HOUSE BILL 291

Sponsored By:

Delegates Morhaim, Anderson, Arora, Aumann, Barnes, Barve, Bobo, Boteler, Branch, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carr, Clagett, Cullison, Donoghue, Feldman, Frank, Frush, Gilchrist, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Haynes, Hixson, Hucker, Ivey, Kach, Kaiser, Kramer, Lafferty, Love, Luedtke, McComas, McConkey, McHale, McIntosh, A. Miller, Minnick, Mitchell, Mizeur, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Proctor, Reznik, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Smigiel, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, F. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Washington, and Weir

Entitled:

Public Health - Maryland Medical Marijuana Model Program Work Group

Synopsis:

Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to convene a Work Group to develop a model program, including draft legislation, to facilitate patient access to marijuana for medical purposes; providing for the membership and staffing of the Work Group; providing for the designation of the chair of the Work Group; requiring the Secretary to make a report to specified committees of the General Assembly on the Work Group's findings and proposed legislation on or before December 1, 2011; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

2/2

First Reading Health and Government Operations & Judiciary

2/14

Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary)

3/25

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations

3/23

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/26

Third Reading Passed (106-28)

Senate Action

3/25

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

4/9

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings

4/6

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

4/7

Third Reading Passed with Amendments (43-3)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11

Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43

Delegate Sam Arora, District 19

Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42

Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21

Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B

Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8

Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45

Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10

Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A

Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11

Delegate Alfred C. Carr, Jr., District 18

Delegate Galen R. Clagett, District 3A

Delegate Bonnie Cullison, District 19

Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C

Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15

Delegate William J. Frank, District 42

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate Jim Gilchrist, District 17

Delegate Cheryl D. Glenn, District 45

Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25

Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18

Delegate Guy Guzzone, District 13

Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45

Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44

Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20

Delegate Tom Hucker, District 20

Delegate Jolene Ivey, District 47

Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B

Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14

Delegate Benjamin F. Kramer, District 19

Delegate Stephen W. Lafferty, District 42

Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32

Delegate Eric G. Luedtke, District 14

Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B

Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A

Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 46

Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43

Delegate Aruna Miller, District 15

Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 6

Delegate Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr., District 44

Delegate Heather R. Mizeur, District 20

Delegate Peter Murphy, District 28

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47

Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A

Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39

Delegate Barbara Robinson, District 40

Delegate Shane Robinson, District 39

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41

Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22

Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36

Delegate Dana Stein, District 11

Delegate Melvin L. Stukes, District 44

Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40

Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13

Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26

Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24

Delegate Mary L. Washington, District 43

Delegate Michael H. Weir, Jr., District 6

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Agriculture, Department of

Agriculture -see also- Farmland

Chemical Tests

Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees

Controlled Dangerous Substances -see also- Drugs; Subst Abus

Crime Control and Prevention, Governor's Office of

Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc.

Criminal Background Investigations

Drugs -see also- Controlled Dangerous Sub; Substance Abuse

Fees -see also- Attys' Fees; Devt Fees & Taxes; Reimb Rates.

Fingerprinting

Fraud -see also- Forgery

Health -see also- Mental Health

Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations

Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of

Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations

Identification

Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers' Licenses

Notices

Patients

Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty

Pharmacists and Pharmacies

Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc

Privacy

Procurement

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

Substance Abuse

Sunset

Documents

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments:

House

Number: 706785/01     Offered on: March 25, 2011   at: 11:41 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Senate

Number: 868277/01     Offered on: April 11, 2011   at: 11:40 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Committee Votes :

House

Health and Government Operations

Judiciary

Senate

Judicial Proceedings

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 26, 2011: Third Reading Passed (106-28)

Senate

April 7, 2011: Third Reading Passed (43-3)

April 7, 2011: Third Reading Passed (43-3)