Hawaii Senate Bill 1159 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 25 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-17 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Pending: Senate Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Establishes the Office of Medical Marijuana Administration in DOH to administer marijuana dispensary licensing and regulation, and patient registration. Limits each location used to cultivate marijuana to use by five qualifying patients. Authorizes primary caregivers to cultivate marijuana for qualifying patients until December 31, 2020. Extends civil service exemptions. Extends interim rulemaking authority. Authorizes an alternate medical marijuana dispensary tracking system for use when the DOH computer tracking system in nonfunctional and requires DOH to report to the legislative oversight working group. Adds considerations for establishing marijuana testing standards and selecting additional dispensary licensees. Allows DOH to consider whether existing dispensary licensees shall be allowed to increase plant count, increase the number of production centers, or increase the number of retail dispensing locations. Requires retention of video security recordings of production centers and dispensaries for not less than 45 days. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Relating To Medical Marijuana.

Sen. Rosalyn Baker [D]

Sen. William Espero [D]

Sen. Les Ihara [D]

Sen. Stanley Chang [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-17	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2017-02-17	Senate	Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 493) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2017-02-14	Senate	The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 7 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Nishihara, S. Chang, Espero, Ihara, Kidani, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2017-02-08	Senate	The committee(s) on CPH deferred the measure until 02-14-17 10:00AM in conference room 229.
2017-02-02	Senate	The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 02-08-17 9:00AM in conference room 229.
2017-01-27	Senate	Referred to CPH, WAM.
2017-01-25	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2017-01-25	Senate	Introduced.

SB1159 (Carry Over) 2017-02-17 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
HB1488 (Same As) 2017-06-22 - Act 041, 06/20/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1141).

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1159&year=2017
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2017/bills/SB1159_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2017/bills/SB1159_SD1_.HTM