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HB149

Employee protections; medicinal use of cannabis oil.

Status:
Enacted

Latest Action: April 8, 2024
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0632)

Chief Patron:
Dan Helmer (D)

Session:
2024 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed Both Chambers. Employee protections; medicinal use of cannabis oil.

Amends the provision that prohibits an employer from discriminating against an employee for such employee's lawful use of medical cannabis oil, with certain exceptions, by specifying that such use must conform to the laws of the Commonwealth and by including the employees, other than law-enforcement officers, of the Commonwealth and other public bodies in such protections. This bill is identical to SB 391. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/02/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100935D
  • 01/02/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
  • 01/15/2024 - House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
  • 01/18/2024 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 01/18/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
  • 01/23/2024 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (19-Y 2-N)
  • 01/25/2024 - House: Read first time
  • 01/26/2024 - House: Read second time
  • 01/26/2024 - House: Committee amendments agreed to
  • 01/26/2024 - House: Engrossed by House as amended HB149E
  • 01/26/2024 - House: Printed as engrossed 24100935D-E
  • 01/29/2024 - House: Read third time and passed House (78-Y 20-N)
  • 01/29/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (78-Y 20-N)
  • 01/30/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 01/30/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
  • 01/31/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB149E)
  • 02/19/2024 - Senate: Rereferred from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
  • 02/19/2024 - Senate: Rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services
  • 02/23/2024 - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
  • 02/23/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 24108207D-S1
  • 02/26/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/27/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB149S1)
  • 02/27/2024 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/27/2024 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
  • 02/27/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24108207D-S1
  • 02/27/2024 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB149S1
  • 02/27/2024 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (26-Y 13-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 02/29/2024 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 24108207D-S1 (82-Y 17-N)
  • 02/29/2024 - House: VOTE: Adoption (82-Y 17-N)
  • 03/06/2024 - House: Enrolled
  • 03/06/2024 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB149ER)
  • 03/06/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB149ER)
  • 03/06/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/07/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/11/2024 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
  • 03/11/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
  • 04/08/2024 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 632 (effective 7/1/24)
  • 04/08/2024 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0632)

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