Senate Bill 3
2015-2016 Regular Session
An Act establishing a medical marijuana program; providing for patient and caregiver certification and for medical marijuana organization registration; imposing duties on the Department of Health; pro . . .viding for a tax on medical marijuana organization gross receipts; establishing the Medical Marijuana Program Fund; establishing the Medical Marijuana Advisory Board; establishing a medical marijuana research program; imposing duties on the Department of Corrections, the Department of Education and the Department of Human Services; and providing for academic clinical research centers and for penalties and enforcement.
Co-Sponsorship Memo
Prime Sponsor
Senator Mike Folmer
R Senate District 48
Co-Sponsors
Sen. Daylin Leach
D Senate District 17
Sen. Rob Teplitz
D Senate District 15
Sen. Sean Wiley
D Senate District 49
Sen. John Blake
D Senate District 22
Sen. Wayne Fontana
D Senate District 42
Sen. John Yudichak
D Senate District 14
Sen. Joseph Scarnati
R Senate District 25
Sen. Lisa Boscola
D Senate District 18
Sen. Gene Yaw
R Senate District 23
Sen. David Argall
R Senate District 29
Sen. Matt Smith
D Senate District 37
Sen. Jay Costa
D Senate District 43
Sen. Lawrence Farnese
D Senate District 1
Sen. Scott Wagner
R Senate District 28
Sen. Camera Bartolotta
R Senate District 46
Sen. Anthony Williams
D Senate District 8
Sen. Christine Tartaglione
D Senate District 2
Sen. Randy Vulakovich
R Senate District 38
Sen. Donald White
R Senate District 41
Sen. Judith Schwank
D Senate District 11
Sen. John Rafferty
R Senate District 44
Sen. Patrick Stefano
R Senate District 32
Sen. John Wozniak
D Senate District 35
Sen. Thomas McGarrigle
R Senate District 26
Sen. Patrick Browne
R Senate District 16
Sen. Andrew Dinniman
D Senate District 19
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Act No. 16 of 2016, April 17, 2016
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| 0224 | Referred to State Government, Jan. 26, 2015 |
| (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 101), Jan. 27, 2015 | |
| 0793 | Reported as amended, April 21, 2015 |
| First consideration, April 21, 2015 | |
| Re-referred to Appropriations, April 22, 2015 | |
| 0840 | Re-reported as amended, May 4, 2015 |
| Second consideration, May 5, 2015 | |
| 0889 | Amended on third consideration, May 11, 2015 |
| (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 470), May 11, 2015 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, May 12, 2015 (40-7) | |
| (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 485), May 12, 2015 | |
| (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 1417), Dec. 10, 2015 | |
| (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 42), Jan. 26, 2016 | |
| (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 64), Jan. 27, 2016 | |
| (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 84), Feb. 8, 2016 | |
| (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 125), Feb. 10, 2016 | |
| In the House | |
| Referred to Health, May 14, 2015 | |
| Reported with request to re-refer to Rules, June 26, 2015 | |
| Re-referred to Rules, June 26, 2015 | |
| Reported as committed, Nov. 18, 2015 | |
| First consideration, Nov. 18, 2015 | |
| Laid on the table, Nov. 18, 2015 | |
| Removed from table, Nov. 19, 2015 | |
| Laid on the table, Dec. 13, 2015 | |
| Removed from table, Dec. 13, 2015 | |
| Laid on the table, Jan. 25, 2016 | |
| Removed from table, Jan. 25, 2016 | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 216), March 14, 2016 | |
| 1609 | Second consideration, with amendments, March 15, 2016 |
| Re-referred to Appropriations, March 15, 2016 | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 274), March 15, 2016 | |
| Re-reported as committed, March 16, 2016 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, March 16, 2016 (149-43) | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 354), March 16, 2016 | |
| In the Senate | |
| Referred to Rules & Executive Nominations, March 16, 2016 | |
| 1680 | Re-reported on concurrence, as amended, April 11, 2016 |
| 1690 | Senate amended House amendments, April 12, 2016 |
| Senate concurred in House amendments, as amended by the Senate, April 12, 2016 (42-7) | |
| (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 312), April 12, 2016 | |
| (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 333), April 13, 2016 | |
| In the House | |
| Referred to Rules, April 13, 2016 | |
| Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, April 13, 2016 | |
| House concurred in Senate amendments to House amendments, April 13, 2016 (149-46) | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 635), April 13, 2016 | |
| Signed in Senate, April 13, 2016 | |
| Signed in House, April 13, 2016 | |
| Presented to the Governor, April 13, 2016 | |
| Approved by the Governor, April 17, 2016 | |
| Act No. 16 of 2016, April 17, 2016 |
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Senate Amendments to Printers Number 1680
House Amendments to Printers Number 889
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Wednesday, April 13, 2016
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Statute References
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Senate Bill 3
2015-2016 Regular Session
Sponsors
FOLMER, LEACH, TEPLITZ, WILEY, BLAKE, FONTANA, YUDICHAK, SCARNATI, BOSCOLA, YAW, ARGALL, SMITH, COSTA, FARNESE, WAGNER, BARTOLOTTA, WILLIAMS, TARTAGLIONE, VULAKOVICH, WHITE, SCHWANK, RAFFERTY, STEFANO, WOZNIAK, McGARRIGLE, BROWNE, DINNIMAN
Short Title
An Act establishing a medical marijuana program; providing for patient and caregiver certification and for medical marijuana organization registration; imposing duties on the Department of Health; providing for a tax on medical marijuana organization gross receipts; establishing the Medical Marijuana Program Fund; establishing the Medical Marijuana Advisory Board; establishing a medical marijuana research program; imposing duties on the Department of Corrections, the Department of Education and the Department of Human Services; and providing for academic clinical research centers and for penalties and enforcement.
Memo Subject
Reintroduction of Medical Cannabis
Actions
| 0224 | Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, Jan. 26, 2015 |
| (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 101), Jan. 27, 2015 | |
| 0793 | Reported as amended, April 21, 2015 |
| First consideration, April 21, 2015 | |
| Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, April 22, 2015 | |
| 0840 | Re-reported as amended, May 4, 2015 |
| Second consideration, May 5, 2015 | |
| 0889 | Amended on third consideration, May 11, 2015 |
| (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 470), May 11, 2015 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, May 12, 2015 (40-7) | |
| (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 485), May 12, 2015 | |
| (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 1417), Dec. 10, 2015 | |
| (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 42), Jan. 26, 2016 | |
| (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 64), Jan. 27, 2016 | |
| (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 84), Feb. 8, 2016 | |
| (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 125), Feb. 10, 2016 | |
| In the House | |
| Referred to HEALTH, May 14, 2015 | |
| Reported with request to re-refer to RULES, June 26, 2015 | |
| Re-referred to RULES, June 26, 2015 | |
| Reported as committed, Nov. 18, 2015 | |
| First consideration, Nov. 18, 2015 | |
| Laid on the table, Nov. 18, 2015 | |
| Removed from table, Nov. 19, 2015 | |
| Laid on the table, Dec. 13, 2015 | |
| Removed from table, Dec. 13, 2015 | |
| Laid on the table, Jan. 25, 2016 | |
| Removed from table, Jan. 25, 2016 | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 216), March 14, 2016 | |
| 1609 | Second consideration, with amendments, March 15, 2016 |
| Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, March 15, 2016 | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 274), March 15, 2016 | |
| Re-reported as committed, March 16, 2016 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, March 16, 2016 (149-43) | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 354), March 16, 2016 | |
| In the Senate | |
| Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, March 16, 2016 | |
| 1680 | Re-reported on concurrence, as amended, April 11, 2016 |
| 1690 | Senate amended House amendments, April 12, 2016 |
| Senate concurred in House amendments, as amended by the Senate, April 12, 2016 (42-7) | |
| (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 312), April 12, 2016 | |
| (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 333), April 13, 2016 | |
| In the House | |
| Referred to RULES, April 13, 2016 | |
| Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, April 13, 2016 | |
| House concurred in Senate amendments to House amendments, April 13, 2016 (149-46) | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 635), April 13, 2016 | |
| Signed in Senate, April 13, 2016 | |
| Signed in House, April 13, 2016 | |
| Presented to the Governor, April 13, 2016 | |
| Approved by the Governor, April 17, 2016 | |
| Act No. 16 of 2016, April 17, 2016 |
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