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SB332Introduced in the Senate

Medical marijuana; administration to terminally ill patients.

Passed

Introduced by Barbara Favola, District 40

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Medical cannabis; administration to terminally ill patients; report. Directs the Department of Health to promulgate regulations specifying that hospital staff may store, dispense, and administer cannabis oil when a patient has valid certification and exempts such staff from criminal penalties for possession of cannabis oil. The bill directs the Department of Health to convene a work group to discuss the implementation process for providing cannabis products to patients in medical care facilities and report on its discussion to the Chairs of the House Committee on Health and Human Services and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 1, 2026. This bill is identical to HB 75.

Where it stands

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0556)

April 13, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N 0-A) · February 26, 2026

39

Yes

1

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

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

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker5Yes
Michael Jones77Yes
Timmy French1Yes
Mark Obenshain2Yes
Chris Head3Yes
David Suetterlein4Yes
Travis Hackworth5Yes
Todd Pillion6Yes
William Stanley7Yes
Mark Peake8Yes

Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104526D

  2. Referred to Committee on Education and Health

  3. Assigned Education sub: Health

  4. Senate subcommittee offered

  5. Reported from Education and Health with substitute (13-Y 0-N 2-A)

  6. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB332)

  7. Committee substitute printed 26107093D-S1

  8. Rules suspended

  9. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

  10. Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

  11. Passed by for the day

  12. Read second time

  13. Education and Health Substitute agreed to

  14. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)

  15. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB332)

  16. Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N 0-A)

  17. Placed on Calendar

  18. Read first time

  19. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

  20. House committee offered

  21. Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (20-Y 1-N)

  22. Committee substitute printed 26108200D-H1

  23. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB332)

  24. Read second time

  25. Read third time

  26. committee substitute agreed to

  27. Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  28. Passed House with substitute (97-Y 1-N 0-A)

  29. House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N 0-A)

  30. Enrolled

  31. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB332ER)

  32. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB332)

  33. Signed by Speaker

  34. Signed by President

  35. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026

  36. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  37. Approved by Governor-Chapter 556 (effective 7/1/2026)

  38. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0556)

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