Abstract: Provides relative to persons employed by a city, parish, or municipality being treated with
medical marijuana.
Present law prohibits a state employer from subjecting an employee or prospective employee to
negative employment consequences based solely on a positive drug test for marijuana if the
employee or prospective employee has been clinically diagnosed as suffering from a debilitating
medical condition and a licensed physician has recommended marijuana for therapeutic use by the
employee in accordance present law.
Proposed law extends present law to prohibit an employer of a city, parish, or municipality from
subjecting negative employment consequences on an employee or prospective employee. Proposed
law otherwise retains present law.
Present law provides that the provisions of present law shall not apply to emergency medical
services, law enforcement, public safety officials, any state employee of the horse racing
commission, and firefighter services.
Proposed law extends the exemption to include any elected officials of a city, parish, or municipality.
Proposed law otherwise retains present law.
(Amends R.S. 49:1016(A) and (C))


Statutes affected:
HB313 Original: 49:1016(A)
HB313 Engrossed: 49:1016(A)