Medical Marijuana Public Employee Protection
Summary
Medical Marijuana Public Employee Protection; Prohibits employer from taking adverse personnel action against employee or job applicant who is qualified patient using medical marijuana; provides exceptions; requires employer to provide written notice of employee or job applicant's right to explain positive marijuana test result within specified timeframe; provides procedures when employee or job applicant tests positive for marijuana; provides cause of action & damages.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Last action Mar 14, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
1
Committee
5
Jan 12, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Appropriations Committee
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Michael Grieco
DDemocratic
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