---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of April 17, 2016 (P.L.84, No.16), known as the Medical Marijuana Act, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in program, further providing for lawful use of medical marijuana; in practitioners, further providing for duration; in patients, further providing for caregivers; in medical marijuana organizations, further providing for permits, for relocation and for convictions prohibited; in medical marijuana controls, further providing for electronic tracking, for grower/processors, for storage and transportation and for laboratory; in dispensaries, further providing for dispensing to patients and caregivers and for facility requirements; in tax on medical marijuana, further providing for Medical Marijuana Program Fund; in administration, further providing for temporary regulations; in Medical Marijuana Advisory Board, further providing for advisory board and for regulations based on recommendations of advisory board; in offenses related to medical marijuana, further providing for disclosure of information prohibited; in academic clinical research centers and clinical registrants, further providing for academic clinical research centers and for clinical registrants; and, in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for applicability."
description: "An Act amending the act of April 17, 2016 (P.L.84, No.16), known as the Medical Marijuana Act, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in program, further providing for lawful use of medical marijuana; in practitioners, further providing for duration; in patients, further providing for caregivers; in medical marijuana organizations, further providing for permits, for relocation and for convictions prohibited; in medical marijuana controls, further providing for electronic tracking, for grower/processors, for storage and transportation and for laboratory; in dispensaries, further providing for dispensing to patients and caregivers and for facility requirements; in tax on medical marijuana, further providing for Medical Marijuana Program Fund; in administration, further providing for temporary regulations; in Medical Marijuana Advisory Board, further providing for advisory board and for regulations based on recommendations of advisory board; in offenses related to medical marijuana, further providing for disclosure of information prohibited; in academic clinical research centers and clinical registrants, further providing for academic clinical research centers and for clinical registrants; and, in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for applicability."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1024"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 1024 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Schemel"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 25
vote_count: 20
first_action: "2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bd639aaa-11b1-4b44-aac6-759ec2caeb7a"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=1024"
source_hash: "283f45f546fe18b555ff098ddeb99f855434645e6b5747fc9b76ad18a40fd148"
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-pa"]
---

# Pennsylvania HB 1024 (2021-2022) — An Act amending the act of April 17, 2016 (P.L.84, No.16), known as the Medical Marijuana Act, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in program, further providing for lawful use of medical marijuana; in practitioners, further providing for duration; in patients, further providing for caregivers; in medical marijuana organizations, further providing for permits, for relocation and for convictions prohibited; in medical marijuana controls, further providing for electronic tracking, for grower/processors, for storage and transportation and for laboratory; in dispensaries, further providing for dispensing to patients and caregivers and for facility requirements; in tax on medical marijuana, further providing for Medical Marijuana Program Fund; in administration, further providing for temporary regulations; in Medical Marijuana Advisory Board, further providing for advisory board and for regulations based on recommendations of advisory board; in offenses related to medical marijuana, further providing for disclosure of information prohibited; in academic clinical research centers and clinical registrants, further providing for academic clinical research centers and for clinical registrants; and, in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for applicability.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. 1059** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1024&pn=1059)
2. **Printer's No. 1596** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1024&pn=1596)
3. **Printer's No. 1635** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1024&pn=1635)
4. **Printer's No. 1823** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1024&pn=1823)
5. **Printer's No. 1936** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1024&pn=1936)

## Votes

- HB 1024 PN 1936, CONCUR — **165–36** (pass) · lower
- HB 1024 PN 1936, Final Passage — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- HB 1024 PN 1596, 2021 A1137, LAWRENCE — **134–67** (pass) · lower
- HB 1024 PN 1596, 2021 A1170, COX — **196–5** (pass) · lower
- HB 1024 PN 1596, 2021 A1132, SHUSTERMAN — **92–109** (fail) · lower
- HB 1024 PN 1823, 2021 A2029, Motion to Table STREET Amendment No. A-2029 — **29–21** (pass) · upper
- HB 1024 PN 1596, 2021 A1171, COX — **177–24** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **21–3** (pass) · upper
- HB 1024 PN 1596, 2021 A1193, DELISSIO — **86–115** (fail) · lower
- HB 1024 PN 1596, 2021 A1180, KENYATTA — **65–136** (fail) · lower
- HB 1024 PN 1823, 2021 A2152, REGAN Amendment No. A-2152 — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- HB 1024 PN 1596, 2021 A1130, FRANKEL — **86–115** (fail) · lower
- Committee vote (LAW AND JUSTICE): Reported as Amended — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **164–38** (pass) · lower
- HB 1024 PN 1596, 2021 A1140, PARKER — **90–111** (fail) · lower
- HB 1024 PN 1596, 2021 A1215, SUSP RULES, WHEATLEY — **91–110** (fail) · lower
- HB 1024 PN 1596, 2021 A1172, COX — **196–5** (pass) · lower
- HB 1024 PN 1596, 2021 A1168, WHEATLEY — **136–65** (pass) · lower
- HB 1024 PN 1596, 2021 A1167, COX — **125–76** (pass) · lower
- HB 1024 PN 1596, 2021 A1179, DELISSIO — **13–188** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Schemel — primary (person)
- Burgos — cosponsor (person)
- Cox — cosponsor (person)
- Frankel — cosponsor (person)
- Gainey — cosponsor (person)
- Guzman — cosponsor (person)
- Polinchock — cosponsor (person)
- Rapp — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan — cosponsor (person)
- Shusterman — cosponsor (person)
- Wheatley — cosponsor (person)
- Zimmerman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1059 Referred to HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1596 Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2021-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2021-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2021-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2021-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1635 Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2021-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to LAW AND JUSTICE `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1823 Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2021-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1936 Amended on third consideration
- **2021-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
- **2021-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2021-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2021-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 44 of 2021

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bd639aaa-11b1-4b44-aac6-759ec2caeb7a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).