Connecticut House Bill 5235

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on June 4 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-06-04 - Signed by the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

To: (1) Redefine "marijuana", "manufactured cannabinoid" and "synthetic cannabinoid" for the purposes of various statutes concerning cannabis regulation; (2) require the Commissioner of Consumer Protection to designate any synthetic cannabinoid as a schedule I controlled substance; (3) provide that (A) cannabis shall not contain any synthetic cannabinoid, and (B) no cannabis establishment may sell any synthetic cannabinoid; (4) modify certain provisions that prohibit members of the Social Equity Council and certain employees of the council or the Department of Consumer Protection from holding certain interests in, or receiving certain moneys from, certain cannabis establishments or cannabis transactions; (5) specify that hemp that is lawfully produced under federal law may be transported or shipped through this state; and (6) make minor, technical and conforming changes to various statutes concerning cannabis regulation.

An Act Concerning The Department Of Consumer Protection's Recommendations Regarding Cannabis Regulation.

House General Law Committee	Rep. Craig Fishbein [R]	Rep. Juan Candelaria [D]	Rep. Martin Foncello [R]
Rep. Matt Blumenthal [D]	Sen. Lisa Seminara [R]	Sen. Eric Berthel [R]

2024-05-08 - Senate - Senate Roll Call Vote 278 (Y: 35 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-04-30 - House - House Roll Call Vote 100 AS AMENDED (Y: 138 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2024-03-07 - Joint - GL Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-06-04	House	Signed by the Governor
2024-05-28	House	Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
2024-05-28	House	Transmitted to the Secretary of State
2024-05-21	House	Public Act 24-115
2024-05-08	House	In Concurrence
2024-05-08	Senate	Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
2024-05-08	Senate	Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A
2024-05-02	Senate	File Number 649
2024-05-02	Senate	Senate Calendar Number 415
2024-05-02	Senate	Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
2024-04-30	House	House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
2024-04-30	House	House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 4874
2024-03-25	House	File Number 102
2024-03-25	House	House Calendar Number 98
2024-03-25	House	Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
2024-03-25	House	Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2024-03-18	House	Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/25/24 12:00 PM
2024-03-07	House	Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2024-03-07	House	Joint Favorable Substitute
2024-02-23	House	Public Hearing 02/27
2024-02-22	House	Referred to Joint Committee on General Law

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05235&which_year=2024
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/TOB/H/PDF/2024HB-05235-R00-HB.PDF
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/TOB/H/PDF/2024HB-05235-R01-HB.PDF
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/ACT/PA/PDF/2024PA-00115-R00HB-05235-PA.PDF
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/lcoamd/pdf/2024LCO04874-R00-AMD.pdf
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/lcoamd/pdf/2024LCO04786-R00-AMD.pdf
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/amd/H/pdf/2024HB-05235-R00HA-AMD.pdf
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/FN/PDF/2024HB-05235-R000102-FN.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/BA/PDF/2024HB-05235-R000102-BA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/fna/pdf/2024HB-05235-R00LCO04786-FNA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/fna/pdf/2024HB-05235-R00LCO04874-FNA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/FN/PDF/2024HB-05235-R01-FN.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/BA/PDF/2024HB-05235-R01-BA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/FN/PDF/2024HB-05235-R010649-FN.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/BA/PDF/2024HB-05235-R010649-BA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/SUM/PDF/2024SUM00115-R02HB-05235-SUM.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/TS/H/PDF/2024HB-05235-R00GL-CV9-TS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/VOTE/H/PDF/2024HV-00100-R00HB05235-HV.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/VOTE/S/PDF/2024SV-00278-R00HB05235-SV.PDF