HB 83 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

Protections for Public Employees who use Medical Marijuana as Qualified Patients

Summary
Protections for Public Employees who use Medical Marijuana as Qualified Patients; Prohibits public employer from taking adverse personnel action against employee or job applicant for his or her use of medical marijuana if employee or job applicant is qualified patient; provides exceptions; requires public employer to provide written notice of employee's or job applicant's right to explain or contest positive marijuana test result within specified timeframe; provides procedures that apply when employee or job applicant tests positive for marijuana; provides cause of action & damages.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 3, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025
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Total actions
9
Key actions
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Committee
5
Jan 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
lower
Jan 15, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Jan 15, 2025
Committee
Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
lower
Jan 15, 2025
Committee
Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
lower
Jan 15, 2025
Committee
Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
lower
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Mitch Rosenwald
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