Relating to the possession of marijuana and providing penalties

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 31, 2023
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 31, 2023
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 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

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 a 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. Under current law, a second offense is a serious misdemeanor, with a fine of at least $430 but not to exceed $2,560 and can include imprisonment not to exceed one year.

Full bill text¹

Senate subcommittee

Named January 31, 2023. It hasn’t reported yet.

• Sen. Dan Dawson REmail
• Sen. Janet Petersen DEmail
• Sen. Jason Schultz REmail

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Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.

• SF 2225 Relating to the possession of marijuana, and providing penalties
  89th General Assembly · In committee · very similar
  Cleared committee

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