l9n/ Oregon

2007 Regular Session

Senate Bill 161

Adds agitation due to Alzheimer's disease as qualifying condition for medical marijuana use.

Became law as Chapter 573, Oregon Laws 2007, signed June 25, 2007, 168 days after it was filed. In force from January 1, 2008.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Adds agitation due to Alzheimer's disease as qualifying condition for medical marijuana use. Requires Department of Human Services to conduct criminal records check of person responsible for marijuana grow site. <b>Modifies provisions prohibiting issuance of marijuana grow site registration cards or production of marijuana for registry identification cardholder.</b> Authorizes department to deny application for registry identification card of person prohibited by court order from obtaining registry identification card. Requires department to revoke registry identification card issued to person prohibited by court order from participating in medical use of marijuana. Modifies documentation that registry identification cardholder must provide to department annually and circumstances that require cardholder to return card to department. Increases time that cardholder has to return registry identification card and associated cards to department after attending physician has determined medical use of marijuana is contraindicated for person's condition. Authorizes department to grant extension to allow cardholder time to obtain second opinion. Eliminates affirmative defense to certain criminal charges of person producing medical marijuana at place other than authorized marijuana grow site. Limits multiple-person grow site to production of medical marijuana for four eligible persons concurrently. Modifies restrictions on marijuana grow site registration card issued to person convicted of certain crimes. Specifies that "delivery" of controlled substance does not include transfer of marijuana by registry identification cardholder to person responsible for marijuana grow site if no consideration is paid for transfer. Provides civil immunity to Department of Human Services employees and agents acting within scope of employment related to medical marijuana requirements.

Its course

January 8 to July 3, 2007, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action25 actions on 23 days

In the SenateJan 8 to Apr 23105 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 8 to Jan 113 days

Health and Human ServicesJan 11 to Apr 1897 days

In the House of RepresentativesApr 23 to Jun 846 days

Waiting for a committeeApr 23 to Apr 307 days

Elections, Ethics and RulesApr 30 to May 2525 days

Back in the SenateJun 8 to Jun 157 days

With the GovernorJun 15 to Jun 2510 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • Senate, third reading27–3

    Passed · Apr 23

  • House of Representatives, third reading39–3

    Passed · Jun 8 · 18 present

  • Senate, concurrence28–0

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Jun 13 · 2 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 18

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 25

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 8 – Apr 23

  1. Introduced
  2. Sent to Health and Human Services
  3. Heard in Health and Human Services
  4. Health and Human Services recommended it as amended
  5. Read a second time
  6. Passed the Senate, 27 to 3

In the House of Representatives Apr 24 – Jun 8

  1. Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to Elections, Ethics and Rules
  3. Heard in Elections, Ethics and Rules
  4. Elections, Ethics and Rules recommended it as amended
  5. Read a second time
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 39 to 3

Back in the Senate Jun 13 – Jun 15

  1. The Senate agreed to the House of Representatives's amendments and passed it again, 28 to 0
  2. Signed in the Senate

To the Governor Jun 18 – Jul 3

  1. Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Signed by the Governor
  3. Became chapter 573 of Oregon Laws 2007
  4. In force from January 1, 2008
All 25 actions, as published