RELATING TO MEDICAL CANNABIS.
Summary
Provides a process for the voluntary or involuntary sale or transfer of an individual dispensary license. Eases restrictions on allowable operating hours and location of licensed facilities. Expands allowable interisland transportation of medical cannabis products for laboratory testing. (HB673 CD1)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced Jan 18, 2019
Signed Jul 9, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 9, 2019 · House Feb 28, 2019
How they voted
25–0
Passed
Total votes 25
Apr 9, 2019
D
Democratic24
100% Yea
R
Republican1
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
55
Key actions
22
Committee
26
Amendments
3
Jul 9, 2019
Signed into law
Act 240, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1342).
upper
Jul 9, 2019
Signed into law
Act 240, on 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1342).
lower
Apr 26, 2019
Introduced
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-19.
upper
Apr 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 110).
upper
Apr 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 110) as amended in (CD 1).
lower
Apr 26, 2019
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, K. Rhoads, English; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Nishihara, Fevella.
upper
Apr 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Johanson, Cullen, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) C. Lee.
lower
Apr 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-19 3:00PM in conference room 229.
upper
Apr 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-19 9:30AM in conference room 229.
upper
Apr 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-19 9:30AM in conference room 229.
upper
Apr 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-19 9:30AM in conference room 229.
upper
Apr 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-19 9:30AM in conference room 229.
upper
Apr 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-22-19 9:30AM in conference room 229.
upper
Apr 15, 2019
Committee
Re-referred to HLT, LAB, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 52
lower
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Introduced
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 768) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Harimoto. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
upper
Apr 3, 2019
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, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) English, Harimoto, K. Kahele.
upper
Apr 3, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Rhoads, Wakai, Gabbard, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Apr 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee on JDC/WAM has added the measure to decision making scheduled on 04-03-19 10:00AM in conference room 211.
upper
Mar 22, 2019
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.
upper
Mar 22, 2019
Committee
Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1461) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.
upper
Mar 21, 2019
Upper · 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, S. Chang, Nishihara, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Ruderman, L. Thielen ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) J.Keohokalole.
upper
Mar 19, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 03-21-19 9:20AM in conference room 229.
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to CPH, JDC/WAM.
upper
Mar 1, 2019
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 68).
upper
Feb 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Tokioka voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Har, Okimoto, Ward voting no (3) and Representative(s) DeCoite excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Gates, Hashimoto, Holt, Kitagawa, Nakamura, Nishimoto, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Eli, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Todd.
lower
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Har, Okimoto, Tokioka voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Ward voting no (1) and Representative(s) Aquino, DeCoite, Nakamura, Quinlan, Thielen excused (5).
lower
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 752) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, San Buenaventura, Brower, Creagan, Lowen, Morikawa, Say, Takayama, Yamane, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McKelvey.
lower
Feb 8, 2019
Committee
Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 231) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
lower
Feb 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Belatti, Nakamura, San Buenaventura; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) B. Kobayashi, Tokioka; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Ward; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Say.
lower
Jan 24, 2019
Committee
Referred to HLT, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 5
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
CK
Calvin K.Y. Say
DDemocratic
P
James Kunane Tokioka
DDemocratic
P
Joy San Buenaventura
DDemocratic
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