RELATING TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA.
Summary
Amends Hawaii Revised Statutes and Hawaii Administrative Rules to substitute references to "medical marijuana" and like terms with "medical cannabis" and like terms. Requires the Department of Health to make all conforming revisions to Administrative Rules upon their next amendment and to other documents and items by December 31, 2019. (CD1)
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
Signed into Law
Jul 2017
Introduced Jan 20, 2017
Signed Jul 12, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
17
Committee
16
Amendments
2
Jul 12, 2017
Signed into law
Act 170, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1284).
legislature
Jul 12, 2017
Signed into law
Act 170, 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1284).
legislature
Apr 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 45) as amended in (CD 1).
legislature
Apr 27, 2017
Introduced
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-02-17.
legislature
Apr 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 45).
legislature
Apr 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Nishimoto, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
legislature
Apr 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Kidani, Nishihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
legislature
Apr 26, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-17 10:00AM in conference room 016.
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Apr 25, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-17 1:00PM in conference room 016.
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Apr 24, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-17 1:00PM in conference room 016.
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Apr 21, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-17 1:00PM in conference room 016.
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Apr 19, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-21-17 1:00PM in conference room 016.
legislature
Apr 5, 2017
Introduced
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
legislature
Apr 5, 2017
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 396).
legislature
Apr 4, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
legislature
Mar 29, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Belatti, Brower, Johanson, C. Lee, Morikawa, Oshiro, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Nakashima, McDermott.
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Mar 24, 2017
Committee
Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1263) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
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Mar 21, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committees on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Kobayashi, Har, Morikawa, Todd, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Oshiro.
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Mar 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to HLT, JUD, referral sheet 27
legislature
Mar 7, 2017
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 263) in amended form (SD 1).
legislature
Mar 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
legislature
Feb 22, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Nishihara, S. Chang, Espero, Ihara, Kidani; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ruderman.
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Feb 16, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 02-22-17 9:00AM in conference room 229.
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Jan 23, 2017
Committee
Referred to CPH.
legislature
Jan 20, 2017
Introduced
Introduced.
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5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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