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HB 1247: Medical Marijuana Public Employee Protection

GENERAL BILL by Grieco

Medical Marijuana Public Employee Protection; Prohibits employer from taking adverse personnel action against employee or job applicant who is qualified patient using medical marijuana; provides exceptions; requires employer to provide written notice of employee or job applicant's right to explain positive marijuana test result within specified timeframe; provides procedures when employee or job applicant tests positive for marijuana; provides cause of action & damages.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/14/2022 House - Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/6/2022 House • Filed
    1/11/2022 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    1/12/2022 House • Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
    • Referred to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
    • Referred to Appropriations Committee
    • Referred to State Affairs Committee
    • Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
    3/12/2022 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    3/14/2022 House • Died in Government Operations Subcommittee

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  • HB 1247, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/6/2022 at 12:26 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1606 Protections for Public Employees who use Medical Marijuana as Qualified Patients Polsky Similar Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Health Policy

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    112.219 Page 1 (pdf)

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