HB486
Medical care facilities; expanded access to medical cannabis for terminally ill patients.
Summary
As Introduced. Medical care facilities; expanded access to medical cannabis for terminally ill patients.
Requires medical care facilities to permit terminally ill patients, as defined in the bill, to use medical cannabis. The bill requires medical care facilities to adopt policies facilitating the use of medical cannabis. The provisions of the bill do not apply to the provision of emergency medical services, including in ... (More) emergency departments of hospitals. The bill requires compliance with applicable drug and medication requirements, specifies that compliance with its provisions shall not be a condition of obtaining, retaining, or renewing a license as a medical care facility, and establishes a protocol for noncompliance in the event of intervention by the federal government. The bill has a delayed effective date contingent on the federal rescheduling of marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug. This bill was incorporated into HB 75. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/12/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104839D
- 01/12/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 01/21/2026 - House: Assigned sub: Health
- 01/30/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB486)
- 02/09/2026 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 02/10/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/10/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends incorporating (Voice Vote)
- 02/11/2026 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 02/12/2026 - House: Incorporated by Health and Human Services (HB75-Keys-Gamarra) (Voice Vote)
