NY S00854 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-0)
Status: Passed on March 31 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-31 - SIGNED CHAP.92
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-0)
Status: Passed on March 31 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-31 - SIGNED CHAP.92
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
Enacts the "marihuana regulation and taxation act"; establishes the cannabis law; defines terms; establishes the New York state cannabis control board and the office of cannabis management; outlines powers and duties thereof; authorizes the lawful use of medical cannabis; authorizes research programs related thereto; establishes a cannabis research license to permit a licensee to produce, process, purchase and/or possess cannabis for certain limited research purposes; relates to adult-use cannabis; authorizes a person to apply for a license to cultivate, process, distribute, deliver or dispense cannabis for sale in this state; relates to the description of cannabis, and the growing of and use of cannabis by persons twenty-one years of age or older; makes technical changes regarding the definition of cannabis; relates to removing certain references to marijuana relating to forfeiture actions; relates to the qualification of certain offenses involving cannabis; exempts certain persons from prosecution for the use, consumption, display, production or distribution of cannabis; relates to the definition of smoking; provides for the licensure of persons authorized to produce, process and sell marihuana; relates to the criminal sale of cannabis; relates to drug paraphernalia; adds a new article on cannabis to the penal law; authorizes a motion for resentence for persons convicted of certain marihuana offenses; levies an excise tax on certain sales of cannabis; creates the New York state cannabis revenue fund, the New York state drug treatment and public education fund and the New York state community grants reinvestment fund.
Title
Enacts the "marihuana regulation and taxation act"; establishes the cannabis law; defines terms; establishes the New York state cannabis control board and the office of cannabis management; outlines powers and duties thereof; authorizes the lawful use of medical cannabis; authorizes research programs related thereto; establishes a cannabis research license to permit a licensee to produce, process, purchase and/or possess cannabis for certain limited research purposes; relates to adult-use cannabis; authorizes a person to apply for a license to cultivate, process, distribute, deliver or dispense cannabis for sale in this state; relates to the description of cannabis, and the growing of and use of cannabis by persons twenty-one years of age or older; makes technical changes regarding the definition of cannabis; relates to removing certain references to marijuana relating to forfeiture actions; relates to the qualification of certain offenses involving cannabis; exempts certain persons from prosecution for the use, consumption, display, production or distribution of cannabis; relates to the definition of smoking; provides for the licensure of persons authorized to produce, process and sell marihuana; relates to the criminal sale of cannabis; relates to drug paraphernalia; adds a new article on cannabis to the penal law; authorizes a motion for resentence for persons convicted of certain marihuana offenses; levies an excise tax on certain sales of cannabis; creates the New York state cannabis revenue fund, the New York state drug treatment and public education fund and the New York state community grants reinvestment fund.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2021-03-30 - Senate - Senate Finance Committee Vote (Y: 16 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-30 - Assembly - Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (Y: 94 N: 56 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-30 - Senate - Senate Floor Vote - Final Passage (Y: 40 N: 23 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-30 - Senate - Senate Rules Committee Vote (Y: 14 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-30 - Assembly - Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (Y: 94 N: 56 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-30 - Senate - Senate Floor Vote - Final Passage (Y: 40 N: 23 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-30 - Senate - Senate Rules Committee Vote (Y: 14 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | Senate | SIGNED CHAP.92 |
| 2021-03-30 | Senate | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR |
| 2021-03-30 | Assembly | returned to senate |
| 2021-03-30 | Assembly | passed assembly |
| 2021-03-30 | Assembly | ordered to third reading rules cal.46 |
| 2021-03-30 | Assembly | substituted for a1248a |
| 2021-03-30 | Assembly | referred to ways and means |
| 2021-03-30 | Senate | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY |
| 2021-03-30 | Senate | PASSED SENATE |
| 2021-03-30 | Senate | ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.641 |
| 2021-03-30 | Senate | REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES |
| 2021-03-27 | Senate | PRINT NUMBER 854A |
| 2021-03-27 | Senate | AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE |
| 2021-01-06 | Senate | REFERRED TO FINANCE |
Same As/Similar To
A01248 (Same As) 2021-03-30 - substituted by s854a
