l9n/ Connecticut

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 6930

AN ACT CONCERNING THE SOCIAL EQUITY COUNCIL'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING SOCIAL EQUITY PLANS, STRATEGIC PLANNING, ETHICS, LICENSE RENEWAL FEES, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATIONS AND POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.

Became law as Public Act 25-137, signed July 8, 2025, 145 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To provide that (1) each cannabis establishment shall maintain an active social equity plan and submit an annual report regarding such plan, (2) the Social Equity Council shall (A) review social equity plans, (B) develop a strategic plan, and (C) adopt a code of ethics, (3) council members and staff shall complete an annual ethics training course, (4) a cannabis establishment licensee shall not be entitled to pay a reduced license renewal fee if (A) the license is sold, or there is a change in the ownership or control of the licensee, during the three-year period following issuance of a final license, and (B) such sale or change in ownership or control is made to anyone other than a social equity applicant, and (5) the Department of Economic and Community Development and the council shall approve or deny an application for financial assistance within one hundred twenty days.

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

6 co-sponsors

Joshua M. Hall, Fred Gee Jr., Travis Simms, Christopher Rosario, Roland J. Lemar, Larry B. Butler

In the Senate

    3 co-sponsors

    Gary A. Winfield, Herron Gaston, Paul Cicarella

    Its course

    February 13 to July 8, 2025, 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 action21 actions on 12 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 13 to Apr 2874 days

    General Law CommitteeFeb 13 to Mar 2136 days

    In the SenateApr 28 to Jun 437 days

    Waiting to be sentJun 4 to Jun 2521 days

    With the GovernorJun 25 to Jul 813 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Apr 28 · Adopted Jun 4

    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 13 – Apr 28

    1. Feb 13Introduced and sent to General Law Committee
    2. Feb 14Heard in General Law Committee
    3. Mar 21General Law Committee recommended it
    4. Apr 28The 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 30 – Jun 4

    1. Apr 30Arrived in the Senate
    2. Jun 4The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    3. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A

    To the Governor Jun 16 – Jul 8

    1. Jun 16Numbered Public Act 25-137
    2. Jun 25Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. Jul 8Signed by the Governor
    All 21 actions, as published
    1. Feb 13REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 14PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 21Joint FavorableBoth houses
    4. Mar 24FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Apr 2REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 8RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 8FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 8HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 8FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 28HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    11. Apr 28HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    12. Apr 30FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    13. Apr 30SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    14. Apr 30FILE NO.Both houses
    15. Jun 4SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    16. Jun 4SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    17. Jun 4IN CONCURRENCESenate
    18. Jun 16PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    19. Jun 25TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    20. Jun 25TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    21. Jul 8SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor