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SB 24 Delaware Senate · 149th General Assembly (2017-2018)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA.

Summary
This Act removes the requirement that a psychiatrist be the physician who signs the written certification in support of an applicant's application for medical marijuana and adds anxiety to the list of debilitating conditions which a person can have to be eligible for medical marijuana. This Act also makes technical corrections to the statute.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
House Passage
Jun 2017
Signed into Law
Jul 2017
Introduced Mar 16, 2017 Signed Jul 12, 2017
Floor votes · Senate May 18, 2017 · House Jun 30, 2017

How they voted

20–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 21
May 18, 2017
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican10
9 Yea 1
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Jul 12, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 30, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 1 NO 4 NOT VOTING
lower
Jun 22, 2017
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 1 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 1, 2017
Introduced
Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
lower
May 18, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
May 18, 2017
Upper · Passed
Amendment SA 1 to SB 24 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
May 18, 2017
Introduced
Amendment SA 1 to SB 24 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
upper
Apr 5, 2017
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Health, Children & Social Services) in Senate with 3 On Its Merits
upper
Mar 16, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Health, Children & Social Services Committee in Senate
upper
3 primary · 6 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
HM
Helene M. Keeley
DDemocratic
DE
3
P
MR
Margaret Rose Henry
DDemocratic
DE
2
P
Photo of Paul Baumbach
Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
DE
23
Co
AL
Andria L. Bennett
DDemocratic
DE
32
Co
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
Co
BH
Bryon H. Short
DDemocratic
DE
7
Co
Photo of Ed Osienski
Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
DE
24
Co
QJ
Quinton Johnson
DDemocratic
DE
8
Co
Photo of Trey Paradee
Trey Paradee
DDemocratic
DE
17