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2004 Regular Session

House Bill 5355

AN ACT CONCERNING THE MEDICAL USE OF MARIJUANA.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on April 30, 2004. The 2004 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To allow Connecticut residents with certain debilitating medical conditions to cultivate and use marijuana for medical purposes under certain circumstances and with certain restrictions when a treating physician provides a professional opinion that the benefits of the medical use of marijuana outweigh the health risks for the patient.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

4 co-sponsors

James W. Abrams, Penny Bacchiochi, John E. Piscopo, Felipe Reinoso

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    Martin M. Looney

    Its course

    February 18 to April 30, 2004, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action28 actions on 14 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 18 to Apr 30 · stopped72 days

    Judiciary CommitteeFeb 18 to Mar 1526 days

    Appropriations CommitteeApr 6 to Apr 137 days

    Public Health CommitteeApr 15 to Apr 205 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Apr 28

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Feb 18 – Apr 30

    1. Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
    2. Heard in Judiciary Committee
    3. Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Sent to Appropriations Committee
    5. Appropriations Committee recommended it
    6. Sent to Public Health Committee
    7. Public Health Committee recommended it
    8. The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    9. Sent to Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
    10. Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee recommended it
    All 28 actions, as published