House Bill 5351

To (1) authorize the Social Equity Council to conduct investigations to carry out its duties, (2) provide that no change shall be made in the ownership or control of certain equity joint ventures during the seven-year period following licensure, (3) require the council to submit an existing quarterly report to the chairperson of the Black and Puerto Rican Caucus of the General Assembly, (4) eliminate a monthly report by the council to said caucus, (5) require the council to issue policies and procedures, and adopt regulations, to implement requirements concerning changes in the ownership and control of certain cannabis establishments, (6) provide that no change shall be made in the ownership or control of an approved social equity applicant during the provisional licensure period or the three-year period following final licensure, and (7) provide that a social equity applicant may apply to replace an original backer.

In the House of Representatives

• GL

  Sponsor

• General Law Committee16–5

  Mar 16

  Who voted how

  Yea Alphonse Paolillo Jr., Arnold Jensen, Bobby G. Gibson Jr., Catherine A. Osten, David Rutigliano, Farley Santos, Gary A. Turco Jr., Geoff Luxenberg, James J. Maroney, John W. Fonfara, Larry Pemberton Jr., Raghib Allie-Brennan, Rebecca Martinez, Rick Lopes, Roland J. Lemar, Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox

  Nay Chris Aniskovich, Dave W. Yaccarino, John A. Kissel, Paul Cicarella, Tim Ackert

  Not voting Melissa Osborne

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In the House of Representatives Feb 26 – Mar 16

1. Feb 26Introduced and sent to General Law Committee
2. Feb 27Heard in General Law Committee
3. Mar 16General Law Committee recommended it