Revises requirements to authorize and access medical cannabis; establishes Cannabis Regulatory Commission; revises permit requirements for alternative treatment centers; and establishes additional legal protections for patients and caregivers.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced Jun 18, 2019
Signed Jul 2, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 20, 2019 · General Assembly Jun 20, 2019
How they voted
32–5
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Jun 20, 2019
D
Democratic27
92% Yea
R
Republican13
53% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Jul 2, 2019
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2019, c.153.
executive
Jun 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (32-5)
upper
Jun 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (66-5-6)
lower
Jun 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jun 18, 2019
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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