MEDICAL MARIJUANA: Authorizes the recommendation of medical marijuana in treating certain neurodegenerative diseases and conditions
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2020
Committee Review
May 2020
House Passage
May 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 24, 2020
Last action May 29, 2020
Floor votes · House May 21, 2020
How they voted
79–10
Passed · 13 other
Total votes 102
May 21, 2020
D
Democratic32
93% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican69
69% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
1
Committee
5
May 27, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Rules suspended. Reported favorably. Rules suspended. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
May 22, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
May 21, 2020
House · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 81, nays 10. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
May 13, 2020
House · Reported by committee
Reported favorably (13-0).
Mar 9, 2020
House · Referred to committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
Feb 24, 2020
House · Referred to committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joseph A. Marino III
IIndependent
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