Henry Stern
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 27
Author
Existing law, the Compassionate Access to Medical Cannabis Act or Ryan's Law, requires specified types of health care facilities to allow a terminally ill patient's use of medicinal cannabis within the health care facility, as defined, subject to certain restrictions. Existing law requires that health care facilities permitting patient use of medicinal cannabis comply with other drug and medication requirements, as specified, and makes those facilities subject to enforcement actions by the State Department of Public Health. Existing law authorizes a health care facility to suspend compliance with these provisions if a regulatory agency, the United States Department of Justice, or the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services takes specified actions, including initiating an enforcement action against a health care facility related to the facility's compliance with a state-regulated medical marijuana program. This bill would expand those provisions to a patient who is over 65 years of age with a chronic disease. The bill would expand the definition of health care facility to also include a home health agency, as defined. The bill would additionally require a health care facility permitting patient use of medicinal cannabis, as specified, to ensure a denial of admission to the health care facility is not because of the patient's use of medicinal cannabis. The bill would also authorize a health care facility to suspend compliance with these provisions if a regulatory agency, the United States Department of Justice, or the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services makes an inquiry about the health care facility's activities.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 484, Statutes of 2023.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3524.) Ordered to the Senate.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2823.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time and amended.
Ordered to third reading.
Assembly Rule 69 suspended.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (September 1).
August 23 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
August 16 hearing postponed by committee.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Coauthors revised.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1252.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1164.) (May 18).
Set for hearing May 18.
May 1 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
Set for hearing May 1.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 798.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing April 18.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 575.) (March 29).
Set for hearing March 29.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 5.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB302 | HTML |
| 02/02/23 - Introduced | |
| 03/30/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/12/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/07/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/18/23 - Enrolled | |
| 10/08/23 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/27/23- Senate Health | |
| 04/14/23- Senate Judiciary | |
| 04/28/23- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/20/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/16/23- Assembly Health | |
| 08/21/23- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 09/05/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 09/07/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 09/14/23- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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