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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
April 25, 2024 OK HB 1734 Requrires Owneres of Medical Marijuana Dispenseries to Pass a Background Check Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 3)
April 24, 2024 OH HB 70 Requires Public and Chartered Schools Adopt Policies for Over the Counter Drugs Bill Passed - House (92 - 1)
April 24, 2024 OH HB 230 Increases Penalties for Drug and Human Trafficking Bill Passed - House (80 - 13)
April 18, 2024 IL HB 4942 Requires Coroners Notify Law Enforcement when Suspiciously High Levels of Fentanyl are Found During an Autopsy Bill Passed - House (78 - 33)
April 16, 2024 AL HB 390 Repeals and Removes the Department of Agriculture and Industries from the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission Bill Passed - House (95 - 4)
April 16, 2024 National HR 4681 Illicit Captagon Trafficking Suppression Act Bill Passed - House (410 - 13)
April 12, 2024 IL SB 3779 Authorizes Social Workers to Carry and Administer Opioid Antagonists such as Naloxone Bill Passed - Senate (59 - 0)
April 11, 2024 NH HB 1633 Establishes Legal Regulations Regarding Cannabis Bill Passed - House (239 - 136)
April 11, 2024 NE LB 1035 Establishes a Prescription Drug Donation Program Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 0)
April 10, 2024 IL SB 3350 Establishes a State Program to Distribute Fentanyl Test Strips Bill Passed - Senate (59 - 0)
April 9, 2024 HI HB 1595 Establishes a State Pilot Program to Expunge Non-Conviction Arrest Records Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 1)
April 9, 2024 ME LD 2204 Prohibits Racketeering of Various Scheduled Drugs by Certain Organizations "Ought Not to Pass" Report Adopted - House (84 - 61)
April 5, 2024 HI SB 2487 Expands the Uniform Controlled Substances Act Bill Passed - House (32 - 18)
April 2, 2024 IA HF 2605 Establishes Hemp Regulations and Penalties Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18)
March 28, 2024 DE SB 194 Authorizes Pharmacies to Prescribe Prophylaxis Treatment and Prevention Drugs Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 5)
March 21, 2024 VT S 18 Prohibits Flavored Tobacco Products and E-Liquids Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (18 - 11)
March 19, 2024 DE HB 334 Amends and Makes Changes Related to the Marijuana Control Act Bill Passed - House (29 - 10)
March 14, 2024 VT S 18 Prohibits Flavored Tobacco Products and E-Liquids Bill Passed - House (83 - 52)
March 14, 2024 AZ SB 1186 Authorizes Specific THC Products Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 9)
March 13, 2024 ID H 441 Repeals Classification of Fentanyl Test Strips as Drug Paraphernalia Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 2)
March 12, 2024 IA HF 2605 Establishes Hemp Regulations and Penalties Bill Passed - House (79 - 16)
March 12, 2024 AZ SB 1361 Establishes New Regulations on Sober Living Homes Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 8)
March 11, 2024 ID S 1234 Requires Health Benefit Plans to to Cover Prescription Contraception for a 6-Month Supply Bill Passed - House (35 - 34)
March 9, 2024 WV SB 679 Amends Cannabis Oversight Under the West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration Concurrence Vote Passed - House (71 - 26)
March 8, 2024 FL HB 7021 Amends and Modernizes the State's Mental Health and Substance Abuse Laws Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
March 8, 2024 NH HB 1539 Authorizes an Automatic Annulment Process for All Cannabis Possession Bill Passed - House (283 - 80)
March 7, 2024 OR HB 4121 Amends State Laws About Marijuana and Hemp Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 7)
March 7, 2024 NH SB 414 Establishes Sentencing for Crimes due to Drug-Related Deaths Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 6)
March 7, 2024 NH SB 415 Establishes Penalties for Fentanyl-Related Offenses Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 6)
March 6, 2024 OR HB 4010 Prohibits Drug Manufactures from Limiting where Safety Net Clinics can send Patients for Prescriptions Concurrence Vote Passed - House (41 - 14)
March 6, 2024 OR SB 1553 Amends Crime Definition of Interfering with Public Transportation Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 6)
March 5, 2024 OR HB 4010 Prohibits Drug Manufactures from Limiting where Safety Net Clinics can send Patients for Prescriptions Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 9)
March 5, 2024 OR HB 4001 Establishes a Task Force on Specialty Courts Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 6)
March 5, 2024 HI SB 2487 Expands the Uniform Controlled Substances Act Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 1)
March 5, 2024 OK SB 3571 Establishes Odell's Law Bill Passed - House (69 - 25)
March 4, 2024 OR HB 4104 Requires Alerting Health Care Providers if a Patient Overdoses Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 3)
March 4, 2024 SD SB 191 Requires Parolees Attain Additional Sign-Offs from Healthcare Practitioners to get a Medical Cannabis Card Bill Passed - House (63 - 7)
March 4, 2024 ID H 617 Prohibits and Repeals the Syringe Exchange Program Bill Passed - House (53 - 13)
March 1, 2024 OR HB 4002 Amends State Law to Re-Criminalize Drug Possession Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 8)
Feb. 29, 2024 WA SB 6228 Repeals Hidden Barriers Which Prevent Patients From Accessing Treatment They Need Bill Passed - House (84 - 8)
Feb. 29, 2024 OR HB 4002 Amends State Law to Re-Criminalize Drug Possession Bill Passed - House (51 - 7)
Feb. 28, 2024 SD SB 43 Establishes Procedures for the Imposition of Fines and Probation Against Medical Cannabis Establishments Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 6)
Feb. 28, 2024 SD HB 1125 Prohibits Hemp-Derived "Diet Weed" Products such as Delta 8 and Delta 9 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (69 - 1)
Feb. 28, 2024 WA SB 5853 Expands the State's New System of Crisis Relief Centers Bill Passed - House (92 - 4)
Feb. 28, 2024 SD SB 71 Repeals Prohibition on Law Enforcement Ability to Inspect, Search, Seize, and Prosecute Cannabis Dispensaries Bill Passed - House (59 - 10)
Feb. 28, 2024 AZ HCR 2038 Defines "Drug Cartels" as Terrorist Organizations Joint Resolution Passed - House (31 - 28)
Feb. 27, 2024 SD SB 6 Increases Prison Sentences for Drug Dealers Who Sell Fentanyl to an Individual Who Dies of an Overdose Bill Passed - House (67 - 3)
Feb. 27, 2024 WV SB 717 Prohibits the Sale of Tobacco to Individuals Younger than 21 Years of age Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 9)
Feb. 26, 2024 SD HB 1125 Prohibits Hemp-Derived "Diet Weed" Products such as Delta 8 and Delta 9 Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 1)
Feb. 26, 2024 SD SB 43 Establishes Procedures for the Imposition of Fines and Probation Against Medical Cannabis Establishments Bill Passed - House (59 - 10)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/25 HB 1734 Requrires Owneres of Medical Marijuana Dispenseries to Pass a Background Check Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 3)
4/24 HB 70 Requires Public and Chartered Schools Adopt Policies for Over the Counter Drugs Bill Passed - House (92 - 1)
4/24 HB 230 Increases Penalties for Drug and Human Trafficking Bill Passed - House (80 - 13)
4/18 HB 4942 Requires Coroners Notify Law Enforcement when Suspiciously High Levels of Fentanyl are Found During an Autopsy Bill Passed - House (78 - 33)
4/16 HB 390 Repeals and Removes the Department of Agriculture and Industries from the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission Bill Passed - House (95 - 4)
4/16 HR 4681 Illicit Captagon Trafficking Suppression Act Bill Passed - House (410 - 13)
4/12 SB 3779 Authorizes Social Workers to Carry and Administer Opioid Antagonists such as Naloxone Bill Passed - Senate (59 - 0)
4/11 HB 1633 Establishes Legal Regulations Regarding Cannabis Bill Passed - House (239 - 136)
4/11 LB 1035 Establishes a Prescription Drug Donation Program Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 0)
4/10 SB 3350 Establishes a State Program to Distribute Fentanyl Test Strips Bill Passed - Senate (59 - 0)
4/09 HB 1595 Establishes a State Pilot Program to Expunge Non-Conviction Arrest Records Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 1)
4/09 LD 2204 Prohibits Racketeering of Various Scheduled Drugs by Certain Organizations "Ought Not to Pass" Report Adopted - House (84 - 61)
4/05 SB 2487 Expands the Uniform Controlled Substances Act Bill Passed - House (32 - 18)
4/02 HF 2605 Establishes Hemp Regulations and Penalties Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18)
3/28 SB 194 Authorizes Pharmacies to Prescribe Prophylaxis Treatment and Prevention Drugs Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 5)
3/21 S 18 Prohibits Flavored Tobacco Products and E-Liquids Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (18 - 11)
3/19 HB 334 Amends and Makes Changes Related to the Marijuana Control Act Bill Passed - House (29 - 10)
3/14 S 18 Prohibits Flavored Tobacco Products and E-Liquids Bill Passed - House (83 - 52)
3/14 SB 1186 Authorizes Specific THC Products Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 9)
3/13 H 441 Repeals Classification of Fentanyl Test Strips as Drug Paraphernalia Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 2)
3/12 HF 2605 Establishes Hemp Regulations and Penalties Bill Passed - House (79 - 16)
3/12 SB 1361 Establishes New Regulations on Sober Living Homes Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 8)
3/11 S 1234 Requires Health Benefit Plans to to Cover Prescription Contraception for a 6-Month Supply Bill Passed - House (35 - 34)
3/09 SB 679 Amends Cannabis Oversight Under the West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration Concurrence Vote Passed - House (71 - 26)
3/08 HB 7021 Amends and Modernizes the State's Mental Health and Substance Abuse Laws Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 0)
3/08 HB 1539 Authorizes an Automatic Annulment Process for All Cannabis Possession Bill Passed - House (283 - 80)
3/07 HB 4121 Amends State Laws About Marijuana and Hemp Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 7)
3/07 SB 414 Establishes Sentencing for Crimes due to Drug-Related Deaths Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 6)
3/07 SB 415 Establishes Penalties for Fentanyl-Related Offenses Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 6)
3/06 HB 4010 Prohibits Drug Manufactures from Limiting where Safety Net Clinics can send Patients for Prescriptions Concurrence Vote Passed - House (41 - 14)
3/06 SB 1553 Amends Crime Definition of Interfering with Public Transportation Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 6)
3/05 HB 4010 Prohibits Drug Manufactures from Limiting where Safety Net Clinics can send Patients for Prescriptions Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 9)
3/05 HB 4001 Establishes a Task Force on Specialty Courts Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 6)
3/05 SB 2487 Expands the Uniform Controlled Substances Act Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 1)
3/05 SB 3571 Establishes Odell's Law Bill Passed - House (69 - 25)
3/04 HB 4104 Requires Alerting Health Care Providers if a Patient Overdoses Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 3)
3/04 SB 191 Requires Parolees Attain Additional Sign-Offs from Healthcare Practitioners to get a Medical Cannabis Card Bill Passed - House (63 - 7)
3/04 H 617 Prohibits and Repeals the Syringe Exchange Program Bill Passed - House (53 - 13)
3/01 HB 4002 Amends State Law to Re-Criminalize Drug Possession Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 8)
2/29 SB 6228 Repeals Hidden Barriers Which Prevent Patients From Accessing Treatment They Need Bill Passed - House (84 - 8)
2/29 HB 4002 Amends State Law to Re-Criminalize Drug Possession Bill Passed - House (51 - 7)
2/28 SB 43 Establishes Procedures for the Imposition of Fines and Probation Against Medical Cannabis Establishments Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 6)
2/28 HB 1125 Prohibits Hemp-Derived "Diet Weed" Products such as Delta 8 and Delta 9 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (69 - 1)
2/28 SB 5853 Expands the State's New System of Crisis Relief Centers Bill Passed - House (92 - 4)
2/28 SB 71 Repeals Prohibition on Law Enforcement Ability to Inspect, Search, Seize, and Prosecute Cannabis Dispensaries Bill Passed - House (59 - 10)
2/28 HCR 2038 Defines "Drug Cartels" as Terrorist Organizations Joint Resolution Passed - House (31 - 28)
2/27 SB 6 Increases Prison Sentences for Drug Dealers Who Sell Fentanyl to an Individual Who Dies of an Overdose Bill Passed - House (67 - 3)
2/27 SB 717 Prohibits the Sale of Tobacco to Individuals Younger than 21 Years of age Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 9)
2/26 HB 1125 Prohibits Hemp-Derived "Diet Weed" Products such as Delta 8 and Delta 9 Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 1)
2/26 SB 43 Establishes Procedures for the Imposition of Fines and Probation Against Medical Cannabis Establishments Bill Passed - House (59 - 10)
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