Medical Marijuana Use Registry Identification Cards
Summary
Medical Marijuana Use Registry Identification Cards; Requires medical marijuana use registry identifications cards to be renewed biennially; prohibits DOH from charging fee for issuance, replacement, or renewal of ID card for honorably discharged veteran; provides requirements for proof of identification.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 12, 2025
Last action Jun 16, 2025
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MODERATE
This bill was significantly narrowed in scope from a comprehensive marijuana reform package to a focused measure solely about medical marijuana identification cards. The original bill included provisions for expanding medical conditions, changing physician requirements, home cultivation rules, and licensing for treatment centers, but all of those substantive policy changes were removed. The remaining bill only addresses how identification cards are issued, renewed, and fees associated with them.
Scope change
The bill's scope was drastically reduced from broad marijuana policy reform to a narrow focus on identification card administration and veteran fee exemptions.
SCOPE
Removed provisions expanding qualifying medical conditions to include patients prescribed opioid drugs
Removed licensing requirements for medical marijuana treatment centers
REQUIREMENT
Removed changes to physician examination requirements and certification renewal frequencies
Removed home cultivation authorization provisions
Added specific requirements for identification card content including photos and unique identifiers
FISCAL
Added fee waiver for honorably discharged veterans when submitting DD-214 forms
TIMELINE
Changed effective date to July 1, 2025
Floor votes · House Apr 25, 2025
How they voted
109–0
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 118
Apr 25, 2025
D
Democratic34
94% Yea
R
Republican84
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
9
Committee
13
Amendments
1
Apr 25, 2025
Committee
Referred to Fiscal Policy
upper
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Introduced
Amendment 364621 not allowed for consideration
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Apr 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee agenda
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
Referred to Budget Committee
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alex Andrade
RRepublican
Co
JL
Johanna López
DDemocratic
Co
Michelle Salzman
RRepublican
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