RELATING TO THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.
Summary
Removes cannabidiol drugs that have been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration from the list of Schedule V substances for consistency with federal laws. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2021
Last action Dec 10, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
8
Committee
13
Apr 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee on JDC deferred the measure.
upper
Mar 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee on JDC has added the measure to decision making scheduled on 04-01-21 9:35AM; Via Videoconference.
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Committee
Reported from HTH/PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1159) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Nishihara, English, Baker, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Riviere.
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HTH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HTH were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Baker, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Mar 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HTH/PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-21 1:30PM; Via Videoconference.
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to HTH/PSM, JDC.
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 227).
upper
Mar 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Sayama excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Kitagawa, Aquino, Har, Hashem, Mizuno, Morikawa, Onishi, Tarnas, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kong.
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Committee
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 405), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
lower
Feb 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Matayoshi, Ichiyama, D. Kobayashi, LoPresti, Lowen, McKelvey, Nakamura, Takumi, Tokioka, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Todd.
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
Re-referred to JHA, CPC, referral sheet 4
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Committee
Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1
lower
Jan 25, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 22, 2021
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ryan I. Yamane
DDemocratic
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