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2025 Regular Session

House Bill 7181

AN ACT CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF TOBACCO, CANNABIS, HEMP AND RELATED PRODUCTS, CONDUCT AND ESTABLISHMENTS.

Became law as Public Act 25-166, signed July 1, 2025, 117 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To (1) establish a state-wide cannabis and hemp enforcement task force, (2) require a municipality to submit a copy of an application for a court order to the Attorney General, (3) authorize seizures of additional merchandise, (4) redirect funds derived from certain civil penalties to municipalities, (5) prohibit conduct concerning the shipment and transportation of tobacco products, electronic nicotine delivery systems and vapor products, (6) establish penalties concerning the unlawful shipment and transportation of cigarettes, tobacco products, electronic nicotine delivery systems and vapor products, and (7) provide that a cannabis establishment licensee, or any servant or agent thereof, shall be guilty of a class E felony if such person sells or delivers (A) any cannabis or cannabis paraphernalia to any person younger than twenty-one years of age, or (B) any synthetic cannabinoid to any person.

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

Tom O'Dea, Roland J. Lemar

Its course

March 6 to July 1, 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 action36 actions on 18 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 6 to Jun 389 days

General Law CommitteeMar 6 to Mar 2418 days

Judiciary CommitteeApr 22 to Apr 253 days

Appropriations CommitteeMay 9 to May 123 days

In the SenateJun 3 to Jun 41 day

Waiting to be sentJun 4 to Jun 2723 days

With the GovernorJun 27 to Jul 14 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 3 · Adopted Jun 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 6 – Jun 3

  1. Mar 6Introduced and sent to General Law Committee
  2. Mar 14Heard in General Law Committee
  3. Mar 24General Law Committee recommended it
  4. Apr 22Sent to Judiciary Committee
  5. Apr 25Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it
  6. May 9Sent to Appropriations Committee
  7. May 12Appropriations Committee recommended it
  8. Jun 3The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
  9. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

In the Senate Jun 3 – Jun 4

  1. Jun 3Sent to 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 23 – Jul 1

  1. Jun 23Numbered Public Act 25-166
  2. Jun 27Sent to the Secretary of the State
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. Jul 1Signed by the Governor
All 36 actions, as published
  1. Mar 6REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  2. Mar 14PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
  3. Mar 24Joint FavorableBoth houses
  4. Mar 24FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  5. Apr 3REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
  6. Apr 9RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  7. Apr 9FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
  8. Apr 9HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
  9. Apr 9FILE NO.Both houses
  10. Apr 22REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
  11. Apr 25Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
  12. Apr 28FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  13. Apr 29REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
  14. May 6RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  15. May 6NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
  16. May 6TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
  17. May 6FILE NO.Both houses
  18. May 9REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
  19. May 12Joint FavorableBoth houses
  20. May 13FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  21. May 13RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  22. May 13NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
  23. May 13TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
  24. Jun 3HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
  25. Jun 3HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
  26. Jun 3TRANSMITTED PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 17Both houses
  27. Jun 3FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
  28. Jun 3SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
  29. Jun 4RULES SUSPENDEDSenate
  30. Jun 4SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
  31. Jun 4SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
  32. Jun 4IN CONCURRENCESenate
  33. Jun 23PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
  34. Jun 27TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
  35. Jun 27TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
  36. Jul 1SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor