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2026 Regular Session

House Bill 5350

AN ACT CONCERNING CANNABIS, HEMP AND INFUSED BEVERAGE REGULATION.

Became law as Public Act 26-8, signed May 20, 2026, 83 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To (1) replace "marijuana" with "cannabis", (2) redefine "cannabis", (3) authorize qualifying out-of-state patients to access the state's palliative use cannabis market, (4) provide that no producer shall be required to staff any transport vehicle with more than one employee, (5) establish a cannabis regulatory working group, (6) prohibit a retailer, hybrid retailer or dispensary facility from borrowing money or receiving credit from a cultivator, micro-cultivator or producer for more than thirty days, (7) authorize the Commissioner of Consumer Protection to order a cultivator, micro-cultivator or producer to issue a written notice of delinquency for any delinquent retailer, hybrid retailer or dispensary facility, (8) require the Commissioner of Consumer Protection to adopt regulations to (A) establish additional licenses and endorsements, and (B) allow for sales of additional palliative use cannabis products to consumers at retailers and hybrid retailers, (9) require the Social Equity Council to review and approve certain sales or transfers involving cannabis establishment licenses issued to social equity applicants, (10) require the Commissioner of Consumer Protection and the Social Equity Council to submit policies and procedures to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to consumer protection, (11) provide that no retailer, hybrid retailer or dispensary facility shall retain any personal data obtained for purposes of age verification for longer than twenty-four hours, (12) eliminate provisions requiring a hybrid retailer to (A) maintain a pharmacist at its hybrid retailer location, (B) offer pharmacist consultations, and (C) maintain a private consultation space for pharmacists, (13) allow edible cannabis products to exceed five milligrams of THC in certain circumstances, (14) eliminate the dosage, potency and concentration limits for cannabis concentrates, cannabis flower and other cannabis plant material, (15) provide that cannabis flower or other cannabis plant material shall not be required to undergo stability testing once it is in its final packaging, (16) authorize remediation of cannabis flower and other cannabis plant material by exposure to ionizing radiation and require a disclosure label concerning such remediation, (17) authorize the inclusion of additional branding and colors on cannabis packaging, (18) provide that certain information and documents concerning a material change to a cannabis establishment shall be public records, (19) increase the permissible amount of THC in infused beverages and high-THC beverages, (20) authorize out-of-state laboratories to test infused beverages, (21) modify the labeling requirements applicable to infused beverages, (22) authorize infused beverage wholesalers to sell infused beverages to additional liquor permittees, (23) establish a commercial extractor license, (24) establish an infused beverage on premises consumption endorsement for cer

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

Kadeem Roberts, Nicholas Menapace, Travis Simms, Maryam Khan, Farley Santos, Roland J. Lemar

Its course

February 26 to May 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 action27 actions on 12 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 26 to Apr 2053 days

General Law CommitteeFeb 26 to Mar 1618 days

In the SenateApr 20 to Apr 3010 days

Waiting to be sentApr 30 to May 66 days

With the GovernorMay 6 to May 2014 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 20 · Adopted Apr 30

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentRejected

    Rejected Apr 20

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentRejected

    Rejected Apr 20

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 20 · Adopted Apr 30

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentRejected

    Rejected Apr 20

  • Senate floor amendmentRejected

    Rejected Apr 30

  • Senate floor amendmentRejected

    Rejected Apr 30

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 26 – Apr 20

  1. Feb 26Introduced and sent to General Law Committee
  2. Feb 27Heard in General Law Committee
  3. Mar 16General Law Committee recommended a substitute for it
  4. Apr 20The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
  5. The House of Representatives rejected House of Representatives Amendment B
  6. The House of Representatives rejected House of Representatives Amendment C
  7. The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment D
  8. The House of Representatives rejected House of Representatives Amendment E
  9. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendments A and D

In the Senate Apr 22 – Apr 30

  1. Apr 22Arrived in the Senate
  2. Apr 30The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendments A and D
  3. The Senate rejected Senate Amendment A
  4. The Senate rejected Senate Amendment B
  5. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendments A and D

To the Governor May 4 – May 20

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