Remove Residency Requirement For Marijuana License
Summary
Under current law, all managers and employees of a medical marijuana business or a retail marijuana business with day-to-day operational control must be Colorado residents when they apply for licensure. The act repeals this residency requirement. The act clarifies that all employee licenses are valid for a period not to exceed 2 years and all regulated marijuana business licenses and licenses granted to a controlling beneficial owner are valid for one year. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 8, 2020
Signed Mar 24, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2020 · House Mar 13, 2020
How they voted
20–6
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 27
Mar 10, 2020
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
R
Republican12
50% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Mar 24, 2020
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Mar 13, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (24-7-3)
house
Mar 13, 2020
Introduced
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
lower
Mar 11, 2020
Introduced
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
lower
Mar 10, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (20-6-1)
senate
Mar 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Feb 13, 2020
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Jan 8, 2020
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Julie Gonzales
DDemocratic
P
KV
Kevin Van Winkle
RRepublican
P
Matt Gray
DDemocratic
P
VM
Vicki Marble
RRepublican
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