H 3605 Massachusetts House · 193rd Legislature (2023-2024)

An Act concerning the legal use of the plant medicine known as psilocybin for therapeutic, spiritual, and medicinal purposes

This bill would make psilocybin legal in Massachusetts for therapeutic, spiritual, and medicinal use under strict supervision. It creates a new licensing system where the Department of Public Health would oversee the training and certification of facilitators, requiring applicants to be at least 21, have a high school diploma, and complete 20 to 300 hours of training at a licensed school. Licensed facilitators would be allowed to possess up to 5 grams of psilocybin and could lead sessions for adults 18 and older, while the law would take effect on July 1, 2025.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Governor
Introduced Mar 30, 2023 Last action Sep 3, 2024
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
May 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Committee
Reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Public Health
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Party
State
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Nick Boldyga
RRepublican
MA
3rd Hampden