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Legislation


2012 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 995

EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Public Health Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1158
Sponsored By:
Senators Brinkley, Raskin, Colburn, Currie, Forehand, Jacobs, Jennings, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Madaleno, Mathias, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Robey, Rosapepe, and Zirkin
Entitled:
Medical Marijuana - Caregivers - Certificate of Qualifying Patient

Synopsis:

Establishing that it is an affirmative defense to a prosecution for the possession of marijuana or the possession of specified drug paraphernalia that the defendant was a specified caregiver and possessed the marijuana or paraphernalia for a specified purposes; establishing that a specified qualifying patient who has been issued and possesses a specified written certification is not subject to a specified prosecution, penalty, or denial of a right or privilege for the medical use of marijuana, under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

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Senate Action
2/16
First Reading Senate Rules
2/27
Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
2/29
Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m.
4/7

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/1
Favorable with Amendments {848177/1 Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/3
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House Action
4/4
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
4/9
Re-referred Health and Government Operations & Judiciary
Hearing 4/9 at 4:30 p.m.

Sponsored by:

Senator David R. Brinkley, District 4
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator J. B. Jennings, District 7
Senator Verna L. Jones-Rodwell, District 44
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Nancy J. King, District 39
Senator Allan H. Kittleman, District 9
Senator Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Senator James N. Mathias, Jr., District 38
Senator Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Senator Douglas J. J. Peters, District 23
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40
Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
Senator James N. Robey, District 13
Senator Jim Rosapepe, District 21
Senator Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Advertising
Agriculture -see also- Farmland
Arrests
Chemical Tests
Child Abuse and Neglect
Child Custody
Citations
Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
Controlled Dangerous Substances -see also- Drugs; Subst Abus
Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc.
Criminal Background Investigations
Discipline
Diseases -see also- AIDS; Rabies
Emergency Bills
Equipment -see also- Motor Vehicle Equipment
Fees -see also- Attys' Fees; Devt Fees & Taxes; Reimb Rates.
Fines -see also- Penalties and Sentences
Fingerprinting
Forfeiture
Forms
Health -see also- Mental Health
Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals
Identification
Inspections -see also- Motor Vehicle Inspection
Interstate Affairs
Labeling
Laboratories
Law Enforcement -see also- State Police, Department of
Medical Research
Medical Schools
Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth
Notices
Patients
Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
Pharmacists and Pharmacies
Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc
Privacy
Public Information
Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records
Registration -see also- Motor Vehicle Registration
Reports
Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees &Taxes; specific tax
Rules and Regulations
Search and Seizure
Substance Abuse
Work, Labor and Employment -see also- Col Barg; Holiday; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Criminal Law
( 5-601 , 5-619 )
Health - General
( 24-1801 through 24-1806 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 848177/01     Offered on: April 7, 2012   at: 12:59 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
Senate
Judicial Proceedings
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
Senate
April 3, 2012: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
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