HB 595: Medical Marijuana Employee Protection
GENERAL BILL by Polsky ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Cortes ; Eskamani ; Smith, C.
Medical Marijuana Employee Protection; Prohibits employers from taking adverse personnel action against employees or applicants who are qualified patients using medical marijuana; requires employers to provide certain written notice to employees or applicants who test positive for marijuana; provides procedures for if employee or applicant tests positive for marijuana; provides cause of action & damages.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/8/2019 | House |
• Filed |
| 11/25/2019 | House |
• Referred to Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 49 |
| 1/14/2020 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 48 |
| 3/14/2020 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee |
