Maryland 2019 Regular Session Status: In Committee 6 D cosponsors

HB 656 — Cannabis - Legalization, Taxation, and Regulation

Last action — Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary)

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

This bill died with 2019 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary)

  2. Hearing canceled (Judiciary)

  3. Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary)

  4. First Reading Judiciary and Ways and Means

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 179 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Luedtke

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (179)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 656?
HB 656 is sponsored by Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield (Democrat), Luedtke, Delegate David Moon (Democrat), Kelly, Love, Delegate Lorig Charkoudian (Democrat), Delegate David Fraser-Hidalgo (Democrat), Delegate Vaughn Stewart (Democrat), and Delegate Julie Palakovich Carr (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 656?
This bill died with 2019 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 656?
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