FDA-approved Prescription 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine Drug Use
Summary
The act states that if the United States food and drug administration approves a prescription medicine that contains 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), and if that medicine has been placed on a schedule of the federal "Controlled Substances Act", other than schedule I, or has been exempted from one or more provisions of such act, then thereafter prescribing, dispensing, transporting, possessing, and using that prescription drug is legal in Colorado only if the medicine is possessed by a person authorized to legally possess such a controlled substance in Colorado. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
Apr 2022
House Passage
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
Jun 2022
Introduced Mar 28, 2022
Signed Jun 8, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Apr 29, 2022 · House Apr 8, 2022
How they voted
33–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 34
Apr 29, 2022
D
Democratic20
95% Yea
R
Republican14
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jun 8, 2022
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Apr 29, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
upper
Apr 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Apr 13, 2022
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
upper
Apr 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
lower
Apr 5, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Mar 28, 2022
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DO
David Ortiz
DDemocratic
P
JG
Joann Ginal
DDemocratic
P
John Cooke
RRepublican
P
Patrick Neville
RRepublican
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