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Bills from the 2017–18 session

Assembly Bill 49

Definition of tetrahydrocannabinols and the use of cannabidiol

Stopped before the full Assembly voted

The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 2, 2017

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 28, 2018: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Current law designates tetrahydrocannabinols as a Schedule I controlled substance. Current law specifies that THC does not include cannabidiol (CBD oil) in a form without a psychoactive effect that is dispensed by a pharmacy or physician approved by the Controlled Substances Board or that is possessed by an individual who has documentation from a physician that the CBD oil is used to treat a seizure disorder. This bill specifies that the documentation must be a certification issued by a physician within the previous year stating why the individual possesses the CBD oil and that the individual may possess CBD oil to treat a medical condition, not just a seizure disorder.

Under current law, if a substance is designated, rescheduled, or deleted as a controlled substance under federal law, the controlled substances board must similarly treat the substance under state law within 30 days unless there is an objection, in which case the board must follow certain other procedures before the substance is designated, rescheduled, or deleted. This bill requires that, if CBD oil is rescheduled or deleted as a controlled substance under federal law, the board must similarly treat CBD oil under state law as soon as practically possible, but within 30 days, and does not allow for an objection.

Who's behind it

38 lawmakers are its ⁠. 23 are Republicans and 15 are Democrats.

19 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 57 names

Authors (38)

Signed on in support (19)

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Children and Families vote to recommend it

Passed, 12 to 0 · Feb 27, 2017

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 28, 2018

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Mar 7, 2017

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  3. Feb 27, 2017

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  4. Feb 27, 2017

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 0.

  5. Feb 15, 2017 to Feb 23, 2017

    2 more representatives signed on in support.

  6. Feb 15, 2017

    The committee held a public hearing.

  7. Feb 2, 2017

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Children and Families.

  8. Feb 2, 2017

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Krug, Vos, Anderson, Ballweg, Berceau, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Doyle, Edming, Goyke, Kerkman, Kitchens, Kleefisch, Kooyenga, Kremer, Loudenbeck, Mason, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, Ohnstad, Petryk, Quinn, Riemer, Sargent, Schraa, Shankland, Spiros, Spreitzer, Steffen, Subeck, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Wachs, Zamarripa and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Wirch, Testin, Bewley, Carpenter, Craig, Erpenbach, Hansen, Johnson, C. Larson, Lasee, Marklein, Ringhand, Roth, Shilling and L. Taylor

  2. Feb 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families

  3. Feb 15, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 15, 2017 · Assembly

    Representative Snyder added as a coauthor

  5. Feb 22, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative C. Taylor

  6. Feb 22, 2017 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Feb 23, 2017 · Assembly

    Representative Allen added as a coauthor

  8. Feb 27, 2017 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  9. Feb 27, 2017 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Mar 1, 2017 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 3-7-2017 by Committee on Rules

  11. Mar 7, 2017 · Assembly

    Representative Macco added as a coauthor

  12. Mar 7, 2017 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  13. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Terms on this page

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

More in the glossary

Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1

More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis

More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

More in the glossary

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor

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Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary