2024 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB346: Criminal Law - Controlled Dangerous Substances and Firearms

Legislative Summary

Authorizing a person who is at least 21 years age to manufacture a personal use amount of cannabis products or concentrated cannabis for personal use or adult sharing at a private residence if the manufacturing process does not involve the use of a volatile solvent; specifying that manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, or possessing certain large quantities of certain controlled dangerous substances is a felony; altering the penalties for being a volume dealer and drug kingpin with regard to cannabis; etc.

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Bill History

1/17/2024
First Reading Judiciary
House of Delegates
1/30/2024
Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/14/2024
Favorable Report by Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/14/2024
Favorable Adopted
House of Delegates
3/14/2024
Motion Special Order until 3/15 (Delegate Szeliga) Adopted
House of Delegates
3/15/2024
Floor Amendment {613620/1 (Delegate Szeliga) Rejected (38-91)
House of Delegates
3/15/2024
Second Reading Passed
House of Delegates
3/18/2024
Third Reading Passed (98-35)
House of Delegates
3/18/2024
Referred Judicial Proceedings
Senate
4/8/2024
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate
4/8/2024
Favorable
Senate
4/8/2024
Motion Special Order until Next Session (Senator Carter) Rejected
Senate
4/8/2024
Favorable Adopted
Senate
4/8/2024
Second Reading Passed
Senate
4/8/2024
Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Carter) Adopted
Senate

Amendments

Floor Amendment 613620/1 (Delegate Szeliga) Rejected (38-91)

Floor Amendment 613620/1 (Delegate Szeliga) Rejected (38-91)

3/15/2024Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
3/18/2024
98
Yea
35
Nay
2
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Floor Amendment 613620/1 (Delegate Szeliga) Rejected
3/15/2024
38
Yea
91
Nay
7
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: FAILED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/18/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Democrat: 2

Primary Sponsor

David Moon
David Moon
Democrat

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/16/2024193.8 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/17/2024191.5 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197059.4 KB
Vote Image
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