AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Amends the current law on controlled substances to permit a person to be in possession of less than one ounce of psilocybin and permits psilocybin to be securely cultivated within a person’s residence for personal use.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 1, 2023
Last action Jun 12, 2023
Floor votes · House Jun 12, 2023
How they voted
55–11
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 74
Jun 12, 2023
D
Democratic64
82% Yea
I
Independent1
0% Nay
R
Republican9
77% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 12, 2023
Committee
06/12/2023 Referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
Jun 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
06/12/2023 House passed Sub A
lower
Jun 6, 2023
Legislature · Passed
06/06/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
03/09/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 1, 2023
Introduced
03/01/2023 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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