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HSB 239
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedMarch 30, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeMarch 30, 2023
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Iowa would limit the total number of medical cannabidiol dispensary licenses to 10, with no more than one allowed in each county. A single business could hold up to four of these licenses. The state would also change how it reviews applications from current dispensary owners.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to the licensure of medical cannabidiol dispensaries. The bill increases the maximum number of medical cannabidiol dispensary licenses in the state from to 10. The bill prohibits the department of health and human services from issuing more than one medical cannabidiol dispensary license per county. The bill strikes a provision requiring the department to locate medical cannabidiol dispensaries based on geographical need throughout the state. The bill requires the department of health and human services to accept applications for medical cannabidiol dispensary licenses from current licensees between July 1, 2023, and October 1, 2023. In evaluating an application from a current licensee, the department shall consider only the security, physical layout, and plan for technology at the proposed location. A licensee may hold a maximum of four medical cannabidiol dispensary licenses. The bill strikes a provision in current law requiring a medical cannabidiol dispensary to agree to begin supplying medical cannabidiol by December 1, 2018.
House subcommittee
Named March 30, 2023. It hasn’t reported yet.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
Iowa Code it changes
Lobbying
2 for · 0 against · 5 undecided · Who →