---
type: "Bill"
title: "Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission – Compassionate Use Fund – Revisions (The Fakiza Rahman Act)"
description: "Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission – Compassionate Use Fund – Revisions (The Fakiza Rahman Act)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 870"
citation: "Maryland HB 870 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bagnall", "Barron", "Feldmark", "Hill", "Johnson", "K. Young", "Kerr", "Lehman", "Pena-Melnyk", "Pendergrass", "Proctor", "R. Lewis", "Rosenberg", "Valderrama"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-02-03"
last_action: "2020-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ee968390-f7b4-46b2-b77b-818787e391d9"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0870?ys=2020RS&search=True"
source_hash: "96ad93c9acef6fa84e21b0738267949b6e1c06819790a0fd8035cbb0f3584046"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---

# Maryland HB 870 (2020) — Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission – Compassionate Use Fund – Revisions (The Fakiza Rahman Act)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter - Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission – Compassionate Use Fund – Revisions (The Fakiza Rahman Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/Chapters_noln/CH_352_hb0870e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission – Compassionate Use Fund – Revisions (The Fakiza Rahman Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0870e.pdf)
3. **First - Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission - Repeal of Compassionate Use Fund, Standard Price List, and Sales at Reduced Cost** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0870f.pdf)
4. **Third - Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission – Compassionate Use Fund – Revisions** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0870t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading (Amend) — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **129–0** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **136–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bagnall — primary (person)
- Barron — primary (person)
- Feldmark — primary (person)
- Hill — primary (person)
- Johnson — primary (person)
- K. Young — primary (person)
- Kerr — primary (person)
- Lehman — primary (person)
- Pena-Melnyk — primary (person)
- Pendergrass — primary (person)
- Proctor — primary (person)
- R. Lewis — primary (person)
- Rosenberg — primary (person)
- Valderrama — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-02-03** First Reading Health and Government Operations `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-04** Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2020-03-03** Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-04** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-04** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2020-03-06** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Referred Finance `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-13** Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2020-03-15** Hearing canceled
- **2020-03-15** Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2020-03-15** Hearing canceled
- **2020-03-15** Hearing 3/16 at 10:00 a.m.
- **2020-03-17** Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-17** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-17** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2020-03-17** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2020-03-18** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2020-03-18** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2020-03-18** Passed Enrolled
- **2020-05-08** Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 352 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ee968390-f7b4-46b2-b77b-818787e391d9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).