HB 1065 (2023) -  Protections for Public Employees who Use Medical Marijuana as Qualified Patients

General Bill by Nixon
Protections for Public Employees who Use Medical Marijuana as Qualified Patients: Prohibits public employer from taking adverse personnel action against employee or job applicant who is qualified patient for his or her use of medical marijuana; provides exceptions; requires public employer to provide written notice of employee's or job applicant's right to explain positive marijuana test result within specified timeframe; provides procedures that apply when public employee or job applicant tests positive for marijuana; provides cause of action & damages.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Event: Died in Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee on Friday, May 5, 2023 11:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

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Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 972 Subject: Protections for Public Employees Who Use Medical Marijuana as Qualified Patients Relationship: Similar

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee Time: 05/05/2023 - 11:00 AM Member: Committee: Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/07/2023 - 10:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee Time: 02/28/2023 - 6:28 PM Member: Committee: Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to State Affairs Committee Time: 02/28/2023 - 6:28 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Appropriations Committee Time: 02/28/2023 - 6:28 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee Time: 02/28/2023 - 6:28 PM Member: Committee: Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee Time: 02/28/2023 - 6:28 PM Member: Committee: Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 02/22/2023 - 4:34 PM Member: Nixon Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
112.219 CS/CS/HB 1109, CS/CS/SB 1310