Connecticut House Bill 5329 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Passed on May 24 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-05-24 - Signed by the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

To: (1) Impose additional limitations on the manner in which cannabis may be gifted, sold or transferred; (2) impose additional penalties for prohibited gifts, sales and transfers of cannabis; (3) specify that a producer (A) shall be liable for the remainder of the full conversion fee if the producer fails to create two equity joint ventures that receive a final license within a specified time frame, and (B) that receives license expansion authorization shall not create more than two equity joint ventures; (4) specify that a dispensary facility (A) shall be liable for the remainder of the full conversion fee if the dispensary facility fails to create two equity joint ventures that each receive a final license within a specified time frame, and (B) that converts its license to a hybrid-retailer license shall not create more than two equity joint ventures; (5) provide that the Social Equity Council shall not approve any equity joint venture that shares the same social equity applicant with another equity joint venture; (6) ban cannabis billboard advertisements; (7) modify certain provisions concerning advertisements by cannabis establishments and related businesses; and (8) eliminate a provision that prohibits a municipality from granting zoning approval for more retailers or micro-cultivators than a number that would allow for one retailer and one micro-cultivator for every twenty-five thousand residents of the municipality.

An Act Concerning Cannabis.

House General Law Committee

Rep. Eleni Kavros DeGraw [D]

Rep. Kenneth Gucker [D]

2022-05-03 - Senate - Senate Roll Call Vote 346 (Y: 22 N: 13 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-04-26 - House - House Roll Call Vote 94 AS AMENDED (Y: 98 N: 48 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2022-03-15 - Joint - GL Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (Y: 15 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-05-24	Senate	Signed by the Governor
2022-05-17	Senate	Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
2022-05-17	Senate	Transmitted to the Secretary of State
2022-05-13	Senate	Public Act 22-103
2022-05-04	Senate	In Concurrence
2022-05-04	Senate	Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
2022-05-04	Senate	Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A
2022-04-27	Senate	File Number 672
2022-04-27	Senate	Senate Calendar Number 495
2022-04-27	Senate	Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
2022-04-27	Senate	Immediate Transmittal to the Senate
2022-04-26	House	House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
2022-04-26	House	House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 5358
2022-03-30	House	File Number 202
2022-03-30	House	House Calendar Number 183
2022-03-30	House	Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
2022-03-30	House	Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2022-03-24	House	Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/29/22 5:00 PM
2022-03-16	House	Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2022-03-15	House	Joint Favorable Substitute
2022-03-04	House	Public Hearing 03/08
2022-03-03	House	Referred to Joint Committee on General Law

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05329&which_year=2022
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/TOB/H/PDF/2022HB-05329-R00-HB.PDF
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/TOB/H/PDF/2022HB-05329-R01-HB.PDF
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/ACT/PA/PDF/2022PA-00103-R00HB-05329-PA.PDF
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/lcoamd/pdf/2022LCO04818-R00-AMD.pdf
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/lcoamd/pdf/2022LCO05358-R00-AMD.pdf
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/FN/PDF/2022HB-05329-R000202-FN.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/BA/PDF/2022HB-05329-R000202-BA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/fna/pdf/2022HB-05329-R00LCO04818-FNA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/fna/pdf/2022HB-05329-R00LCO05358-FNA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/FN/PDF/2022HB-05329-R01-FN.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/BA/PDF/2022HB-05329-R01-BA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/FN/PDF/2022HB-05329-R010672-FN.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/BA/PDF/2022HB-05329-R010672-BA.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/TS/H/PDF/2022HB-05329-R00GL-CV16-TS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/VOTE/H/PDF/2022HV-00094-R00HB05329-HV.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/VOTE/S/PDF/2022SV-00346-R00HB05329-SV.PDF