In the House of Representatives since February 10, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 5109
AN ACT REPLACING THE CANNABIS TOTAL THC TAX WITH AN EXCISE TAX.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To replace the cannabis tax based on total THC with an excise tax of ten and seventy-five-hundredths per cent.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 10 to April 20, 2026, 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 action12 actions on 9 days
In the House of RepresentativesFrom Feb 10
Finance, Revenue and Bonding CommitteeFeb 10 to Mar 3048 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee43–10
Mar 30 · 1 present
Who voted how
Yea Aimee Berger-Girvalo, Alphonse Paolillo Jr., Amy Romano, Aundre Bumgardner, Christine Cohen, David Rutigliano, Derell Wilson, Devin R. Carney, Fred Gee Jr., Geoff Luxenberg, Herron Gaston, Hilda E. Santiago, Iris N. Sanchez, James J. Maroney, Jason Doucette, Jason Perillo, Jill Barry, Joe Polletta, John W. Fonfara, Jorge Cabrera, Joseph H. Zullo, Josh Elliott, Julio A. Concepcion, Kate Farrar, Larry B. Butler, MD Rahman, Maria P. Horn, Mary M. Mushinsky, Michael "MJ" Shannon Jr., Moira Rader, Nicholas Menapace, Nicole Klarides-Ditria, Norman Needleman, Patricia Billie Miller, Paul Honig, Rick Lopes, Roland J. Lemar, Ronald A. Napoli Jr., Savet Constantine, Steven J. Stafstrom, Steven Winter, Tami Zawistowski, Trenee McGee
Nay Carol Hall, Dave W. Yaccarino, Donna Veach, Henri Martin, Irene M. Haines, John A. Kissel, John E. Piscopo, Lezlye Zupkus, Ryan Fazio, Tony Hwang
Not voting Kerry S. Wood
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 10 – Mar 30
- Feb 10Introduced and sent to Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
- Mar 2Drafted as a bill by Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
- Mar 3Sent to Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
- Mar 5Heard in Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
- Mar 30Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee recommended a substitute for it
All 12 actions, as published
- Feb 10REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 13Vote to DraftBoth houses
- Mar 2DRAFTED BY COMMITTEEBoth houses
- Mar 3REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 5PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 30Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Apr 1FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 13REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 20RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 20FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 20HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Apr 20FILE NO.Both houses