derivatives subject to elevated penalties; amend KRS 218A.142 to include carfentanil, fentanyl, or fentanyl derivatives; amend KRS 218A.205 to require state licensing boards to promulgate regulations limiting prescriptions for Schedule II controlled substances for acute pain to a three day supply, with certain exceptions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 218A to create a new offense of trafficking in a misrepresented controlled substance."
description: "AN ACT relating to controlled substances. Amend KRS 218A.010 to define \"fentanyl,\" \"carfentanil,\" and \"fentanyl derivatives\"; amend KRS 218A.020 to expand the authority of the Office of Drug Control Policy to request the rescheduling of a substance; amend KRS 218A.050 to schedule fentanyl derivatives as Schedule I controlled substances; amend KRS 218A.1410 to include carfentanil, fentanyl, or fentanyl derivatives; amend KRS 218A.1412 to make trafficking in any amount of fentanyl, carfentanil, or fentanyl derivatives subject to elevated penalties; amend KRS 218A.142 to include carfentanil, fentanyl, or fentanyl derivatives; amend KRS 218A.205 to require state licensing boards to promulgate regulations limiting prescriptions for Schedule II controlled substances for acute pain to a three day supply, with certain exceptions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 218A to create a new offense of trafficking in a misrepresented controlled substance."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2017RS"
identifier: "HB 333"
citation: "Kentucky HB 333 (2017RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 31
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-02-13"
last_action: "2017-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab4904b9-ca04-4940-ae19-4df0e95241e7"
source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB333.htm"
source_hash: "2d7ba8887e518c45ec37307bc4f56f1f72bebaacdd1a2b83a5db2c1e6fe84136"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
---

# Kentucky HB 333 (2017RS) — AN ACT relating to controlled substances. Amend KRS 218A.010 to define "fentanyl," "carfentanil," and "fentanyl derivatives"; amend KRS 218A.020 to expand the authority of the Office of Drug Control Policy to request the rescheduling of a substance; amend KRS 218A.050 to schedule fentanyl derivatives as Schedule I controlled substances; amend KRS 218A.1410 to include carfentanil, fentanyl, or fentanyl derivatives; amend KRS 218A.1412 to make trafficking in any amount of fentanyl, carfentanil, or fentanyl derivatives subject to elevated penalties; amend KRS 218A.142 to include carfentanil, fentanyl, or fentanyl derivatives; amend KRS 218A.205 to require state licensing boards to promulgate regulations limiting prescriptions for Schedule II controlled substances for acute pain to a three day supply, with certain exceptions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 218A to create a new offense of trafficking in a misrepresented controlled substance.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB 333 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB333/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB333/HFA1.pdf)
3. **HFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB333/HFA2.pdf)
4. **HFA3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB333/HFA3.pdf)
5. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB333/bill.pdf)
6. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB333/SCS1.pdf)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-13** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2017-02-14** To Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-14** Posted in committee
- **2017-02-15** Floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-02-16** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
- **2017-02-17** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2017-02-21** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 23, 2017
- **2017-02-23** Floor amendment (1) withdrawn
- **2017-02-23** Floor amendment (2) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-02-27** Floor amendment (3) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-02-28** 3rd reading, passed 96-1 with floor amendment (3) `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-28** Received in Senate
- **2017-03-01** To Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-06** Taken from Judiciary (S)
- **2017-03-06** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-06** Returned to Judiciary (S)
- **2017-03-07** Taken from Judiciary (S)
- **2017-03-07** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2017-03-07** Returned to Judiciary (S)
- **2017-03-30** Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute
- **2017-03-30** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 30, 2017
- **2017-03-30** 3rd reading, passed 29-9 with Committee Substitute `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-30** Received in House
- **2017-03-30** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-30** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute
- **2017-03-30** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute
- **2017-03-30** Bill passed 80-6
- **2017-03-30** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2017-03-30** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2017-03-30** Delivered to Governor
- **2017-04-10** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 168) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ab4904b9-ca04-4940-ae19-4df0e95241e7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).