HB 2729 Hawaii House · 2018 Regular Session

RELATING TO CANNABIS FOR MEDICAL USE.

Summary

Establishes standards and criteria for reciprocity for qualifying out-of-state medical cannabis patients and caregivers including limitations, and safeguards. Authorizes extension of written certifications of a debilitating condition for up to three years for chronic conditions. Clarifies a dispensary licensee's right to retest marijuana or manufactured cannabis products for compliance with standards. Authorizes establishment of a bona fide provider-patient relationship via telehealth. Authorizes dispensing of devices that provide safe pulmonary administration of medical cannabis by dispensary licensees. Increases the allowable tetrahydrocannabinol limit for of certain manufactured cannabis products. Limits felony convictions that disqualify an individual from employment with a dispensary licensee. Establishes a working group to make recommendations regarding employment of qualifying patients and manufacture and dispensing of edible cannabis products. (HB2729 CD1)

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2018

Committee Review

Apr 2018

House Passage

May 2018

Senate Passage

May 2018

Signed into Law

Jul 2018

Introduced Jan 24, 2018 Signed Jul 10, 2018

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jul 10, 2018

Signed into law

Act 116, on 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1217).

lower

Jul 10, 2018

Signed into law

Act 116, 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1217).

upper

Apr 27, 2018

Introduced

48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.

upper

Apr 27, 2018

Upper · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 172-18).

upper

Apr 27, 2018

Lower · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 172-18) as amended in (CD 1).

lower

Apr 27, 2018

Upper · 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, English, Espero; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Apr 27, 2018

Lower · Passed

The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, San Buenaventura, Kobayashi, Belatti; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Johanson, Tupola.

lower

Apr 26, 2018

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-18 10:00AM in conference room 229.

upper

Apr 25, 2018

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-18 3:00PM in conference room 229.

upper

Apr 24, 2018

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-25-18 3:00PM in conference room 229.

upper

Apr 23, 2018

Committee

Re-referred to HHS, LAB, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 63

lower

Apr 12, 2018

Introduced

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 10, 2018

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 769) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Apr 10, 2018

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House.

upper

Mar 29, 2018

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto.

upper

Mar 27, 2018

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-29-18 10:50AM in conference room 211.

upper

Mar 23, 2018

Committee

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

upper

Mar 23, 2018

Committee

Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3203) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 21, 2018

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 7 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Tokuda, S. Chang, Espero, Ihara, Nishihara, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 15, 2018

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPH deferred the measure until 03-21-18 10:00AM in conference room 229.

upper

Mar 9, 2018

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 03-15-18 9:30AM in conference room 229.

upper

Mar 9, 2018

Committee

Re-Referred to CPH, WAM.

upper

Mar 8, 2018

Committee

Referred to CPH/JDC, WAM.

upper

Mar 6, 2018

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 253).

upper

Mar 2, 2018

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) DeCoite, Har, Tupola, Ward voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cachola, Ing, San Buenaventura, Say, Yamane excused (5). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 23, 2018

Lower · Passed

The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Fukumoto, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Nakamura, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 6 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Gates, Lowen, Todd, Tupola, Ward.

lower

Feb 16, 2018

Committee

Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5).

lower

Feb 16, 2018

Committee

Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 747-18) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 15, 2018

Lower · Passed

The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Brower, Morikawa, Takayama, McDermott, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) C. Lee.

lower

Feb 9, 2018

Committee

Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 256-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.

lower

Feb 8, 2018

Lower · Passed

The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Kobayashi, Belatti, Learmont; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tupola.

lower

Feb 7, 2018

Lower · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-08-18 at 11:30 AM in room 329.

lower

Jan 29, 2018

Committee

Referred to HHS, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 9

lower

Jan 24, 2018

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors