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HB 1445 Cannabidiol oil and THC-A oil; possession of marijuana.
Introduced by: David B. Albo | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Possession or distribution of marijuana for medical purposes; epilepsy. Provides an affirmative defense in a prosecution for the possession of marijuana if the marijuana is in the form of cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil possessed pursuant to a valid written certification issued by a practitioner of medicine or osteopathy licensed by the Board of Medicine for purposes of treating or alleviating a patient's symptoms of intractable epilepsy. The bill provides that a practitioner shall not be prosecuted for distribution of marijuana under the circumstances outlined in the bill. The bill contains an emergency clause. This bill is identical to SB 1235.
FULL TEXT
- 12/29/14 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100257D pdf | impact statement
- 02/04/15 House: Committee substitute printed 15104518D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/25/15 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1445ER) pdf
- 02/26/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0007) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/29/14 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100257D
- 12/29/14 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/27/15 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
- 02/02/15 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/15 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/15 House: Committee substitute printed 15104518D-H1
- 02/06/15 House: Read first time
- 02/09/15 House: Read second time
- 02/09/15 House: Committee substitute agreed to 15104518D-H1
- 02/09/15 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1445H1
- 02/10/15 House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/10/15 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/11/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/11/15 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/16/15 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (12-Y 1-N)
- 02/17/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/15 Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/15 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/18/15 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/18/15 House: Emergency clause added
- 02/18/15 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/18/15 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (37-Y 1-N)
- 02/19/15 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/20/15 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (93-Y 1-N)
- 02/20/15 House: VOTE: ADOPTION EMERGENCY (93-Y 1-N)
- 02/25/15 House: Enrolled
- 02/25/15 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1445ER)
- 02/25/15 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/26/15 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/26/15 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/26/15
- 02/26/15 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
- 02/26/15 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 7 (effective 2/26/15)
- 02/26/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0007)