Legislation

Title: Employment – Workers’ Compensation and Workplace Discrimination – Use of Medical Cannabis
Sponsored by: Delegates K. Young, Howell, Jalisi, Kerr, Landis, Lehman, Lierman, Shetty, and Solomon
Status: In the House - Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Altering the circumstances under which a covered employee or a dependent of a covered employee is not entitled to compensation or benefits under the workers' compensation law to include circumstances related to the use of medical cannabis; including medical cannabis in the medicine that an employer or its insurer is required to provide to a certain covered employee under certain circumstances; applying the Act prospectively: etc.

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Original:: Economic Matters Click to view Recorded Media

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Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2022

Bill imposes a local government mandate, which is a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local government unit

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/31/2022 Legislative Date 1/31/2022 Action First Reading Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Employment – Workers’ Compensation and Workplace Discrimination – Use of Medical Cannabis Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/03/2022 Legislative Date 2/03/2022 Action Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/21/2022 Legislative Date 2/21/2022 Action Hearing 2/23 at 12:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/21/2022 Legislative Date 2/21/2022 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/01/2022 Legislative Date 3/01/2022 Action Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/31/2022	1/31/2022	First Reading Economic Matters
			Text - First - Employment – Workers’ Compensation and Workplace Discrimination – Use of Medical Cannabis
House	2/03/2022	2/03/2022	Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
House	2/21/2022	2/21/2022	Hearing 2/23 at 12:00 p.m.
House	2/21/2022	2/21/2022	Hearing canceled
			Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/01/2022	3/01/2022	Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters

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