HB 5150 Connecticut House · 2024 Regular Session

AN ACT CONCERNING CANNABIS AND HEMP REGULATION.

HB 5150 updates the legal definitions for cannabis and hemp products within Connecticut's regulatory framework to clarify how different items are classified. The bill specifically adjusts the THC concentration limits for high-THC hemp products, setting new thresholds for edibles, tinctures, concentrates, and other items based on per-serving or per-container amounts. It also revises the definition of "cannabis flower" to exclude leaves and stems, while separately defining "cannabis trim" as all other harvested plant parts. These changes directly impact manufacturers, retailers, and regulators by standardizing terminology and measurement criteria used across the state's adult-use cannabis and hemp industries.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 15, 2024 Signed May 11, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 8, 2024 · House Apr 30, 2024

How they voted

315
Passed
Total votes 36
May 8, 2024
D Democratic24
23 Yea 1 Nay
95% Yea
R Republican12
8 Yea 4 Nay
66% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Amendments
2
May 11, 2024
Signed into law
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR IN ORIGINAL
lower
May 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH. A
upper
May 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH. A
upper
Apr 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A
lower
Apr 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A
lower
Apr 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Joint Favorable
lower
Apr 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ON Finance, Revenue and Bonding
lower
Mar 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Joint Favorable Substitute
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON General Law
lower
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors