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SR58Introduced in the Senate

Requesting The United States Congress To Enact Legislation To Remove Cannabis From The Federal Controlled Substances Act, Provide Support To States That Are Clearing Defendants' Records Of Cannabis Offenses, And Facilitate Access To The Full Spectrum Of Banking Services For Cannabis-related Businesses.

Passed

Introduced by Joy San Buenaventura, District 2

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Requesting The United States Congress To Enact Legislation To Remove Cannabis From The Federal Controlled Substances Act, Provide Support To States That Are Clearing Defendants' Records Of Cannabis Offenses, And Facilitate Access To The Full Spectrum Of Banking Services For Cannabis-related Businesses.

Where it stands

Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.

May 12, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments · April 2, 2026

5

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

5 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

Bill history

  1. Offered.

  2. Referred to JDC.

  3. The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 04-02-26 9:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  4. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  5. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3533) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

  6. One Day Notice 04-09-26.

  7. Report and Resolution Adopted as amended (SD1). Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 5 (Senator(s) DeCorte, Elefante, Fevella, Inouye, Moriwaki).

  8. Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.

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