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IntroducedMar 03, 2022
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Passed HouseApr 26, 2022
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Passed SenateMay 04, 2022
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Signed into LawMay 13, 2022
AN ACT CONCERNING CANNABIS. To: (1) Impose additional limitations on the manner in which cannabis may be gifted, sold or transferred; (2) impose additional penalties for prohibited gifts, sales and transfers of cannabis; (3) specify that a producer (A) shall be liable for the remainder of the full conversion fee if the producer fails to create two equity joint ventures that receive a final license within a specified time frame, and (B) that receives license expansion authorization shall not create more than two equity joint ventures; (4) specify that a dispensary facility (A) shall be liable for the remainder of the full conversion fee if the dispensary facility fails to create two equity joint ventures that each receive a final license within a specified time frame, and (B) that converts its license to a hybrid-retailer license shall not create more than two equity joint ventures; (5) provide that the Social Equity Council shall not approve any equity joint venture that shares the same social equity applicant with another equity joint venture; (6) ban cannabis billboard advertisements; (7) modify certain provisions concerning advertisements by cannabis establishments and related businesses; and (8) eliminate a provision that prohibits a municipality from granting zoning approval for more retailers or micro-cultivators than a number that would allow for one retailer and one micro-cultivator for every twenty-five thousand residents of the municipality.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • May 24, 2022: Signed by the Governor
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Official Summary/Bill Text
Comments on HB 5329
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- General Law Committee
Votes
YES: 15
- Maroney J.
- D'Agostino M.
- Gibson B.
- Witkos K.
- Rutigliano D.
- Ackert T.
- Allie-Brennan R.
- Arconti D.
- Candelaria J.
- Cheeseman H.
- Hayes R.
- Luxenberg G.
- Pizzuto W.
- Riley E.
- Winfield G.
ABSENT: 1
YES: 98
- ABERCROMBIE
- HUGHES
- WOOD, K.
- NUCCIO
- ALLIE-BRENNAN
- JOHNSON
- YOUNG
- ARCONTI
- KAVROS DEGRAW
- ZIOGAS
- ARNONE
- BAKER
- LEEPER
- PETIT
- BARRY
- LEMAR
- ACKERT
- BERGER-GIRVALO
- LINEHAN
- BLUMENTHAL
- LUXENBERG
- ARORA
- BORER
- MCCARTHY VAHEY
- BOYD
- RUTIGLIANO
- MESKERS
- BUCKBEE
- SCOTT
- CALLAHAN
- CONCEPCION
- MORRIN BELLO
- CANDELORA, V.
- CONLEY
- NAPOLI
- CURREY
- CARPINO
- D'AGOSTINO
- PALM
- YACCARINO
- DATHAN
- PAOLILLO, A.
- CHEESEMAN
- PARIS
- PARKER
- ZUPKUS
- DEMICCO
- PERONE
- DEVLIN
- DIGIOVANCARLO
- DILLON
- QUINN
- DOUCETTE
- ROCHELLE
- RITTER
- ELLIOTT
- ROJAS
- EXUM
- SANCHEZ, E.
- FARRAR, K.
- SANCHEZ, R.
- FELIPE
- SCANLON
- FOSTER
- SMITH, B.
- GARIBAY
- SMITH, F.
- CANDELARIA, J.
- GENGA
- STAFSTROM
- STALLWORTH
- HAYES, R.
- GONZALEZ
- GILCHREST
- STEINBERG
- HOWARD
- HALL, J.
- GOUPIL
- KENNEDY
- MUSHINSKY
- GRESKO
- THOMAS
- KLARIDES-DITRIA
- GUCKER
- TURCO
- RILEY
- HADDAD
- WALKER
- ROSARIO
- HAMPTON
- WELANDER
- RYAN
- WILLIAMS
- MCCARTY, K.
- SANTIAGO
- HORN
- WINKLER
- VARGAS
NO: 48
- KHAN
- PISCOPO
- ANDERSON
- PIZZUTO
- POLLETTA
- BETTS
- REBIMBAS
- MCGEE, T.
- BOLINSKY
- CHAFEE
- COMEY
- MICHEL
- VAIL
- VEACH
- CARNEY
- WILSON
- NOLAN
- WOOD, T.
- CASE
- ZAWISTOWSKI
- DAUPHINAIS
- ZULLO
- DELANY
- DELNICKI
- PORTER
- DUBITSKY
- FERRARO, C.
- FIORELLO
- FISHBEIN
- FRANCE
- FUSCO
- GODFREY
- GREEN
- HAINES, I.
- HALL, C.
- BUTLER
- HARDING
- HARRISON
- COOK
- GIBSON
- TERCYAK
- REYES
- LABRIOLA
- LANOUE
- MASTROFRANCESCO
- HENNESSY
- MCGORTY, B.
YES: 22
- JOHN W. FONFARA
- DOUGLAS MCCRORY
- PAUL M. FORMICA
- STEVE CASSANO
- MARILYN MOORE
- DEREK SLAP
- JULIE KUSHNER
- BOB DUFF
- KEVIN D. WITKOS
- WILL HASKELL
- MATTHEW L. LESSER
- PATRICIA BILLIE MILLER
- GARY WINFIELD
- MARTIN M. LOONEY
- MAE FLEXER
- CHRISTINE COHEN
- MARY ABRAMS
- JAMES MARONEY
- JOAN V. HARTLEY
- NORMAN NEEDLEMAN
- PAUL CICARELLA
- JORGE CABRERA
NO: 13
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- May 24, 2022 | Senate
- Signed by the Governor
- May 17, 2022 | Senate
- Transmitted to the Secretary of State
- Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
- May 13, 2022 | Senate
- Public Act 22-103 (LCO)
- May 04, 2022 | Senate
- Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A
- Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
- In Concurrence
- Apr 27, 2022 | Senate
- Immediate Transmittal to the Senate
- Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- Senate Calendar Number 495
- File Number 672 (LCO)
- Apr 26, 2022 | House
- House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 5358
- House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
- Mar 30, 2022 | House
- Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (LCO)
- Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- House Calendar Number 183
- File Number 202 (LCO)
- Mar 24, 2022 | House
- Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/29/22 5:00 PM (LCO)
- Mar 16, 2022 | House
- Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (LCO)
- Mar 15, 2022 | House
- Joint Favorable Substitute (GL)
- Mar 04, 2022 | House
- Public Hearing 03/08
- Mar 03, 2022 | House
- Referred to Joint Committee on General Law
Documents
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 672
- Bill Analysis for HB-5329, as amended by
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 202
- Summary for Public Act No. 22-103
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 202
- Fiscal Note for HB-5329, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 5358)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 672
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4818 (See Fiscal Note Details)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5358 (See Fiscal Note Details)
- Committee Report GL Joint Fav. Rpt
- Public Hearing Testimony