Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis by patients with certain medical conditions and the establishment of compassionate-use institutional review boards to evaluate and approve proposed research programs to study the medical use of low-THC cannabis in the treatment of certain patients.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Mar 11, 2021
Signed Jun 15, 2021
Floor votes · House Apr 29, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
50
Key actions
12
Committee
9
Amendments
7
Jun 15, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 28, 2021
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
upper
May 28, 2021
Introduced
Text of Senate Amendment(s)
lower
May 28, 2021
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
lower
May 27, 2021
Introduced
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
lower
May 27, 2021
Introduced
Senate Amendments distributed
lower
May 27, 2021
Introduced
Senate passage as amended reported
lower
May 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
May 20, 2021
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
May 20, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 3, 2021
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
Apr 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to Public Health
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
6 primary · 74 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Charles Schwertner
RRepublican
P
Donna Howard
DDemocratic
P
FP
Four Price
RRepublican
P
Jay Dean
RRepublican
P
SK
Stephanie Klick
RRepublican
P
Tom Oliverson
RRepublican
Co
AH
Abel Herrero
DDemocratic
Co
AD
Alex Dominguez
DDemocratic
Co
Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins
DDemocratic
Co
Brad Buckley
RRepublican
Co
Briscoe Cain
RRepublican
Co
Brooks Landgraf
RRepublican
Co
Carol Alvarado
DDemocratic
Co
CI
Celia Israel
DDemocratic
Co
Charles Perry
RRepublican
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