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2024 SESSION

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SB 391 Employee protections; medicinal use of cannabis oil.

Introduced by: Stella G. Pekarsky | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Employee protections; medicinal use of cannabis oil. Amends the provision that prohibits an employer from discriminating against an employee for such employee's lawful use of medical cannabis oil, with certain exceptions, by specifying that such use must conform to the laws of the Commonwealth and by including the employees, other than law-enforcement officers, of the Commonwealth and other public bodies in such protections. This bill is identical to HB 149.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/24  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103734D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/02/24  Senate: Committee substitute printed 24105181D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/06/24  Senate: Floor substitute printed 24107276D-S2 (Pekarsky)  pdf
• 02/07/24  Senate: Floor substitute printed 24107344D-S3 (Pekarsky)  pdf | impact statement
• 02/28/24  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB391ER)  pdf | impact statement

AMENDMENTS

• Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

HISTORY

• 01/09/24  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103734D
• 01/09/24  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
• 02/02/24  Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (11-Y 3-N)
• 02/02/24  Senate: Incorporates SB529 (Jordan)
• 02/02/24  Senate: Committee substitute printed 24105181D-S1
• 02/05/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/24  Senate: Floor substitute printed 24107276D-S2 (Pekarsky)
• 02/06/24  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/07/24  Senate: Floor substitute printed 24107344D-S3 (Pekarsky)
• 02/07/24  Senate: Read second time
• 02/07/24  Senate: Committee substitute rejected 241051814D-S1
• 02/07/24  Senate: Substitute#1 by Senator Perkarsky withdrawn 24107276D-S2
• 02/07/24  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/07/24  Senate: Substitute #2 by Senator Perkarsky agreed to 24107344D-S3
• 02/07/24  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB391S3
• 02/08/24  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 10-N)
• 02/14/24  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/14/24  House: Read first time
• 02/14/24  House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
• 02/20/24  House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (20-Y 2-N)
• 02/22/24  House: Read second time
• 02/23/24  House: Read third time
• 02/23/24  House: Passed House (80-Y 18-N)
• 02/23/24  House: VOTE: Passage (80-Y 18-N)
• 02/28/24  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/28/24  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB391ER)
• 02/28/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/02/24  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/24  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
• 03/11/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
• 04/08/24  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 674 (effective 7/1/24)