CS/SB 344 (2023) -  Physician Certifications for the Medical Use of Marijuana

General Bill by Health Policy and Brodeur (CO-SPONSORS) Davis
Physician Certifications for the Medical Use of Marijuana: Authorizing qualified physicians to perform patient examinations and evaluations through telehealth for renewals of physician certifications for the medical use of marijuana, subject to certain conditions; authorizing the Department of Health to suspend the registration of a qualified physician in the medical marijuana use registry for a specified timeframe for noncompliance with the act, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2023
Last Event: 05/05/23 S Died in Fiscal Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 387 (Ch. 2023-292) on Friday, May 5, 2023 10:59 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Health Policy
    • On agenda for: 03/27/23 3:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 12   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
    • On agenda for: 04/18/23 8:30 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 16   Nays 0
  • Fiscal Policy

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 387 Subject: Medical Use of Marijuana Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 1
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 889518 , Health Policy, Brodeur Date Filed: 03/22/23, Line#: 23 Senate(c): Replaced by Substitute Amendment 03/28/2023 10:47 AM
    • SA 958848 , Health Policy, Brodeur Date Filed: 03/27/23, Line#: 23 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/28/2023 10:47 AM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services 4/18/2023 11:56:15 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services 4/17/2023 9:04:18 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 3/29/2023 1:21:05 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 3/24/2023 1:54:21 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Fiscal Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 387 (Ch. 2023-292) Time: 05/05/2023 - 10:59 AM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c1
Event: S Now in Fiscal Policy Time: 04/18/2023 - 12:07 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 Time: 04/18/2023 - 10:53 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/18/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/13/2023 - 2:49 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Version: c1
Event: S CS by Health Policy read 1st time Time: 03/29/2023 - 9:34 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Time: 03/29/2023 - 2:19 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/29/2023 - 1:41 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: c1
Event: S CS by Health Policy; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 Time: 03/27/2023 - 5:17 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/27/23, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/22/2023 - 2:30 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Introduced Time: 03/07/2023 - 10:45 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy Time: 02/09/2023 - 5:20 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/24/2023 - 10:23 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
381.986 CS/CS/HB 387, HB 493, SB 548, CS/SB 676*, SB 1356, CS/CS/HB 1387, CS/CS/SB 1506, SB 2502, HB 5003

(*) Not the latest version