In the House of Representatives's Public Health Committee since February 18, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 5242
AN ACT REQUIRING CERTAIN HEALTH CARE FACILITIES TO ALLOW TERMINALLY ILL QUALIFYING PATIENTS TO USE CANNABIS.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To require certain health care facilities to allow terminally ill qualifying patients to use medical marijuana.
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
Sponsor
5 co-sponsors
Nicole Klarides-Ditria, Patrick Biggins, Nicholas Menapace, Tom Delnicki, Anthony L. Nolan
In the Senate
1 co-sponsor
Its course
February 18 to February 19, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesFrom Feb 18
Public Health CommitteeFrom Feb 18
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 – Feb 19
- Feb 18Introduced and sent to Public Health Committee
- Feb 19Heard in Public Health Committee
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 18REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 19PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses