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AB 726

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Relating to: providing that cannabidiol is not a tetrahydrocannabinol and dispensing cannabidiol as a treatment for a seizure disorder.

Controlled substance board Drugs — Criminal acts and law enforcement Epilepsy Physician

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a controlled substance is classified in one of five separate

schedules. The classification is based on: 1) whether there is a currently accepted

medical use for the drug; 2) the drug's potential for being abused; and 3) the nature

of the dependence that use of the drug may produce. A Schedule I controlled

substance, such as a tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), may not be dispensed, even with

a prescription. This bill specifically provides that THC does not include cannabidiol

(commonly known as CBD oil extract) in a form without a psychoactive effect if

dispensed or documented by a practitioner. This bill also specifically allows CBD oil

extract to be dispensed by a practitioner for the treatment of a seizure disorder and

allows a practitioner to provide an individual with a letter or other documentation

stating that the individual possesses CBD oil extract to treat a seizure disorder.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Berceau (D) , Bewley (D) , Bies (R) , C. Taylor (D) , Craig (R) , Goyke (D) , Hebl (D) , Hintz (D) , Kahl (D) , Kolste (D) , Krug (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , Riemer (D) , Ringhand (D) , Sargent (D) , Sinicki (D) , Wachs (D) , Zamarripa (D) , Zepnick (D)

15 cosponsors

Carpenter (D) , Ellis (R) , Grothman (R) , Hansen (D) , Jauch (D) , Johnson, Pridemore and Czaja , Kooyenga (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Lehman (D) , Miller (D) , Murphy (R) , Shankland, Barca and Hulsey , Thiesfeldt and Klenke , Vinehout (D) , Wirch (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 6, Noes 2

Passed 6–2 Mar 7, 2014 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 7, Noes 1

Passed 7–1 Mar 7, 2014 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Mar 31, 2014 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 33, Noes 0

Passed 33–0 Apr 1, 2014 official source full page

Full history

  1. Feb 4, 2014 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kahl, Krug, Kolste, Craig, Wachs, Sinicki, Bewley, Hintz, Zepnick, Berceau, Ringhand, Hebl, Pope, Zamarripa, Goyke, Ohnstad, Sargent, Riemer, C. Taylor and Bies; cosponsored by Senators Wirch, Lehman and Miller

  2. Feb 4, 2014 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families

  3. Feb 5, 2014 · Assembly

    Representatives Thiesfeldt and Klenke added as coauthors

  4. Feb 12, 2014 · Assembly

    Representative Murphy added as a coauthor

  5. Feb 12, 2014 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly

    Representatives Johnson, Pridemore and Czaja added as coauthors

  7. Feb 17, 2014 · Assembly

    Representative Kooyenga added as a coauthor

  8. Feb 24, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kahl

  9. Feb 26, 2014 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  10. Mar 7, 2014 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 7, Noes 1

  11. Mar 7, 2014 · Assembly

    Referred to Committee on Rules

  12. Mar 7, 2014 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 6, Noes 2

  13. Mar 12, 2014 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 3-18-2014 by Committee on Rules

  14. Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar of 3-18-2014 and take up

  15. Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  16. Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  17. Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  18. Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  19. Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  20. Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Representatives Shankland, Barca and Hulsey added as coauthors

  21. Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Mar 19, 2014 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  23. Mar 19, 2014 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Health and Human Services

  24. Mar 26, 2014 · Senate

    Senator Grothman added as a cosponsor

  25. Mar 27, 2014 · Senate

    Withdrawn from committee on Health and Human Services and rereferred to committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

  26. Mar 27, 2014 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  27. Mar 31, 2014 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  28. Mar 31, 2014 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 4-1-2014 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  29. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Senator Vinehout added as a cosponsor

  30. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor

  31. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Senator Ellis added as a cosponsor

  32. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Senator L. Taylor added as a cosponsor

  33. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Senator Jauch added as a cosponsor

  34. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Senator Hansen added as a cosponsor

  35. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Read a second time

  36. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  37. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  38. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 33, Noes 0

  39. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  40. Apr 2, 2014 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  41. Apr 7, 2014 · Assembly

    LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)

  42. Apr 7, 2014 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 4-7-2014

  43. Apr 15, 2014 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-15-2014

  44. Apr 16, 2014 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-16-2014. 2013 Wisconsin Act 267

  45. Apr 16, 2014 · Assembly

    Published 4-17-2014