Florida House Bill 1139 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Failed on May 3 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-05-03 - Died in Health Quality Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizes qualifying patient to possess & administer medical cannabis, & possess & use paraphernalia for specified purpose; authorizes patient's caregiver to possess & administer medical cannabis to qualifying patient & to possess & use paraphernalia for specified purpose; provides procedures & requirements thereto; provides that act does not allow person to undertake task under influence of medical cannabis when doing so constitutes negligence or malpractice; provides that use of medical cannabis does not create defense to certain offenses; authorizes physician to recommend use of medical cannabis; provides procedures & requirements thereto; requires DBPR to regulate licensure of cultivation centers & dispensaries; provides procedures & requirements thereto; prohibits school, employer, or property owner from refusing to enroll, employ, or lease to or penalize person who is cardholder; requires DOH, DBPR, & DOR to adopt rules by specified date; establishing medical cannabis section within DBPR; provides procedures & requirements; authorizes medical cannabis farm to possess, cultivate, & manufacture medical cannabis, medical cannabis-based products, & marijuana plants for wholesale in this state; requires agricultural classification for land used as medical cannabis farm; prohibits medical cannabis farm from conducting retail sales or transactions; provides certain protections to medical cannabis farms; provides permitting procedures and fees; provides licensing procedures and fees; requires reporting of loss, theft, or unexplained shortage of medical cannabis product to local law enforcement agency & department; authorizes administrative fines, license suspension, injunctive relief.

Medical Cannabis

Sen. Lori Berman [D]	Rep. Mark Pafford [D]	Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda [D]	Sen. Linda Stewart [D]
Rep. Katie Edwards [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-05-03	House	Died in Health Quality Subcommittee
2013-03-06	House	Referred to Health Quality Subcommittee; Business and Professional Regulation Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Health and Human Services Committee
2013-03-05	House	Introduced
2013-02-28	House	Filed

S1250 (Same As) 2013-05-03 - Died in Health Policy
S1214 (Similar To) 2013-05-03 - Died in Health Policy

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
812	14		Amended Code	See Bill Text
893	03		Amended Code	See Bill Text
893	13		Amended Code	See Bill Text
893	1351		Amended Code	See Bill Text
893	145		Amended Code	See Bill Text
921	0022		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/1139
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/1139/BillText/Filed/PDF