Relating to the possession of marijuana, and providing penalties

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedFebruary 8, 2022
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 9, 2022
3. ✕
   Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
4. Next: Passes the Senate
5. Next: House committee
6. Next: Passes the House
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill relates to the possession of marijuana. The bill provides that a person who possesses five grams or less of marijuana commits a simple misdemeanor. A simple misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than days and a fine of at least $105 but not more than $855. Current law provides that a person who commits first offense possession of marijuana is subject to no more than six months imprisonment in a county jail, a fine of no more than $1,000, or both. The bill provides that if the controlled substance is five grams or less of marijuana, the enhanced penalties for a second or subsequent offense do not apply and the person is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

Full bill text¹

Senate subcommittee

Named February 9, 2022. It hasn’t reported yet.

• Sen. Brad Zaun R
• Sen. Joe Bolkcom D
• Sen. Dan Dawson REmail

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Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None became law, though one got through a chamber.

• SF 378 Relating to the possession of marijuana, and providing penalties
  88th General Assembly · Passed Senate · same title
  Passed a chamber

Similar bills this General Assembly

• SF 178 Relating to the possession of marijuana and providing penalties
  90th General Assembly · In committee
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