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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 49

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Relating to: definition of tetrahydrocannabinols and the use of cannabidiol.

Controlled substances board Drugs — Criminal acts and law enforcement Physician Plants

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

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.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Ballweg (R) , Berceau (D) , Brandtjen (R) , C. Taylor (D) , Doyle (D) , E. Brooks (R) , Edming (R) , Goyke (D) , Kerkman (R) , Kitchens (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Kremer (R) , Krug (R) , Loudenbeck (R) , Mason (D) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Petryk (R) , Quinn (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Riemer (D) , Sargent (D) , Schraa (R) , Shankland (D) , Spiros (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Steffen (R) , Subeck (D) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Vos (R) , Wachs (D) , Zamarripa (D) , Zepnick (D)

19 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Bewley (D) , C. Larson (D) , Carpenter (D) , Craig (R) , Erpenbach (D) , Hansen (D) , Johnson (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Lasee (R) , Macco (R) , Marklein (R) , Ringhand (D) , Roth (R) , Shilling (D) , Snyder (R) , Testin (R) , Wanggaard (R) , Wirch (D)

Votes

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

Passed 12–0 Feb 27, 2017 official source full page

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

Full history

  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