Hawaii House Bill 1217

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 3 2023 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2024-03-20 - Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340).
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Prohibits any person other than those authorized pursuant to chapter 329, part IX or chapter 329D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, from cultivating, producing, manufacturing, distributing, possessing, or dispensing cannabis for medical use. Clarifies that the definition of "distribution" within the definition of "medical use" is limited to the transfer of cannabis and cannabis paraphernalia from the qualifying patient's registered primary caregiver to the qualifying patient. Clarifies that the authorization for the medical use of cannabis does not apply to the cultivation, handling, or possession of a qualifying patient's cannabis for medical use, unless the person is the qualifying patient or the qualifying patient's registered primary caregiver. Increases the restriction on the number of qualifying patients who may use a grow site to fifty, unless an exemption is obtained by the Department of Health, and authorizes the Department of Public Safety to inspect grow sites for compliance. Establishes that a person who is not a qualifying patient, primary caregiver, qualifying out-of-state patient, or caregiver of a qualifying out-of-state patient or medical cannabis dispensary under chapter 329D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, shall not be afforded certain protections. Authorizes only a qualifying patient or their designated primary caregiver to cultivate cannabis after December 31, 2024. Repeals a provision in existing law that exempts certain qualifying patients from obtaining medical cannabis or manufactured cannabis products from authorized sources. Prohibits the mischaracterization or disguise of transactions arising out of the production, manufacture, sale, or distribution of cannabis intended for medical use as another type of compensation or expense. Clarifies that no qualifying patient, primary caregiver, qualifying out-of-state patient, or caregiver of a qualifying out-of-state patient shall use butane or any other...(see document for full description) (SD1)

Relating To Medical Cannabis.

Rep. Della au Belatti [D]	Rep. Terez Amato [D]	Rep. Elle Cochran [D]	Rep. Ernesto Ganaden [D]
Rep. Jeanne Kapela [D]	Rep. Nicole Lowen [D]	Rep. Lisa Marten [D]	Rep. May Mizuno [D]
Rep. Mark Nakashima [D]	Rep. Jenna Takenouchi [D]	Rep. David Tarnas [D]

2023-04-04 - Senate - Senate Judiciary: Passed, Unamended (Y: 4 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-04 - Senate - Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-03-22 - Senate - Senate Health and Human Services: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 3 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-20	House	Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340).
2024-03-20	Senate	Senate Conferee(s) discharged.
2023-12-11		Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
2023-04-19	House	Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 909).
2023-04-19	Senate	Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Rhoads, Lee Co-Chairs.
2023-04-14	Senate	Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 800).
2023-04-13	House	House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
2023-04-11	House	Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 852) in amended form (SD 1).
2023-04-11	Senate	Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Keohokalole). Transmitted to House.
2023-04-06	Senate	One Day Notice 04-11-23.
2023-04-06	Senate	Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1850) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2023-04-04	Senate	The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Moriwaki, Shimabukuro.
2023-04-04	Senate	The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Elefante, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.
2023-03-31	Senate	The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-23 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2023-03-24	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.
2023-03-24	Senate	Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1413) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.
2023-03-22	Senate	The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) Shimabukuro, Awa; and 0 Excused: none.
2023-03-16	Senate	The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-22-23 1:01PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2023-03-09	Senate	Referred to HHS, JDC/WAM.
2023-03-07	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2023-03-07	Senate	Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 211).
2023-03-03	House	Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Cochran voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Ward voting no (2) and Representative(s) Alcos, Matayoshi excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
2023-03-03	House	Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 984), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2023-02-23	House	The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kahaloa, Poepoe, Alcos; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Ward; and Excused: none.
2023-02-21	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-23-23 1:30PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2023-02-17	House	Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Marten excused (1).
2023-02-17	House	Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 744) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
2023-02-15	House	The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Sayama, Amato, Belatti, Hashem, Hussey-Burdick, Lowen, Onishi, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Gates.
2023-02-13	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-15-23 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2023-02-09	House	Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kila, Lamosao excused (2).
2023-02-09	House	Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 263) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
2023-02-08	House	The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Takenouchi, Amato, Ilagan, Kobayashi, Mizuno, Nishimoto, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2023-02-06	House	Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-08-23 11:40AM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2023-02-04	House	The committee(s) on HLT recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-08-23.
2023-02-02	House	Re-referred to HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 9
2023-02-01	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Saturday, 02-04-23 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2023-01-30	House	Referred to HLT, JHA/CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3
2023-01-25	House	Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2023-01-24	House	Pending introduction.

HB1217 (Carry Over) 2023-04-19 - Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 909).
SB1570 (Same As) 2023-12-11 - Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1217&year=2024
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB1217_SD1_.HTM
Roll Call	https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1217&year=2024