WV HB114 | 2016 | 1st Special Session
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 24 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-06-01 - Motion to table discharge from Health and Human Resources committee adopted (Roll No. 690)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on May 24 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-06-01 - Motion to table discharge from Health and Human Resources committee adopted (Roll No. 690)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to decriminalize and permit personal use, growth and possession of certain amounts of marihuana by persons over the age of twenty-one under certain circumstances; to remove marihuana from the list of schedule I drugs; to create a tax stamp for eligible persons to purchase to allow for possession of up to two ounces of marihuana; to provide method for distribution of stamps; to decriminalize first offense distribution of under 30 grams of marihuana; to establish news criminal penalties for marihuana possession and sale; and to provide for a medical exemption to criminal laws against marihuana use or possession.
Title
Decriminalizing and permitting personal use, growth and possession of certain amounts of marihuana by persons over the age of twenty-one
Sponsors
| Del. Mike Pushkin [D] | Del. Michael Folk [R] | Del. Pat McGeehan [R] | Del. Bill Flanigan [R] |
| Del. Shawn Fluharty [D] | Del. Sean Hornbuckle [D] |
Roll Calls
2016-06-01 - House - Motion to table discharge from Health and Human Resources committee adopted (Roll No. 690) (Y: 60 N: 23 NV: 17 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-01 | House | Motion to table discharge from Health and Human Resources committee adopted (Roll No. 690) |
| 2016-05-24 | House | To House Health and Human Resources |
| 2016-05-24 | House | Introduced in House |
| 2016-05-24 | House | To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary then Finance |
| 2016-05-24 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB1005 (Similar To) 2016-05-25 - House Message received
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 17 | 3 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 11 | 17 | 4 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 11 | 17 | 4b | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 11 | 28 | 1 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 60 | 3A | 6 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 60A | 2 | 204 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 60A | 4 | 401 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 60A | 4 | 402 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 60A | 4 | 407 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 60A | 4 | 414 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 60A | 4 | 415 | New Code | See Bill Text |
