No week is small in the legislative session, but holy smokes this one packed a bunch of excitement. Today is the fiscal cut-off for house of origin and typically a hurdle where legislation dies simply due to lack of time on the calendar. By and large, cannabis legislation continued to move and this may be the most populated with cannabis policy Rules Committees have ever been in either house.
We’d like to thank you again for your continued support where it really matters. We had two bills pass out of fiscal committees with bipartisan support and that is no doubt a reflection of your influence.
The next cut-off is March 8th and passing the house of origin is as much a battle for being the signal through the noise more than anything else. All bills are now mostly jockeying for attention and the opportunity for a vote. It will be up to our bill sponsors to secure a spot on the floor calendar prior to March 8th. To that end, we have been so grateful for excellent sponsors this session who have really advocated for and navigated our bills through difficult waters. So, thank you Rep. Kloba, Rep. Wylie, Sen. Shewmake, and Sen. Keiser.
If you’d like to follow along with cannabis legislation as it develops, you can view our Bill Tracker HERE.
2/18/23 Senate Ways and Means at 9:00a – Public Hearing
2/20/23 House Finance at 8:00a – Public Hearing
2/20/23 Senate Ways and Means at 9:00a – Public Hearing
2/20/23 Senate Ways and Means at 9:00a – Executive Session
2/21/23 House Finance at 8:00a – Executive Session
2/22/23 Appropriations at 1:30p – Public Hearing
2/23/23 Senate Ways and Means at 9:00a – Executive Session
2/24/23 Appropriations at 9:00a – Executive Session
Cannabis Research Commission
Homegrow
Patient Excise Tax
Arrest Protection
Cannabis Waste
Interstate Commerce Trigger Bill
Social Equity
We are now coming up on the cut-off for house of origin on March 8th and until then it will mostly be floor action. We’ll be watching every day as we put pressure on legislators to bring our bills up for a floor vote. We don’t often know what will be considered until the morning of and we will keep you in the loop on social media as floor action is published.
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