Florida 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

HB 83 — Protections for Public Employees who use Medical Marijuana as Qualified Patients

Last action — Died in Government Operations Subcommittee

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Protections for Public Employees who use Medical Marijuana as Qualified Patients; Prohibits public employer from taking adverse personnel action against employee or job applicant for his or her use of medical marijuana if employee or job applicant is qualified patient; provides exceptions; requires public employer to provide written notice of employee's or job applicant's right to explain or contest positive marijuana test result within specified timeframe; provides procedures that apply when employee or job applicant tests positive for marijuana; provides cause of action & damages.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died in Government Operations Subcommittee

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  4. Now in Government Operations Subcommittee

  5. Referred to State Affairs Committee

  6. Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

  7. Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee

  8. Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee

  9. Filed

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (163)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 83 do?
Protections for Public Employees who use Medical Marijuana as Qualified Patients; Prohibits public employer from taking adverse personnel action against employee or job applicant for his or her use of medical marijuana if employee or job applicant is qualified patient; provides exceptions; requires public employer to provide written notice of employee's or job applicant's right to explain or contest positive marijuana test result within specified timeframe; provides procedures that apply when employee or job applicant tests positive for marijuana; provides cause of action & damages.
Who sponsors HB 83?
HB 83 is sponsored by Rosenwald, Mitch (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 83?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 83?
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