AN ACT RELATED TO FOOD AND DRUGS - THE EDWARD O. HAWKINS AND THOMAS C. SLATER MEDICAL MARIJUANA ACT (Prohibits employer discrimination against medical marijuana cardholders testing positive, allows for civil remedies for medical marijuana cardholders experiencing discrimination, provides state as sole regulator for compassion centers/medical marijuana.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 14, 2019
Last action May 15, 2019
Floor votes
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No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
1
May 15, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/15/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 14, 2019
Introduced
03/14/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
legislature
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dawn Euer
DDemocratic
P
Gayle L. Goldin
DDemocratic
P
Josh Miller
DDemocratic
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