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HI SB1291

Bill

Status

Passed

7/15/2015

Primary Sponsor

Gil Keith-agaran

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Origin

Senate

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Schools cannot refuse enrollment or penalize students solely for being a qualifying medical marijuana patient or caregiver, unless compliance would cause the school to lose federal funding or licensing benefits.

  • Landlords are prohibited from refusing to lease property to or penalizing medical marijuana patients or caregivers, with the same federal benefit exception, provided the individual presents a valid registry card and photo identification.

  • Registered medical marijuana patients' use compliant with state law shall be treated as equivalent to other physician-prescribed medications for medical care purposes, including organ transplants, and shall not disqualify patients from medical care.

  • Medical marijuana patients and caregivers cannot be denied custody, visitation, or parenting time with minors solely for compliant use, unless their conduct created a danger to the minor's safety.

  • Provisions in condominium and planned community association documents that discriminate against medical marijuana patients are void, unless the association prohibits all tobacco smoking and the marijuana is smoked (applies to condominiums under chapters 514A and 514B, and planned communities under chapter 421J).

Legislative Description

Medical Marijuana; Protections; Reasonable Accommodations

Last Action

Act 242, 07/14/2015 (Gov. Msg. No. 1351).

7/15/2015

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/27/2015
Health3/12/2015
Judiciary and Labor2/20/2015
Health1/29/2015

Full Bill Text

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