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SB 8-A: Medical Use of Marijuana

GENERAL BILL by Bradley ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Young

Medical Use of Marijuana; Providing an exemption from the state tax on sales, use, and other transactions for marijuana and marijuana delivery devices used for medical purposes; providing qualifying medical conditions for a patient to be eligible to receive marijuana or a marijuana delivery device; providing for the establishment of medical marijuana testing laboratories; establishing the Coalition for Medical Marijuana Research and Education within the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc., etc. APPROPRIATION: $15,143,440

Effective Date: 6/23/2017
Last Action: 6/28/2017 - Chapter No. 2017-232, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 6-A (Ch. 2017-231)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
6/7/2017 Senate • Filed
• Introduction allowed -SJ 30
• Considered outside purview of the Call; Subsequently the Call was expanded to include this bill -SJ 30, 33
• Introduced -SJ 31
• Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations -SJ 31
• On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 06/08/17, 8:00 am, 412 Knott Building
6/8/2017 Senate • Favorable with 3 amendment(s) by Health Policy (606998, 501070, 633510); YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 73
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Amendments)
• Now in Appropriations -SJ 73
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 06/08/17, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
• Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 14 NAYS 3 -SJ 73
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 73
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 06/08/17
• Read 2nd time -SJ 37, 59
• Amendment(s) adopted (501070, 606998, 633510, 640322)
• Amendment(s) failed (228642, 328552, 421600, 424838, 593648, 686760, 694930) -SJ 59, 71, 72
• Ordered engrossed -SJ 72
• Placed on 3rd reading
6/9/2017 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 74, 75
• Amendment(s) adopted (428332, 524652, 579144, 583918, 911118) -SJ 75
• Passed as amended; YEAS 28 NAYS 8 -SJ 76
6/9/2017 House • In Messages
• Received -HJ 22, 23
• Read 2nd time -HJ 22, 23
• Amendment(s) adopted (079013, 370451, 545297) -HJ 23
• Read 3rd time -HJ 24
• Passed as amended; YEAS 103 NAYS 9 -HJ 24
6/9/2017 Senate • In returning messages
• Concurred in 3 amendment(s) (079013, 370451, 545297) -SJ 81
• Passed as amended; YEAS 29 NAYS 6 -SJ 82
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 81
6/19/2017 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/23/2017 • Approved by Governor
6/28/2017 • Chapter No. 2017-232, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 6-A (Ch. 2017-231)