Delaware Senate Bill 90 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on June 23 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-06-23 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

This Act adds intractable epilepsy to the list of debilitating medical conditions for which a physician may supply a written certification for medical marijuana. It also specifically adds disorders such as dystonia which are characterized by involuntary muscle contractions that cause slow, repetitive movements or abnormal postures. Currently no form of medical marijuana is legally available for those with debilitating medical conditions if they are under 18 years old. Medical marijuana oil [cannabidiol oil and THC-A oil] has been proven useful to combat intractable epilepsy and believed to be helpful for such disorders as dystonia as well. These oils don’t have enough “active ingredient” to get someone high. Therefore there is no reason whatsoever not to allow its use for treatment of these conditions, no matter what the age of the person needing its help. The under 18 registry identification cards would be for medical marijuana oil only (analogous to under 21 drivers licenses). The definitions of cannabidiol oil and THC-A oil were taken from legislation enacted in Virginia earlier this year except that this Act’s top THC is 7% while Virginia’s is 5%. It is believed 10-12% is necessary for the oil to get someone high. The definition for intractable epilepsy was taken from legislation enacted in Iowa last year. This Act shall be known as Rylie’s Law.

An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Medical Marijuana.

Sen. Ernesto Lopez [R]	Sen. Margaret Henry [D]	Rep. Michael Ramone [R]	Sen. Catherine Cloutier [R]
Sen. Bethany Hall-Long [D]	Sen. Gerald Hocker [R]	Sen. Brian Pettyjohn [R]	Sen. Bryant Richardson [R]
Sen. Gary Simpson [R]	Sen. David Sokola [D]	Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]	Sen. David Lawson [R]
Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]	Rep. Ronald Gray [R]	Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]	Rep. Deborah Hudson [R]
Rep. Helene Keeley [D]	Rep. Harvey Kenton [R]	Rep. John Kowalko [D]	Rep. Valerie Longhurst [D]
Rep. Sean Lynn [D]	Rep. Joseph Miro [R]	Rep. John Mitchell [D]	Rep. Edward Osienski [D]
Sen. Charles Paradee [D]	Rep. Peter Schwartzkopf [D]	Rep. Stephanie Bolden [D]	Rep. Earl Jaques [D]
Rep. Quinton Johnson [D]	Rep. Sean Matthews [D]	Rep. William Outten [R]	Rep. Charles Potter [D]
Rep. Bryon Short [D]	Rep. Stephen Smyk [R]	Rep. Jeffrey Spiegelman [R]	Rep. Kimberly Williams [D]
Sen. David Wilson [R]

2015-06-11 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-06-23	Senate	Signed by Governor
2015-06-11	House	Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 40 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2015-06-10	House	Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT) in House with 8 On Its Merits
2015-06-03	House	Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
2015-06-02	Senate	Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2015-06-02	Senate	Amendment SA 2 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2015-06-02	Senate	Amendment SA 2 - Introduced in Senate
2015-06-02	Senate	Amendment SA 1 - Stricken
2015-06-02	Senate	Amendment SA 1 - Introduced in Senate
2015-05-13	Senate	Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
2015-05-07	Senate	Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/397a34c2368db91f85257e19006d4dd4?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/vwLegislation/SB+90/$file/legis.html?open
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/EngrossmentsforLookup/SB+90/$file/Engross.html?open
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/4d956d43feb93a4685257e610076a3e9?OpenDocument