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SB 1576: Legalization of Recreational Marijuana

GENERAL BILL by Torres

Legalization of Recreational Marijuana; Establishing the Division of Cannabis Management under the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; authorizing persons 21 years of age and over to engage in certain actions relating to marijuana; providing for licensing of marijuana establishments; providing that marijuana establishments that sell food containing marijuana are considered food service establishments for the purposes of specified regulations; removing cannabis from the schedule of controlled substances, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, and except for this section which shall take effect upon becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2023
 Last Action: 5/5/2023 Senate - Died in Agriculture
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Agriculture (AG)
  2. Regulated Industries (RI)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/3/2023 Senate • Filed
    3/9/2023 Senate • Referred to Agriculture; Regulated Industries; Fiscal Policy
    3/14/2023 Senate • Introduced
    5/5/2023 Senate • Died in Agriculture

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  • SB 1576, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/3/2023 at 11:45 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 753 Sentencing for Trafficking Violations Stark Compare Last Action: 5/5/2023 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Track This Bill
    S 776 Sentencing Rouson Compare Last Action: 5/5/2023 S Died in Criminal Justice Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (26)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    20.14 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Page 4 (pdf)
    500.03 Definitions; construction; applicability. Page 28 (pdf)
    500.105 Page 29 (pdf)
    562.13 Employment of minors or certain other persons by certain vendors prohibited; exceptions. Page 29 (pdf)
    566.031 Page 4 (pdf)
    566.032 Page 7 (pdf)
    566.033 Page 7 (pdf)
    566.0331 Page 8 (pdf)
    566.034 Page 9 (pdf)
    566.035 Page 11 (pdf)
    566.036 Page 14 (pdf)
    566.037 Page 20 (pdf)
    566.038 Page 23 (pdf)
    566.039 Page 23 (pdf)
    566.041 Page 23 (pdf)
    566.042 Page 24 (pdf)
    566.043 Page 24 (pdf)
    566.044 Page 25 (pdf)
    569.0073 Special provisions; smoking pipes and smoking devices. Page 29 (pdf)
    570.551 Page 25 (pdf)
    570.552 Page 25 (pdf)
    893.03 Standards and schedules. Page 30 (pdf)
    893.13 Prohibited acts; penalties. Page 63 (pdf)
    893.135 Trafficking; mandatory sentences; suspension or reduction of sentences; conspiracy to engage in trafficking. Page 66 (pdf)
    893.13501 Page 87 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 89 (pdf)

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