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HI HB325

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/17/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jeanne Kapela

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits employers from discriminating against employees or job applicants based on their status as medical cannabis registry card holders or for testing positive for cannabis, unless the employee was impaired during work hours or in a potentially dangerous occupation

  • Allows employers to use fit-for-duty tests as risk-based assessment tools for registered qualifying patients in potentially dangerous occupations

  • Exempts specific occupations from employment protections, including law enforcement, firefighters, water safety officers, emergency medical personnel, employees carrying firearms, those working with children or vulnerable populations, and operators of commercial vehicles or heavy machinery

  • Shields employers from liability when an employee's injury or death is solely caused by their impairment from medical cannabis

  • Preserves employers' rights to take adverse action against employees who use or possess medical cannabis in the workplace while impaired, with an effective date of July 1, 3000

Legislative Description

Relating To Medical Cannabis.

Medical Cannabis

Last Action

Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

12/8/2025

Committee Referrals

Consumer Protection & Commerce1/30/2025
Labor & Public Employment1/21/2025

Full Bill Text

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