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SB 47 Kentucky Senate · 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to medicinal cannabis.

Summary
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 218A to define terms and establish a medicinal cannabis program; amend KRS 342.815 to establish that the Employer’s Mutual Insurance Authority shall not be required to provide coverage to an employer if doing so would subject the authority to a violation of state or federal law; amend KRS 216B.402 to require hospital emergency departments to report cases of cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control; amend KRS 218A.010, 218A.1421, 218A.1422, 218A.1423, and 218A.500 to conform; amend KRS 12.020, 12.252, 15.300, 15.380, 15.398, 15.420, 15A.340, 61.592, 62.160, 131.1815, 211.285, 241.010, 241.015, 241.030, 243.025, 243.0307, 243.038, 243.090, 243.360, 438.310, 438.311, 438.313, 438.315, 438.317, 438.320, 438.325, 438.330, 438.337, and 438.340 to change the name of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control; some sections EFFECTIVE July 1, 2024.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
Mar 2023
Introduced Jan 5, 2023 Signed Mar 31, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 30, 2023

How they voted

59–30
Passed
Total votes 89
Mar 30, 2023
D Democratic20
19 Yea 1 Nay
95% Yea
R Republican69
40 Yea 29 Nay
57% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Mar 31, 2023
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 146)
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 66-33
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, to Rules
upper
Mar 29, 2023
Committee
to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
taken from Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
returned to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
taken from Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 26 -11 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
upper
Mar 14, 2023
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
upper
Mar 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Mar 1, 2023
Committee
to Licensing & Occupations (S)
upper
Jan 5, 2023
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Jan 5, 2023
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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