Medical cannabis: state cultivator license types: specialty cottage type.
Summary
The Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act provides for the licensure and regulation of commercial activities relating to medical cannabis and establishes various types of state cultivator licenses to be issued to qualified applicants by the Department of Food and Agriculture. This bill would also provide for the issuance of a Type 1C, or "specialty cottage," state cultivator license, as specified, by the Department of Food and Agriculture.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2016
Committee Review
Aug 2016
Assembly Passage
Jun 2016
Senate Passage
Aug 2016
Signed into Law
Sep 2016
Introduced Feb 19, 2016
Signed Sep 29, 2016
Floor votes · Senate Aug 18, 2016 · Assembly Jun 1, 2016
How they voted
29–9
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Aug 18, 2016
D
Democratic26
96% Yea
R
Republican13
69% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
7
Committee
13
Amendments
2
Sep 29, 2016
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Aug 24, 2016
Lower · Passed
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 62. Noes 9. Page 6198.).
lower
Aug 19, 2016
Introduced
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 21 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
lower
Aug 18, 2016
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (29-9-1)
senate
Aug 11, 2016
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 11).
upper
Aug 1, 2016
Committee
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
upper
Aug 1, 2016
Committee
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Jun 22, 2016
Committee
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Jun 21, 2016
Introduced
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 21).
upper
Jun 9, 2016
Committee
Referred to Com. on AGRI.
upper
Jun 1, 2016
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (62-9-7)
assembly
May 27, 2016
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 1.) (May 27).
lower
May 4, 2016
Committee
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
lower
Apr 19, 2016
Committee
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (April 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Apr 13, 2016
Committee
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.
lower
Apr 7, 2016
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on AGRI.
lower
Mar 17, 2016
Committee
Referred to Coms. on AGRI. and B. & P.
lower
Feb 21, 2016
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
lower
Feb 19, 2016
Introduced
Introduced. To print.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JW
Jim Wood
DDemocratic
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