MEDICAL MARIJUANA: Adds chronic pain associated with sickle cell disease to the set of conditions qualifying a patient for treatment with medical marijuana
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2020
Committee Review
May 2020
House Passage
May 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 31, 2020
Last action May 22, 2020
Floor votes · House May 21, 2020
How they voted
73–18
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 102
May 21, 2020
D
Democratic32
93% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican69
60% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
1
Committee
3
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 75, nays 18. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
May 13, 2020
House · Reported by committee
Reported favorably (10-0).
May 4, 2020
House · Referred to committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
SJ
Sam Jenkins
DDemocratic
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