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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5498

SB 5498: Medical marijuana renewals

Establishing compassionate care renewals for medical marijuana qualifying patients.

Summary

  • Exempts a qualifying patient from the requirement to have an in-person physical examination when seeking to renew a medical marijuana authorization, if a health care professional finds that an in-person examination would likely result in a severe hardship to the qualifying patient and a physical examination is performed with telemedicine technology.
  • Exempts a qualifying patient from the requirement to be physically present and have a photograph taken when seeking to renew registration in the Medical Marijuana Authorization Database and a recognition card if a health care professional finds it would likely result in a severe hardship to the qualifying patient.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 23, 2019
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Dean Takko (D-19)
Introduced
January 23, 2019 in the Senate
Last action
January 13, 2020
Companion bill
HB 1094
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5498, SSB 5498

AN ACT Relating to establishing compassionate care renewals for medical marijuana qualifying patients;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Dean Takko (D-19)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Joe Nguyen D-34

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5498)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5498)
  4. Referred to Ways & Means.
  5. LBRC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5498)
  6. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 5498)
  7. And refer to Ways & Means.
  8. LBRC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  9. First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.

SB 5498 in other sessions

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