HB 1200 Pennsylvania House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An Act providing for the regulation and treatment of cannabis, for exemption from criminal or civil penalties, for effect on cannabis convictions and expungements and for membership and duties of the Liquor Control Board; establishing Pennsylvania Cannabis Stores; providing for social and economic equity, for license, permit or other authorization, for packaging, labeling, advertising and testing, for recordkeeping and inspection, for prohibitions and penalties and for tax and tax administration; establishing the Cannabis Revenue Fund, the Communities Reimagined and Reinvestment Restricted Account and the Substance Use Disorder Prevention, Treatment and Education Restricted Account; providing for the issuance of bonds; imposing duties on the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Revenue; and making repeals.

HB 1200 establishes a comprehensive framework for the regulation and treatment of cannabis in Pennsylvania. It creates state-run Pennsylvania Cannabis Stores for sales and a licensing system for private cannabis businesses, including cultivators, processors, and transporters. The bill also provides for the expungement of certain past cannabis convictions and includes provisions for social and economic equity initiatives. It establishes a cannabis excise tax, dedicating revenue to funds for community reinvestment and substance use disorder prevention, and assigns oversight duties to state agencies like the Liquor Control Board.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 4, 2025 Last action May 13, 2025
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What changed between versions

Printer's No. PN1578 Printer's No. PN1641 · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill text was updated from Printer's No. 1578 to No. 1641 to reflect amendments made on the second consideration. The most significant substantive change is the addition of a definition clarifying that 'cannabis' includes 'medical marijuana' under the Medical Marijuana Act, ensuring consistent terminology across regulations. Additionally, a sponsor was removed from the list of bill introducers, and the document header was updated to indicate the bill was amended.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's definitions was expanded to explicitly include medical marijuana under the term 'cannabis', ensuring that regulations apply uniformly to both recreational and medical contexts.
DEFINITION

Added a specific definition stating that 'cannabis' includes 'medical marijuana' as defined in the Medical Marijuana Act.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill header to reflect the new Printer's Number (1641) and added a note indicating the bill was amended on second consideration.

Removed the name of sponsor 'McNEILL' from the list of bill introducers.

Floor votes · House May 6, 2025

How they voted

102101
Passed
Total votes 203
May 6, 2025
D Democratic102
102 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican101
101 Nay
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to Law & Justice
upper
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
May 6, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (102-101)
house
May 6, 2025
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
May 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Health
lower
1 primary · 27 co-sponsors

Sponsors