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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Dec. 13, 2023 PA SB 683 Requires Fentanyl and Xylazine Screening in Many Diagnostic Urine Tests Bill Passed - House (166 - 37)
Dec. 12, 2023 National HR 4531 Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act Bill Passed - House (386 - 37)
Oct. 5, 2023 MI SB 179 Authorizes Native American Tribes and the State to Form Individual Regulations and Taxes for Cannabis Bill Passed - House (91 - 15)
Sept. 19, 2023 NC SB 189 Amends Legal Classification and Penalties for Crimes Related to Fentanyl Distribution Bill Passed - House (81 - 20)
Sept. 12, 2023 CA SB 326 Authorizes Counties to Provide Substance Abuse Disorder Treatment that Emphasizes Housing Bill Passed - House (68 - 7)
Sept. 6, 2023 CA SB 58 Amends Laws and Statutes Concerning the Decriminalization of Certain Hallucinogens Bill Passed - House (43 - 15)
June 30, 2023 NJ S 1615 Establishes an Independent Board of Experts to Guide the State on Prescription Drug Policy Bill Passed - House (55 - 20)
June 24, 2023 OR HB 2395 Authorizes Specified Persons to Distribute and Administer Short-Acting Opioid Reversal Drugs and Kits Concurrence Vote Passed - House (46 - 3)
June 8, 2023 LA HB 90 Increases Penalties for Drug Distribution Resulting in Death to Life in Prison Conference Report Adopted - House (78 - 19)
June 5, 2023 NV SB 277 Expands the Amount of Legal Cannabis Individual's Can Possess Bill Passed - House (28 - 14)
June 3, 2023 NV AB 322 Establishes Regulations for Kratom Usage and Possession Bill Passed - House (30 - 12)
May 31, 2023 LA SB 49 Establishes New Penalties for the Operation of a Fentanyl Producing Laboratory Bill Passed - House (93 - 4)
May 31, 2023 NV AB 232 Establishes New Rules Regarding Premium Tobacco Products Bill Passed - House (35 - 7)
May 29, 2023 NV SB 35 Increases Criminal Penalties for Fentanyl Trafficking and Possession Bill Passed - House (31 - 10)
May 26, 2023 OK SB 437 Authorizes the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority to Select a Vendor for Seed-to-Sale Inventory Tracking Concurrence Vote Passed - House (72 - 20)
May 25, 2023 OR SB 1043 Requires Hospitals to Provide Narcan Bill Passed - House (44 - 10)
May 25, 2023 National HR 467 HALT Fentanyl Act Bill Passed - House (289 - 133)
May 25, 2023 CA AB 461 Requires Fentanyl Test Strips and Education about Use on College Campuses Bill Passed - House (78 - 0)
May 23, 2023 LA HB 286 Authorizes Expungements for Certain Amounts of Possession of Marijuana Bill Passed - House (69 - 30)
May 17, 2023 MN SF 2744 Establishes New Protections Over Prescription Drug Costs Conference Report Adopted - House (69 - 59)
May 16, 2023 WA SB 5536 Establishes Possession of a Controlled Substance as a Gross Misdemeanor (83 - 13)
May 16, 2023 AK HB 112 Amends Requirements for Epinephrine Prescription Bill Passed - House (36 - 4)
May 12, 2023 MO HB 202 Amends State Industrial Hemp Regulations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (105 - 47)
April 27, 2023 IN SB 8 Authorizes Pharmacy Benefit Managers to Negotiate Prices for Drugs Conference Report Adopted - House (72 - 21)
April 26, 2023 MT SB 442 Authorizes Counties to Use of 20% of Cannabis Revenues for Construction and Repair of Rural Roads Bill Passed - House (82 - 17)
April 25, 2023 MN HF 100 Establishes Cannabis Policy and Finances Bill Passed - House (71 - 59)
April 25, 2023 NV AB 250 Reduces Prescription Drug Costs by Expanding Policies Under the Federal Inflation Reduction Act Bill Passed - House (27 - 15)
April 13, 2023 OR HB 2513 Requires the Oregon Health Authority Carry Out State Voter Approved Drug Decriminalization Law Bill Passed - House (49 - 3)
April 12, 2023 VA SB 903 Authorizes New Limits on the THC Amount in Hemp Products Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 41)
April 12, 2023 VA SB 1337 Establishes New Regulations and Provisions to the Medical Marijuana Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (74 - 20)
April 12, 2023 VA SB 1533 Requires the Board of Pharmacy Consider Certain Factors when Determining Additional Cultivation Locations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (78 - 16)
April 12, 2023 WA SB 5069 Authorizes Interstate Cannabis Agreements Bill Passed - House (71 - 26)
April 10, 2023 MD SB 516 Authorizes an Independent Maryland Cannabis Administration Bill Passed - House (102 - 35)
April 8, 2023 MD HB 556 Requires Legalization of Recreational Cannabis by July 1, 2023 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (104 - 35)
April 7, 2023 KS SB 174 Exempts and Decriminalizes Fentanyl Testing Strips from the List of Drug Paraphernalia Conference Report Adopted - House (113 - 9)
April 6, 2023 NH HB 639 Authorizes Adults 21 and Older to Possess up to 4 Ounces of Cannabis Bill Passed - House (272 - 109)
March 30, 2023 KY SB 47 Establishes Legal Medical Cannabis Bill Passed - House (66 - 33)
March 29, 2023 GA HB 557 Authorizes Certain Physicians to Prescribe Schedule 2 Controlled Subtances Concurrence Vote Passed - House (173 - 2)
March 21, 2023 IA HF 595 Increases Penalties for the Manufacture, Distribution and Possession of Drugs Containing Fentanyl Bill Passed - House (91 - 3)
March 17, 2023 NM SB 51 Authorizes Cost-Sharing Contributions for Prescription Drug Bill Passed - House (44 - 21)
March 10, 2023 WV SB 220 Establishes the Industrial Hemp Development Act Bill Passed - House (92 - 4)
March 9, 2023 DE HB 2 Establishes State Regulations and Taxes for Recreational Cannabis Bill Passed - House (27 - 13)
March 7, 2023 DE HB 1 Authorizes Recreational Cannabis Use for Adults 21 and Older Bill Passed - House (28 - 13)
March 6, 2023 SD SB 1 Expands Definition of Who Can Access Medical Marijuana Program Bill Passed - House (36 - 32)
March 6, 2023 SD SB 1 Expands Definition of Who Can Access Medical Marijuana Program Bill Passed - House (36 - 32)
Feb. 24, 2023 VA SB 1188 Classifies Fentanyl as a "Weapons of Terrorism" and a Class 4 Felony Conference Report Adopted - House (50 - 42)
Feb. 17, 2023 VA SB 948 Authorizes Pharmacists to Administer Controlled Substances or Devices for Certain Infections for Adults 18 and Older Bill Passed - House (65 - 34)
Feb. 16, 2023 MD HB 279 Establishes a Prescription Drug Affordability Board Bill Passed - House (97 - 38)
Feb. 13, 2023 SD HB 1135 Establishes Transparency in the Pricing of Prescription Drugs Bill Passed - House (62 - 5)
Jan. 11, 2023 MT HB 71 Amends State Alcohol Laws Bill Passed - House (95 - 3)
Date No. Title Outcome
12/13 SB 683 Requires Fentanyl and Xylazine Screening in Many Diagnostic Urine Tests Bill Passed - House (166 - 37)
12/12 HR 4531 Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act Bill Passed - House (386 - 37)
10/05 SB 179 Authorizes Native American Tribes and the State to Form Individual Regulations and Taxes for Cannabis Bill Passed - House (91 - 15)
9/19 SB 189 Amends Legal Classification and Penalties for Crimes Related to Fentanyl Distribution Bill Passed - House (81 - 20)
9/12 SB 326 Authorizes Counties to Provide Substance Abuse Disorder Treatment that Emphasizes Housing Bill Passed - House (68 - 7)
9/06 SB 58 Amends Laws and Statutes Concerning the Decriminalization of Certain Hallucinogens Bill Passed - House (43 - 15)
6/30 S 1615 Establishes an Independent Board of Experts to Guide the State on Prescription Drug Policy Bill Passed - House (55 - 20)
6/24 HB 2395 Authorizes Specified Persons to Distribute and Administer Short-Acting Opioid Reversal Drugs and Kits Concurrence Vote Passed - House (46 - 3)
6/08 HB 90 Increases Penalties for Drug Distribution Resulting in Death to Life in Prison Conference Report Adopted - House (78 - 19)
6/05 SB 277 Expands the Amount of Legal Cannabis Individual's Can Possess Bill Passed - House (28 - 14)
6/03 AB 322 Establishes Regulations for Kratom Usage and Possession Bill Passed - House (30 - 12)
5/31 SB 49 Establishes New Penalties for the Operation of a Fentanyl Producing Laboratory Bill Passed - House (93 - 4)
5/31 AB 232 Establishes New Rules Regarding Premium Tobacco Products Bill Passed - House (35 - 7)
5/29 SB 35 Increases Criminal Penalties for Fentanyl Trafficking and Possession Bill Passed - House (31 - 10)
5/26 SB 437 Authorizes the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority to Select a Vendor for Seed-to-Sale Inventory Tracking Concurrence Vote Passed - House (72 - 20)
5/25 SB 1043 Requires Hospitals to Provide Narcan Bill Passed - House (44 - 10)
5/25 HR 467 HALT Fentanyl Act Bill Passed - House (289 - 133)
5/25 AB 461 Requires Fentanyl Test Strips and Education about Use on College Campuses Bill Passed - House (78 - 0)
5/23 HB 286 Authorizes Expungements for Certain Amounts of Possession of Marijuana Bill Passed - House (69 - 30)
5/17 SF 2744 Establishes New Protections Over Prescription Drug Costs Conference Report Adopted - House (69 - 59)
5/16 SB 5536 Establishes Possession of a Controlled Substance as a Gross Misdemeanor (83 - 13)
5/16 HB 112 Amends Requirements for Epinephrine Prescription Bill Passed - House (36 - 4)
5/12 HB 202 Amends State Industrial Hemp Regulations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (105 - 47)
4/27 SB 8 Authorizes Pharmacy Benefit Managers to Negotiate Prices for Drugs Conference Report Adopted - House (72 - 21)
4/26 SB 442 Authorizes Counties to Use of 20% of Cannabis Revenues for Construction and Repair of Rural Roads Bill Passed - House (82 - 17)
4/25 HF 100 Establishes Cannabis Policy and Finances Bill Passed - House (71 - 59)
4/25 AB 250 Reduces Prescription Drug Costs by Expanding Policies Under the Federal Inflation Reduction Act Bill Passed - House (27 - 15)
4/13 HB 2513 Requires the Oregon Health Authority Carry Out State Voter Approved Drug Decriminalization Law Bill Passed - House (49 - 3)
4/12 SB 903 Authorizes New Limits on the THC Amount in Hemp Products Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 41)
4/12 SB 1337 Establishes New Regulations and Provisions to the Medical Marijuana Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (74 - 20)
4/12 SB 1533 Requires the Board of Pharmacy Consider Certain Factors when Determining Additional Cultivation Locations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (78 - 16)
4/12 SB 5069 Authorizes Interstate Cannabis Agreements Bill Passed - House (71 - 26)
4/10 SB 516 Authorizes an Independent Maryland Cannabis Administration Bill Passed - House (102 - 35)
4/08 HB 556 Requires Legalization of Recreational Cannabis by July 1, 2023 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (104 - 35)
4/07 SB 174 Exempts and Decriminalizes Fentanyl Testing Strips from the List of Drug Paraphernalia Conference Report Adopted - House (113 - 9)
4/06 HB 639 Authorizes Adults 21 and Older to Possess up to 4 Ounces of Cannabis Bill Passed - House (272 - 109)
3/30 SB 47 Establishes Legal Medical Cannabis Bill Passed - House (66 - 33)
3/29 HB 557 Authorizes Certain Physicians to Prescribe Schedule 2 Controlled Subtances Concurrence Vote Passed - House (173 - 2)
3/21 HF 595 Increases Penalties for the Manufacture, Distribution and Possession of Drugs Containing Fentanyl Bill Passed - House (91 - 3)
3/17 SB 51 Authorizes Cost-Sharing Contributions for Prescription Drug Bill Passed - House (44 - 21)
3/10 SB 220 Establishes the Industrial Hemp Development Act Bill Passed - House (92 - 4)
3/09 HB 2 Establishes State Regulations and Taxes for Recreational Cannabis Bill Passed - House (27 - 13)
3/07 HB 1 Authorizes Recreational Cannabis Use for Adults 21 and Older Bill Passed - House (28 - 13)
3/06 SB 1 Expands Definition of Who Can Access Medical Marijuana Program Bill Passed - House (36 - 32)
3/06 SB 1 Expands Definition of Who Can Access Medical Marijuana Program Bill Passed - House (36 - 32)
2/24 SB 1188 Classifies Fentanyl as a "Weapons of Terrorism" and a Class 4 Felony Conference Report Adopted - House (50 - 42)
2/17 SB 948 Authorizes Pharmacists to Administer Controlled Substances or Devices for Certain Infections for Adults 18 and Older Bill Passed - House (65 - 34)
2/16 HB 279 Establishes a Prescription Drug Affordability Board Bill Passed - House (97 - 38)
2/13 HB 1135 Establishes Transparency in the Pricing of Prescription Drugs Bill Passed - House (62 - 5)
1/11 HB 71 Amends State Alcohol Laws Bill Passed - House (95 - 3)
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