2024 Regular SessionConnecticut Legislature

HB05150: An Act Concerning Cannabis And Hemp Regulation.

Legislative Summary

To: (1) Redefine "high-THC hemp product" and "disproportionately impacted area"; (2) enable certain social equity applicants to engage in additional cultivation activities and apply for additional licenses; (3) modify certain common ownership requirements concerning equity joint ventures; (4) enable product packagers to expand their authorized activities; (5) limit the licensing period for certain provisional cultivator licenses; (6) modify requirements concerning the location of cultivation facilities; (7) authorize micro-cultivators to sell cannabis seedlings; (8) authorize hybrid retailers to provide access to pharmacists through telehealth; (9) establish additional requirements concerning dispensary facility and hybrid retailer relocations; (10) alter certain requirements applicable to packaging containing (A) multiple servings of cannabis, or (B) manufacturer hemp products; (11) provide that no cannabis establishment shall engage in certain advertising; and (12) make various minor, technical and conforming changes to statutes concerning cannabis and hemp regulation.

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Bill History

2/15/2024
Referred to Joint Committee on General Law
House of Representatives
2/16/2024
Public Hearing 02/22
House of Representatives
3/12/2024
Joint Favorable Substitute
House of Representatives
3/14/2024
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
House of Representatives
3/25/2024
Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/02/24 12:00 PM
House of Representatives
4/2/2024
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
House of Representatives
4/2/2024
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
House of Representatives
4/2/2024
House Calendar Number 152
House of Representatives
4/2/2024
File Number 199
House of Representatives
4/23/2024
Referred by House to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding
House of Representatives
4/29/2024
Joint Favorable
House of Representatives
4/29/2024
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
House of Representatives
4/29/2024
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
House of Representatives
4/29/2024
No New File by Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding
House of Representatives
4/29/2024
Tabled for the Calendar, House
House of Representatives
4/30/2024
House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 4912
House of Representatives
4/30/2024
House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
House of Representatives
5/2/2024
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
Senate
5/2/2024
Senate Calendar Number 414
Senate
5/2/2024
File Number 646
Senate
5/8/2024
Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A
Senate
5/8/2024
Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
Senate
5/8/2024
In Concurrence
House of Representatives
5/8/2024
Immediate Transmittal to the Governor
House of Representatives
5/11/2024
Signed by Governor in Original
House of Representatives
5/17/2024
Public Act 24-76
House of Representatives
5/22/2024
Transmitted to the Secretary of State
House of Representatives

Amendments

Senate LCO Amendment #5492 (R)

Senate LCO Amendment #5492 (R)

5/3/2024Not Adopted

Senate LCO Amendment #5324 (R)

Senate LCO Amendment #5324 (R)

5/2/2024Not Adopted

Senate LCO Amendment #5320 (R)

Senate LCO Amendment #5320 (R)

5/2/2024Not Adopted

Senate LCO Amendment #5329 (R)

Senate LCO Amendment #5329 (R)

5/2/2024Not Adopted

House LCO Amendment #5023 (R)

House LCO Amendment #5023 (R)

4/30/2024Not Adopted

House LCO Amendment #4912 (D)

House LCO Amendment #4912 (D)

4/30/2024Not Adopted

House LCO Amendment #5030 (R)

House LCO Amendment #5030 (R)

4/30/2024Not Adopted

House Schedule A LCO# 4912 (D)

House Schedule A LCO# 4912 (D)

4/30/2024Not Adopted

House LCO Amendment #4847 (D)

House LCO Amendment #4847 (D)

4/29/2024Not Adopted

House LCO Amendment #4791 (D)

House LCO Amendment #4791 (D)

4/29/2024Not Adopted

House LCO Amendment #4211 (D)

House LCO Amendment #4211 (D)

4/22/2024Not Adopted

House LCO Amendment #3982 (D)

House LCO Amendment #3982 (D)

4/17/2024Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate Roll Call Vote 273
5/8/2024
31
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Roll Call Vote 99 AS AMENDED
4/30/2024
130
Yea
16
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
FIN Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
4/29/2024
32
Yea
15
Nay
1
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
GL Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)
3/12/2024
21
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/17/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine Die

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text5/17/2024500.6 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text4/29/2024489.9 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text4/2/2024518.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/14/2024317.4 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note5/3/202491.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note5/2/202491.1 KB
Analysis
Analysis5/2/2024362.4 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note5/2/202490.5 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note5/2/202487.8 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note5/2/202491.3 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note5/1/202487.8 KB
Analysis
Analysis5/1/2024362.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/30/202490.9 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/30/2024113.3 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/30/2024113.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/30/2024113.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/30/202490.3 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/23/2024110.9 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/22/2024110.7 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/2/202488.8 KB
Analysis
Analysis4/2/2024316.1 KB