Marijuana Licensees Ability To Change Designation
Summary
The act allows a medical marijuana cultivation facility licensee to receive and change marijuana's designation from retail to medical and a medical marijuana products manufacturer licensee to receive and change a marijuana product from retail to medical.The act clarifies that a transfer and change of designation of the marijuana from retail to medical does not create a right to a refund of a retail marijuana excise tax imposed or paid prior to the transfer and change of designation.The act requires the state licensing authority to submit a report to the general assembly analyzing the feasibility of allowing a retail marijuana cultivation facility licensee to receive and change marijuana's designation from medical to retail and a retail marijuana products manufacturer licensee to receive and change a marijuana product from medical to retail.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Mar 5, 2021
Signed Jun 23, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 4, 2021 · House Apr 6, 2021
How they voted
35–0
Passed
Total votes 35
Jun 4, 2021
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican14
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Jun 23, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Jun 8, 2021
Introduced
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
lower
Jun 7, 2021
Introduced
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
lower
Jun 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor
upper
Jun 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
upper
May 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
May 12, 2021
Committee
Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Business, Labor, & Technology
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance
upper
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Mar 5, 2021
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alex Valdez
DDemocratic
P
Julie Gonzales
DDemocratic
P
KV
Kevin Van Winkle
RRepublican
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