HB 17 — Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission – Processing and Dispensing Medical Cannabis
Last action — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 456
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced November 20, 2018. Enacted.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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11 sponsors
1 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (8 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Bill Text
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Read HB 17 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Approved by the Governor - Chapter 456
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Returned Passed
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Third Reading Passed (46-0)
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Motion two readings same day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Zirkin) Adopted
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Second Reading Passed
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Favorable Report Adopted
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Committee Amendment Withdrawn
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Favorable with Amendments {218273/1
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Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
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Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings
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First Reading Senate Rules
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Third Reading Passed (130-10)
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Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Favorable with Amendments {226983/1 Report Adopted
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Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
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Hearing canceled
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Hearing 4/05 at 11:00 a.m.
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Hearing 1/29 at 2:00 p.m.
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First Reading Health and Government Operations
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Pre-filed
Sponsors
- Delegate Bonnie Cullison · Cosponsor
- Glenn · Primary
- Delegate Terri L. Hill · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kenneth Kerr · Cosponsor
- Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke · Cosponsor
- Delegate Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk · Cosponsor
- Pendergrass · Cosponsor
- Delegate Julie Palakovich Carr · Cosponsor
- Delegate Heather Bagnall · Cosponsor
- Delegate Caylin Young · Cosponsor
- Delegate Robbyn Lewis · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 177 not signed on · 6 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Glenn
Co-sponsors (10)
- Delegate Bonnie Cullison Democrat
- Delegate Terri L. Hill Democrat
- Delegate Kenneth Kerr Democrat
- Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke Republican
- Delegate Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk Democrat
- Pendergrass
- Delegate Julie Palakovich Carr Democrat
- Delegate Heather Bagnall Democrat
- Delegate Caylin Young Democrat
- Delegate Robbyn Lewis Democrat
Not signed on (177)
177 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 177 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (47)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Eckardt | — | Yea |
| Edwards | — | Yea |
| Elfreth | — | Yea |
| Hershey | — | Yea |
| Hough | — | Yea |
| Kelley | — | Yea |
| Klausmeier | — | Yea |
| Lee | — | Yea |
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Washington | — | Yea |
| Nathan-Pulliam | — | Yea |
| Peters | — | Yea |
| Pinsky | — | Yea |
| Serafini | — | Yea |
| Carter | — | Yea |
| Young | — | Yea |
| Cassilly | — | Yea |
| Zirkin | — | Yea |
| Delegate Edith J. Patterson | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Stephanie Smith | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Senator Antonio Hayes | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Arthur Ellis | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Benjamin F. Kramer | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Bill Ferguson | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Brian J. Feldman | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Cheryl C. Kagan | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Clarence K. Lam | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Cory V. McCray | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Craig J. Zucker | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Guy Guzzone | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Jeff Waldstreicher | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Jim Rosapepe | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Joanne C. Benson | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Katie Fry Hester | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Malcolm Augustine | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Nancy J. King | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Pamela Beidle | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Mike Griffith | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Teresa E. Reilly | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Bryan W. Simonaire | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Chris West | Republican | Yea |
| Senator J.B. Jennings | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Jack Bailey | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Jason C. Gallion | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Johnny Ray Salling | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Justin Ready | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Mary Beth Carozza | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 53 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 130 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 7% | 0% | 1% |
How each member voted (141)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Anderton | — | Yea |
| Atterbeary | — | Yea |
| Barron | — | Yea |
| Barve | — | Yea |
| Beitzel | — | Yea |
| Branch | — | Yea |
| Bridges | — | Yea |
| Bromwell | — | Yea |
| Busch | — | Not Voting |
| Cain | — | Yea |
| Carey | — | Yea |
| Carr | — | Yea |
| Clark | — | Yea |
| Conaway | — | Yea |
| Cox | — | Nay |
| Dumais | — | Yea |
| Gaines | — | Yea |
| Gilchrist | — | Yea |
| Glenn | — | Yea |
| Grammer | — | Yea |
| Haynes | — | Yea |
| Holmes | — | Yea |
| Impallaria | — | Yea |
| Jalisi | — | Yea |
| Krebs | — | Nay |
| Krimm | — | Yea |
| Lafferty | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Lewis, R. | — | Yea |
| Lierman | — | Yea |
| Lisanti | — | Yea |
| Reznik | — | Yea |
| Boteler | — | Yea |
| Kelly | — | Yea |
| Luedtke | — | Yea |
| Malone | — | Yea |
| Mangione | — | Yea |
| McIntosh | — | Yea |
| Mosby | — | Yea |
| Otto | — | Yea |
| Saab | — | Yea |
| Shoemaker | — | Yea |
| Sydnor | — | Yea |
| Valentino-Smith | — | Yea |
| Walker | — | Yea |
| Washington | — | Yea |
| Watson, C. | — | Yea |
| Kittleman | — | Yea |
| Proctor | — | Yea |
| Young, P. | — | Yea |
| Cassilly | — | Nay |
| Parrott | — | Nay |
| Pendergrass | — | Yea |
| Jackson, M. | — | Yea |
| Johnson, S. | — | Yea |
| Lewis, J. | — | Yea |
| Long, R. | — | Yea |
| Morgan, M. | — | Nay |
| Palakovich Carr | — | Yea |
| Delegate Andrea Fletcher Harrison | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Anne Healey | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Anne R. Kaiser | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Ben Barnes | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Ben Barnes | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Bonnie Cullison | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Brian M. Crosby | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate C. T. Wilson | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Dana Stein | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate David Fraser-Hidalgo | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate David Moon | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Debra Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Debra Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Diana M. Fennell | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Edith J. Patterson | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Emily Shetty | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Eric Ebersole | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Gabriel Acevero | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Harry Bhandari | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Heather Bagnall | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate J. Sandy Bartlett | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jared Solomon | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jen Terrasa | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jessica Feldmark | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jon S. Cardin | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Julian Ivey | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Kenneth Kerr | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Kriselda Valderrama | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Lesley J. Lopez | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Lily Qi | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Lorig Charkoudian | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Luke Clippinger | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Marc Korman | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Mark S. Chang | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Mary A. Lehman | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Melissa Wells | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Michele Guyton | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Mike Rogers | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Pam Queen | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Regina T. Boyce | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Stephanie Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Terri L. Hill | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Vaughn Stewart | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Veronica Turner | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Benjamin Brooks | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Dalya Attar | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Karen Lewis Young | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Nick Charles | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Ron Watson | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Sara Love | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Shelly Hettleman | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate April Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate April Rose | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Barrie S. Ciliberti | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Brian Chisholm | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Christopher T. Adams | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate H. Kevin Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Jason C. Buckel | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Jay A. Jacobs | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Jefferson L. Ghrist | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Jesse T. Pippy | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Kathy Szeliga | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Lauren Arikan | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Mark N. Fisher | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Mark N. Fisher | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Ric Metzgar | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Seth A. Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Steven J. Arentz | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Susan K. McComas | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Teresa E. Reilly | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Wayne A. Hartman | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate William J. Wivell | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Johnny Mautz | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Mike McKay | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Paul D. Corderman | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 17?
- HB 17 is sponsored by Delegate Bonnie Cullison (Democrat), Glenn, Delegate Terri L. Hill (Democrat), Delegate Kenneth Kerr (Democrat), Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke (Republican), Delegate Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk (Democrat), Pendergrass, Delegate Julie Palakovich Carr (Democrat), Delegate Heather Bagnall (Democrat), Delegate Caylin Young (Democrat), and Delegate Robbyn Lewis (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB 17?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced November 20, 2018. Enacted.
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