PHARMACEUTICALS: Provides relative to marijuana for therapeutic use. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV)
SB 228 is a procedural amendment bill that modifies the text of an existing law regarding the use of marijuana for therapeutic purposes in Louisiana. The legislation does not introduce new policies or change the substance of the law but instead makes specific edits to the bill's wording by adding a subsection and removing two other subsections. These changes were adopted by the Senate and the bill is now moving to the House of Representatives for further consideration.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Mar 1, 2024
Signed May 22, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2024 · House May 13, 2024
How they voted
31–4
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 37
Mar 26, 2024
D
Democratic12
83% Yea
R
Republican25
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 37 yeas and 1 nays.
upper
May 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 89, nays 1. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 18, 2024
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (12-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
Apr 2, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
lower
Mar 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 5 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Mar 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Patrick McMath
RRepublican
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