l9n/ Connecticut

2022 Regular Session

House Bill 5329

AN ACT CONCERNING CANNABIS.

Became law as Public Act 22-103, signed May 24, 2022, 82 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To: (1) Impose additional limitations on the manner in which cannabis may be gifted, sold or transferred; (2) impose additional penalties for prohibited gifts, sales and transfers of cannabis; (3) specify that a producer (A) shall be liable for the remainder of the full conversion fee if the producer fails to create two equity joint ventures that receive a final license within a specified time frame, and (B) that receives license expansion authorization shall not create more than two equity joint ventures; (4) specify that a dispensary facility (A) shall be liable for the remainder of the full conversion fee if the dispensary facility fails to create two equity joint ventures that each receive a final license within a specified time frame, and (B) that converts its license to a hybrid-retailer license shall not create more than two equity joint ventures; (5) provide that the Social Equity Council shall not approve any equity joint venture that shares the same social equity applicant with another equity joint venture; (6) ban cannabis billboard advertisements; (7) modify certain provisions concerning advertisements by cannabis establishments and related businesses; and (8) eliminate a provision that prohibits a municipality from granting zoning approval for more retailers or micro-cultivators than a number that would allow for one retailer and one micro-cultivator for every twenty-five thousand residents of the municipality.

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

2 co-sponsors

Eleni Kavros DeGraw, Kenneth Gucker

Its course

March 3 to May 24, 2022, 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 action22 actions on 12 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 3 to Apr 2654 days

General Law CommitteeMar 3 to Mar 1512 days

In the SenateApr 26 to May 48 days

Waiting to be sentMay 4 to May 1713 days

With the GovernorMay 17 to May 247 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 26 · Adopted May 4

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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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 Mar 3 – Apr 26

  1. Mar 3Introduced and sent to General Law Committee
  2. Mar 4Heard in General Law Committee
  3. Mar 15General Law Committee recommended a substitute for it
  4. Apr 26The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
  5. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

In the Senate Apr 27 – May 4

  1. Apr 27Sent to the Senate
  2. May 4The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
  3. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A

To the Governor May 13 – May 24

  1. May 13Numbered Public Act 22-103
  2. May 17Sent to the Secretary of the State
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. May 24Signed by the Governor
All 22 actions, as published
  1. Mar 3REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  2. Mar 4PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
  3. Mar 15Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
  4. Mar 16FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  5. Mar 24REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
  6. Mar 30RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  7. Mar 30FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 30HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 30FILE NO.Both houses
  10. Apr 26HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
  11. Apr 26HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
  12. Apr 27IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO THE SENATEHouse of Representatives
  13. Apr 27FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
  14. Apr 27SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
  15. Apr 27FILE NO.Both houses
  16. May 4SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
  17. May 4SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
  18. May 4IN CONCURRENCESenate
  19. May 13PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
  20. May 17TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
  21. May 17TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
  22. May 24SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor