Hawaii Senate Bill 2734 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-01-21 - Referred to PSM/HTH, WAM.
Pending: Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Provides that each county has the power to establish compassion centers for the dispensing of medical marijuana. Requires that compassion centers shall only provide service to qualifying patients and primary caregivers registered with the department of public safety (department of health beginning January 2, 2015). Makes compassion centers subject to the general excise tax by making inapplicable the exemption for amounts received from sales of prescription drugs or prosthetic devices. Imposes a general excise tax on marijuana sales. Imposes registration fee on compassion centers, to be shared with counties.

Counties; Compassion Centers

Sen. Kalani English [D]	Sen. Suzanne Chun Oakland [D]	Sen. William Espero [D]	Sen. Mike Gabbard [D]
Sen. Russell Ruderman [D]	Sen. Malama Solomon [D]	Sen. Rosalyn Baker [D]	Sen. Donovan Cruz [D]
Sen. Brickwood Galuteria [D]	Sen. Les Ihara [D]	Sen. Michelle Kidani [D]	Sen. Clarence Nishihara [D]
Sen. Maile Shimabukuro [D]	Sen. Jill Tokuda [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-01-21	Senate	Referred to PSM/HTH, WAM.
2014-01-21	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2014-01-17	Senate	Introduced.

HB1710 (Same As) 2014-01-28 - Re-referred to HLT, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 8

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2734&year=2014
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2014/Bills/SB2734_.HTM