Expressly authorizes medical cannabis patients under 18 years of age to have up to four designated caregivers.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
May 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
General Assembly Passage
May 2022
Signed into Law
Aug 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Signed Aug 5, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2022
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 36
Mar 3, 2022
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican11
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Aug 5, 2022
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2022, c.88.
executive
May 26, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (67-6-1)
lower
May 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Mar 7, 2022
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee
lower
Mar 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-0)
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Spearman
DDemocratic
P
NP
Nellie Pou
DDemocratic
P
Nilsa Cruz-Perez
DDemocratic
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