Marijuana or marijuana products; underage possession, consequences, procedures.
Summary
Underage consumption or possession of alcoholic beverage or marijuana or marijuana products; consequences; procedures. Reduces the penalties for underage consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages or marijuana or marijuana products to a written warning for a first violation, a written warning and the provision of informational materials about how to access community services for a second violation, and a write-up and an optional referral for accessing community services for a third or subsequent violation. Under current law, underage consumption, purchase, or possession of alcoholic beverages is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor with a period of license suspension and an option for a deferred dismissal in certain circumstances. The current penalties for underage consumption or possession of marijuana or marijuana products is a civil penalty of $25 and an order to enter a substance abuse treatment or education program. The bill also provides that such underage persons are not capable of giving lawful consent to a search and that the unconcealed possession of an alcoholic beverage or marijuana or marijuana products shall not constitute probable cause to initiate a search of a person or that person's personal property to determine any further violations of law. The bill specifies that such underage persons shall not be subject to arrest or otherwise detained or taken into custody by a law-enforcement officer and that a law-enforcement officer's body-worn camera system shall be activated during any encounter involving an underage person suspected to be in violation of such provisions. The bill also puts limits on the dissemination and retention of any law-enforcement records related to violations of such provisions.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2026
Last action Jul 21, 2026
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
2
Committee
6
Feb 17, 2026
Committee
Rereferred to Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Feb 7, 2026
Committee
Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
Referred from General Laws and referred to Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 26103239D
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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