AN ACT CONCERNING THE ABILITY OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TO USE THE ODOR OF CANNABIS AS A BASIS TO SUPPORT AN INVESTIGATORY MOTOR VEHICLE STOP OR SEARCH OF A MOTOR VEHICLE OR PERSON IN A MOTOR VEHICLE.

HB 5736 restores law enforcement officers' ability to use the smell of cannabis as a legal basis for stopping or searching a vehicle during a traffic stop or to search a person inside a vehicle. It amends statute 54-33p to reverse a prior restriction, allowing officers to cite the odor of cannabis as justification for an investigatory stop or search. This directly affects law enforcement officers conducting traffic stops and individuals who may be stopped based on this odor. The bill focuses on the specific legal standard for stops, not broader cannabis policy changes.