HOUSE BILL 1451

File Code: Public Health Prior Year Introduction As: HB 1340/00 - JUD

Sponsored By:

Delegates Valderrama and Murphy

Entitled:

Public Local Laws - Marijuana - Exceptions

Synopsis:

Allowing persons to possess marijuana and related drug paraphernalia subject to the public local laws; requiring a county or municipal corporation to submit to a referendum of the voters of the county or municipal corporation any enactment to allow specified persons to possess marijuana and related drug paraphernalia; requiring the governing body and the appropriate election board or municipal election official to do those things necessary to carry out the referendum; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

3/7

First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

Motion Rules Suspended for late introduction (Delegate Valderrama) Adopted (102-12)

Referred House Rules and Executive Nominations

3/14

Re-referred Judiciary

Hearing 3/22 at 1:00 p.m.

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26

Delegate Donald E. Murphy, District 12A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES -see also- SUBSTANCE ABUSE

COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES

DISEASES -see also- AIDS; RABIES

ELECTIONS SUPERVISORS

EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT

HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH

MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -see also- ANNAP; BALT; HAGER; OC

PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS

REFERENDUM

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments

( 287 , 287A , 292 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):

House

March 7, 2001: Motion Rules Suspended for late introduction (Valderrama) Adopted (102-12)