RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.
Summary
Prohibits the sale or holding, offering, and distribution of hemp products that contain cannabinoids created through isomerization. Exempts medical cannabis dispensaries from the prohibition. Inserts the alternative name for Delta 6 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol, and their optical isomers into the list of schedule I controlled substances. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2023
Last action Mar 14, 2023
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
21
Key actions
3
Committee
7
Mar 14, 2023
Committee
Re-Referred to HHS, JDC.
upper
Mar 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to HHS/PSM, JDC.
upper
Mar 9, 2023
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 247).
upper
Mar 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Kapela voting no (1) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Ganaden, Holt, Hashimoto, Ilagan, Kong, Mizuno, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama.
lower
Feb 17, 2023
Committee
Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 701) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
lower
Feb 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Takenouchi, Amato, Ilagan, Kobayashi, Mizuno, Nishimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garcia.
lower
Jan 30, 2023
Committee
Re-referred to HLT, JHA, referral sheet 3
lower
Jan 25, 2023
Committee
Referred to JHA, referral sheet 1
lower
Jan 19, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 13, 2023
Introduced
Prefiled.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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