HB 302HawaiiProcess complete

RELATING TO CANNABIS.

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Part I: Authorizes DOH to inspect qualifying patient medical records held by the physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or hospice provider who issued a written certification for the qualifying patient. Amends and adds definitions for purposes of the medical use of cannabis law. Clarifies the conditions of use for the medical use of cannabis.

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For purposes of issuing written certifications, authorizes the establishment of a provider-patient relationship via telehealth and limits the maximum amount of fees that can be assessed by providers. Authorizes the sale of hemp products and accessories for the medical use of cannabis at retail dispensing locations, except in waiting rooms. Clarifies transportation requirements for certain inter-dispensary sales of cannabis and manufactured cannabis products. Part II: Establishes criminal penalties for the unlicensed operation of a medical cannabis dispensary. Part III: Authorizes expenditures from the Medical Cannabis Registry and Regulation Special Fund to fund programs for the mitigation and abatement of nuisances related to illegal cannabis and hemp products and medical cannabis dispensaries and appropriates funds from the Special Fund to the AG's Drug Nuisance Abatement Unit for these purposes, including establishing positions. Part IV: Beginning 1/1/2028, prohibits the cultivation of cannabis without a cannabis cultivator license issued by DOH. (CD1)

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IntroducedJan 16
Passed HouseMar 4
Passed SenateApr 8
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Became Law

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No hearings or votes scheduled.

History

2025
1. Jun 27Act 241, 06/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1343).Latest
2. Jun 27Act 241, on 06/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1343).Major
3. Jun 6Notice of Intent to veto dated 06/06/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1301)
4. Jun 6Notice of intent to veto (Gov. Msg. No. 1301)
5. May 2Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821).Minor
6. May 1Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888).Minor
7. May 1Transmitted to Governor.
8. Apr 30Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) McKelvey).Major
  - Vote recorded Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Result: pass.Upper
9. Apr 30Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Belatti, Iwamoto, Perruso, Tam voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).Major
10. Apr 25Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 5:20 PM; Conference Room 329.
  - Vote recorded The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
  - Vote recorded The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
11. Apr 25The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Keohokalole, Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.Minor
12. Apr 25The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Matayoshi, Tarnas, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Chun, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
13. Apr 25Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 255) as amended in (CD 1).
14. Apr 25Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
15. Apr 25Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 255).
16. Apr 2548 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25
17. Apr 24Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 3:15PM in conference room 329.
18. Apr 23Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-24-25 3:16PM in conference room 329.
19. Apr 21Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 756).Minor
20. Apr 17House Conferees Changed: Representative Matayoshi added as Co-Chair. Representative Chun discharged as Co-Chair; Added as Member.
21. Apr 17Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Keohokalole, Gabbard, Moriwaki Co-Chairs; Fevella.
22. Apr 17Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 826).Minor
23. Apr 15Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).Minor
24. Apr 14Re-referred to HLT, CPC, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 31Minor
25. Apr 14House Conferees Appointed: Takayama, Chun, Tarnas, Keohokapu-Lee Loy Co-Chairs; Alcos.
26. Apr 11Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).Minor
27. Apr 10House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).Minor
28. Apr 8Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Passed Senate
  - Vote recorded Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Result: pass.Upper
29. Apr 8Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 615) in amended form (SD 2).
30. Apr 4Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1816) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
31. Apr 448 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.
32. Apr 1The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
  - Vote recorded The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
33. Apr 1The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.Minor
34. Mar 28The committee on JDC/WAM has added the measure to decision making scheduled on 04-01-25 10:00AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
35. Mar 24Re-Referred to HHS/CPN, JDC/WAM.Minor
36. Mar 21Reported from HHS/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1329) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
37. Mar 21Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.Minor
38. Mar 19The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
  - Vote recorded The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
39. Mar 19The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Richards.Minor
40. Mar 14The committee(s) on HHS/CPN has rescheduled its public hearing to 03-19-25 9:30AM; CR 229 & Videoconference.
41. Mar 13The committee(s) on HHS/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-25 8:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
42. Mar 6Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 208).Minor
43. Mar 6Passed First Reading.Minor
44. Mar 6Referred to HHS/CPN, JDC.Minor
45. Mar 4Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.Passed House
46. Feb 28Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1079), recommending passage on Third Reading.
47. Feb 27The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Lower
48. Feb 26Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 02-27-25 2:00PM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
49. Feb 25The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-27-25.Minor
50. Feb 21Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-25-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
51. Feb 11Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 428) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to JHA.
52. Feb 11Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).
53. Feb 6The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and Excused: none.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
54. Feb 4Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 02-06-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
55. Feb 3Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 33) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
56. Feb 3Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).Minor
57. Jan 29The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Chun, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
58. Jan 24Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 01-29-25 10:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
59. Jan 21Referred to HLT, CPC, JHA, referral sheet 1Minor
60. Jan 17Introduced and Pass First Reading.Minor
61. Jan 16Pending introduction.Introduced

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Passed HouseMar 4
Passed SenateApr 8
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History

2025
1. Jun 27Act 241, 06/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1343).Latest
2. Jun 27Act 241, on 06/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1343).Major
3. Jun 6Notice of Intent to veto dated 06/06/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1301)
4. Jun 6Notice of intent to veto (Gov. Msg. No. 1301)
5. May 2Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821).Minor
6. May 1Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888).Minor
7. May 1Transmitted to Governor.
8. Apr 30Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) McKelvey).Major
  - Vote recorded Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Result: pass.Upper
9. Apr 30Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Belatti, Iwamoto, Perruso, Tam voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).Major
10. Apr 25Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 5:20 PM; Conference Room 329.
  - Vote recorded The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
  - Vote recorded The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
11. Apr 25The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Keohokalole, Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.Minor
12. Apr 25The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Matayoshi, Tarnas, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Chun, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
13. Apr 25Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 255) as amended in (CD 1).
14. Apr 25Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
15. Apr 25Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 255).
16. Apr 2548 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25
17. Apr 24Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 3:15PM in conference room 329.
18. Apr 23Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-24-25 3:16PM in conference room 329.
19. Apr 21Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 756).Minor
20. Apr 17House Conferees Changed: Representative Matayoshi added as Co-Chair. Representative Chun discharged as Co-Chair; Added as Member.
21. Apr 17Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Keohokalole, Gabbard, Moriwaki Co-Chairs; Fevella.
22. Apr 17Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 826).Minor
23. Apr 15Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).Minor
24. Apr 14Re-referred to HLT, CPC, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 31Minor
25. Apr 14House Conferees Appointed: Takayama, Chun, Tarnas, Keohokapu-Lee Loy Co-Chairs; Alcos.
26. Apr 11Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).Minor
27. Apr 10House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).Minor
28. Apr 8Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Passed Senate
  - Vote recorded Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Result: pass.Upper
29. Apr 8Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 615) in amended form (SD 2).
30. Apr 4Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1816) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
31. Apr 448 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.
32. Apr 1The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
  - Vote recorded The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
33. Apr 1The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.Minor
34. Mar 28The committee on JDC/WAM has added the measure to decision making scheduled on 04-01-25 10:00AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
35. Mar 24Re-Referred to HHS/CPN, JDC/WAM.Minor
36. Mar 21Reported from HHS/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1329) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
37. Mar 21Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.Minor
38. Mar 19The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
  - Vote recorded The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
39. Mar 19The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Richards.Minor
40. Mar 14The committee(s) on HHS/CPN has rescheduled its public hearing to 03-19-25 9:30AM; CR 229 & Videoconference.
41. Mar 13The committee(s) on HHS/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-25 8:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
42. Mar 6Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 208).Minor
43. Mar 6Passed First Reading.Minor
44. Mar 6Referred to HHS/CPN, JDC.Minor
45. Mar 4Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.Passed House
46. Feb 28Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1079), recommending passage on Third Reading.
47. Feb 27The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Lower
48. Feb 26Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 02-27-25 2:00PM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
49. Feb 25The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-27-25.Minor
50. Feb 21Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-25-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
51. Feb 11Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 428) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to JHA.
52. Feb 11Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).
53. Feb 6The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and Excused: none.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
54. Feb 4Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 02-06-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
55. Feb 3Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 33) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
56. Feb 3Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).Minor
57. Jan 29The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Chun, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
58. Jan 24Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 01-29-25 10:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
59. Jan 21Referred to HLT, CPC, JHA, referral sheet 1Minor
60. Jan 17Introduced and Pass First Reading.Minor
61. Jan 16Pending introduction.Introduced

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