Stella Pekarsky
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 36
Primary
Employee protections; medicinal use of cannabis oil. Amends the provision that prohibits an employer from discriminating against an employee for such employee's lawful use of medical cannabis oil, with certain exceptions, by specifying that such use must conform to the laws of the Commonwealth and by including the employees, other than law-enforcement officers, of the Commonwealth and other public bodies in such protections. This bill is identical to HB 149.
Employee protections; medicinal use of cannabisoil. Amends the provision that prohibits an employer from discriminatingagainst an employee for such employee's lawful use of cannabis oilpursuant to a valid written certification issued by a practitionerfor the treatment or to eliminate the symptoms of the employee'sdiagnosed condition or disease, with certain exceptions, by specifyingthat such use must conform to the laws of the Commonwealth and byexcluding the employees of the Commonwealth and other public bodiesfrom such protections.
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0674)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 674 (effective 7/1/24)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
Signed by President
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB391ER)
Signed by Speaker
Impact statement from DPB (SB391ER)
Enrolled
Passed House (80-Y 18-N)
VOTE: Passage (80-Y 18-N)
Read third time
Read second time
Reported from Labor and Commerce (20-Y 2-N)
Placed on Calendar
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
Read first time
Impact statement from DPB (SB391S3)
Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 10-N)
Floor substitute printed 24107344D-S3 (Pekarsky)
Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB391S3
Substitute #2 by Senator Perkarsky agreed to 24107344D-S3
Reading of substitute waived
Substitute#1 by Senator Perkarsky withdrawn 24107276D-S2
Committee substitute rejected 241051814D-S1
Read second time
Passed by for the day
Floor substitute printed 24107276D-S2 (Pekarsky)
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
Impact statement from DPB (SB391S1)
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (11-Y 3-N)
Committee substitute printed 24105181D-S1
Incorporates SB529 (Jordan)
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Impact statement from DPB (SB391)
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103734D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103734D | PDF HTML |
| Committee substitute printed 24105181D-S1 | PDF HTML |
| Floor substitute printed 24107276D-S2 (Pekarsky) | PDF HTML |
| SB391S3 | PDF HTML |
| SB391ER | PDF HTML |
| CHAP0674 | PDF HTML |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Impact Statement: SB391FER122.PDF | |
| Fiscal Impact Statement: SB391FS3122.PDF | |
| Fiscal Impact Statement: SB391FS1122.PDF | |
| Fiscal Impact Statement: SB391F122.PDF |
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