CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 1209

Chapter 66, Laws of 2023

2023 REGULAR SESSION

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES—TABLETING AND ENCAPSULATING MACHINES

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 23, 2023

Passed by the House March 7, 2023 Yeas 95 Nays 0 LAURIE JINKINS Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate March 31, 2023 Yeas 48 Nays 0 DENNY HECK President of the Senate	CERTIFICATE I, Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 1209 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. BERNARD DEAN Chief Clerk Chief Clerk
Approved April 13, 2023 9:36 AM	FILED April 13, 2023
JAY INSLEE Governor of the State of Washington	Secretary of State State of Washington

ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 1209

Passed Legislature - 2023 Regular Session

2023 Regular Session

ByRepresentatives Leavitt, Griffey, Fey, Bronoske, and Davis

Read first time 01/10/23.Referred to Committee on Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry.

AN ACT Relating to restricting the possession, purchase, delivery, and sale of certain equipment used to illegally process controlled substances; amending RCW 9.94A.518; adding a new section to chapter 69.50 RCW; creating a new section; and prescribing penalties.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 69.50 RCW to read as follows:

(1) It is unlawful for any person to possess, purchase, deliver, sell, or possess with intent to sell a tableting machine or encapsulating machine knowing, or under circumstances where one reasonably should know, that it will be used to manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, or otherwise introduce into the human body a controlled substance, other than cannabis, in violation of this chapter.

(2) Any person who violates this section is guilty of a class C felony.

(3) For the purposes of this section:

(a) "Encapsulating machine" means manual, semiautomatic, or fully automatic equipment that can be used to fill shells or capsules with powdered or granular solids or semisolid material to produce coherent solid contents.

(b) "Tableting machine" means manual, semiautomatic, or fully automatic equipment that can be used to compact, compress, or mold powdered or granular solids or semisolid material to produce fused coherent solid tablets.

Sec. 2. RCW 9.94A.518 and 2022 c 16 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

	TABLE 4
	DRUG OFFENSES INCLUDED WITHIN EACH SERIOUSNESS LEVEL
III	Any felony offense under chapter 69.50 RCW with a deadly weapon special verdict under RCW 9.94A.825
	Controlled Substance Homicide (RCW 69.50.415)
	Delivery of imitation controlled substance by person eighteen or over to person under eighteen (RCW 69.52.030(2))
	Involving a minor in drug dealing (RCW 69.50.4015)
	Manufacture of methamphetamine (RCW 69.50.401(2)(b))
	Over 18 and deliver heroin, methamphetamine, a narcotic from Schedule I or II, or flunitrazepam from Schedule IV to someone under 18 (RCW 69.50.406)
	Over 18 and deliver narcotic from Schedule III, IV, or V or a nonnarcotic, except flunitrazepam or methamphetamine, from Schedule I-V to someone under 18 and 3 years junior (RCW 69.50.406)
	Possession of Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine, or Anhydrous Ammonia with intent to manufacture methamphetamine (RCW 69.50.440)
	Selling for profit (controlled or counterfeit) any controlled substance (RCW 69.50.410)
II	Create, deliver, or possess a counterfeit controlled substance (RCW 69.50.4011)
	Deliver or possess with intent to deliver methamphetamine (RCW 69.50.401(2)(b))
	Delivery of a material in lieu of a controlled substance (RCW 69.50.4012)
	Maintaining a Dwelling or Place for Controlled Substances (RCW 69.50.402(1)(f))
	Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver amphetamine (RCW 69.50.401(2)(b))
	Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver narcotics from Schedule I or II or flunitrazepam from Schedule IV (RCW 69.50.401(2)(a))
	Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver narcotics from Schedule III, IV, or V or nonnarcotics from Schedule I-V (except cannabis as defined in RCW 69.50.101, amphetamine, methamphetamines, or flunitrazepam) (RCW 69.50.401(2) (c) through (e))
	Manufacture, distribute, or possess with intent to distribute an imitation controlled substance (RCW 69.52.030(1))
	Possess, purchase, deliver, sell, or possess with intent to sell a tableting machine or encapsulating machine (section 1 of this act)
I	Forged Prescription (RCW 69.41.020)
	Forged Prescription for a Controlled Substance (RCW 69.50.403)
	Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver cannabis as defined in RCW 69.50.101 (RCW 69.50.401(2)(c))
	Possess Controlled Substance that is a Narcotic from Schedule III, IV, or V or Nonnarcotic from Schedule I-V (RCW 69.50.4013)
	Possession of Controlled Substance that is either heroin or narcotics from Schedule I or II (RCW 69.50.4013)
	Unlawful Use of Building for Drug Purposes (RCW 69.53.010)

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. This act may be known and cited as the Tyler Lee Yates act.

Passed by the House March 7, 2023.

Passed by the Senate March 31, 2023.

Approved by the Governor April 13, 2023.

Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 13, 2023.