Cannabidiol oil and THC-A oil; possession or distribution at public school.
Summary
Provides that no school nurse employed by a local school board, person employed by a local health department who is assigned to the public school pursuant to an agreement between the local health department and the school board, or other person employed by or contracted with a local school board to deliver health-related services shall be prosecuted for possession or distribution of cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil for storing, dispensing, or administering cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil, in accordance with a policy adopted by the local school board, to a student who has been issued a valid written certification for the use of cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil. The bill also provides that the Department of Health Professions, in coordination with the Department of Education, shall develop and make available to school boards a standardized form that is to be completed by the practitioner who issues a written certification and a pharmaceutical processor that dispenses the cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil to a student. The bill also provides that no school board shall be required to suspend or expel any student who holds a valid written certification for the use of cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil issued by a practitioner for the possession or use of such oil in accordance with the student's individualized health plan and in compliance with a policy adopted by the school board. This bill is identical to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Dec 17, 2018
Signed Mar 18, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 8, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 8, 2019
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Mar 18, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 573 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 23, 2019
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1720S1
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19106546D-S1
upper
Feb 8, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Feb 1, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Jan 31, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1720H1
lower
Jan 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19105452D-H1
lower
Jan 18, 2019
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Dec 17, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Dec 17, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100264D
lower
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris L. Hurst
DDemocratic
Co
David Reid
DDemocratic
Co
Dawn Adams
DDemocratic
Co
Delores McQuinn
DDemocratic
Co
Eileen Filler-Corn
DDemocratic
Co
Jeff Bourne
DDemocratic
Co
Kaye Kory
DDemocratic
Co
Ken Plum
DDemocratic
Co
Marcus Simon
DDemocratic
Co
Mark H. Levine
DDemocratic
Co
Michael P. Mullin
DDemocratic
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