Updating schedules I, II, IV and V of the uniform controlled substances act and excluding FDA-approved drug products from the definition of marijuana.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Apr 2022
House Passage
May 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Jan 25, 2022
Signed May 23, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 17, 2022 · House Feb 17, 2022
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 38
Mar 17, 2022
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican27
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
21
Committee
13
Amendments
2
May 23, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on Thursday, June 2, 2022
lower
May 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 120 Nay: 2
lower
Apr 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 39 Nay: 0
upper
Apr 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Conference committee report now available
upper
Apr 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Motion to accede adopted; Representative Landwehr, Representative Eplee and Representative Ruiz, S. appointed as second conferees
lower
Apr 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
upper
Apr 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
Conference committee report now available
upper
Mar 31, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senator Hilderbrand, Senator Gossage, and Senator Pettey are appointed to replace Senator Olson, Senator Hilderbrand, and Senator Faust-Goudeau on the Conference Committee
upper
Mar 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
Representative Landwehr, Representative Eplee, and Representative Ruiz, S. are appointed to replace Representative Barker, Representative Arnberger, and Representative Ruiz, L. on the Conference Committee
lower
Mar 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
Representative Barker, Representative Arnberger, and Representative Ruiz, L. are appointed to replace Representative Clark, Representative Ellis, and Representative Weigel on the Conference Committee
lower
Mar 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Motion to accede adopted; Senator Olson, Senator Hilderbrand and Senator Faust-Goudeau appointed as conferees
upper
Mar 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed
lower
Mar 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 38 Nay: 0
upper
Mar 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
upper
Mar 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Olson was adopted
upper
Mar 17, 2022
Introduced
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Olson
upper
Mar 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by Committee on Federal and State Affairs
upper
Feb 18, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
upper
Feb 17, 2022
Introduced
Received and Introduced
upper
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea: 113 Nay: 0
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
lower
Feb 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Veterans and Military
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Committee
Withdrawn from Committee on Appropriations; Referred to Committee on Veterans and Military
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Introduced
Introduced
lower
66 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Adam Thomas
RRepublican
P
Annie Kuether
DDemocratic
P
Avery Anderson
RRepublican
P
Barb Wasinger
RRepublican
P
Bill Clifford
RRepublican
P
Bill Rhiley
RRepublican
P
Bill Sutton
RRepublican
P
Boog Highberger
DDemocratic
P
Brandon Woodard
DDemocratic
P
Carl Turner
RRepublican
P
Chris Croft
RRepublican
P
Chuck Schmidt
DDemocratic
P
Cindy Neighbor
DDemocratic
P
Dan Hawkins
RRepublican
P
Dan Osman
DDemocratic
P
Dave Baker
RRepublican
P
David French
RRepublican
P
Doug Blex
RRepublican
P
Fred Patton
RRepublican
P
Gail Finney
DDemocratic
P
Heather Meyer
DDemocratic
P
Jarrod Ousley
DDemocratic
P
Jason Probst
DDemocratic
P
Jerry Stogsdill
DDemocratic
P
Jim Gartner
DDemocratic
P
Jim Kelly
RRepublican
P
Jim Minnix
RRepublican
P
Jo Ella Hoye
DDemocratic
P
Joe Seiwert
RRepublican
P
John Alcala
DDemocratic
P
John Eplee
RRepublican
P
John Resman
RRepublican
P
Kathy Wolfe Moore
DDemocratic
P
Ken Collins
RRepublican
P
Kristey Williams
RRepublican
P
Kyle Hoffman
RRepublican
P
Linda Featherston
DDemocratic
P
Lisa Moser
RRepublican
P
Lonnie Clark
RRepublican
P
Louis Ruiz
DDemocratic
P
Mari-Lynn Poskin
DDemocratic
P
Mark Schreiber
RRepublican
P
Marty Long
RRepublican
P
Mike Amyx
DDemocratic
P
Mike Dodson
RRepublican
P
Mike Murphy
RRepublican
P
Nick Hoheisel
RRepublican
P
Pam Curtis
DDemocratic
P
Pat Proctor
RRepublican
P
Ponka-We Victors
DDemocratic
P
Ron Highland
RRepublican
P
Ronald Ellis
RRepublican
P
Sean Tarwater
RRepublican
P
Stephanie Byers
DDemocratic
P
Stephanie Sawyer-Clayton
DDemocratic
P
Steve Howe
RRepublican
P
Steven Johnson
RRepublican
P
Susan Ruiz
DDemocratic
P
Suzan Carlson
RRepublican
P
Sydney Carlin
DDemocratic
P
Tim Johnson
RRepublican
P
Tom Burroughs
DDemocratic
P
Tom Sawyer
DDemocratic
P
VW
Val Winn
DDemocratic
P
Vic Miller
DDemocratic
P
Virgil Weigel
DDemocratic
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