Permits use of telemedicine and telehealth to authorize patients for medical cannabis and to issue written instructions for dispensing medical cannabis. *
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Signed Jun 24, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 10, 2020 · General Assembly Sep 24, 2020
How they voted
35–1
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 39
Feb 10, 2020
D
Democratic26
96% Yea
R
Republican13
76% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
8
Committee
3
Jun 24, 2021
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2021, c.118.
executive
Jun 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (61-8-2)
lower
Jun 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (37-3)
upper
Apr 19, 2021
Vetoed
Conditional Veto, Received in the Senate
upper
Feb 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (33-1)
upper
Sep 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (68-6-3)
lower
Mar 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (36-1)
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
upper
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JD
Joann Downey
DDemocratic
P
Pam Lampitt
DDemocratic
Co
Lisa Swain
DDemocratic
Co
MM
Mila M. Jasey
DDemocratic
Co
Roy Freiman
DDemocratic
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