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Bill	RELATING TO CANNABIS FOR MEDICAL USE.	Establishes standards and criteria for reciprocity for qualifying out-of-state medical cannabis patients and caregivers including limitations, and safeguards. Authorizes extension of written certifications of a debilitating condition for up to three years for chronic conditions. Clarifies a dispensary licensee's right to retest marijuana or manufactured cannabis products for compliance with standards. Authorizes establishment of a bona fide provider-patient relationship via telehealth. Authorizes dispensing of devices that provide safe pulmonary administration of medical cannabis by dispensary licensees. Increases the allowable tetrahydrocannabinol limit for of certain manufactured cannabis products. Limits felony convictions that disqualify an individual from employment with a dispensary licensee. Establishes a working group to make recommendations regarding employment of qualifying patients and manufacture and dispensing of edible cannabis products. (HB2729 CD1)	us/states/hi	Hawaii Legislature	2018 Regular Session	HB 2729	Hawaii HB 2729 (2018 Regular Session)	bill	Medical Cannabis Reciprocity Written Certification Testing Telehealth Manufactured Cannabis Products Dispensaries Employees Working Group	enacted	BELATTI BROWER C. LEE EVANS Gates MCKELVEY MIZUNO NISHIMOTO Nakamura	5	54	7	2018-01-24	2018-07-10	openstates	ocd-bill/67f8438f-8b0e-45fb-ae5c-992185b9eeba	http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2729&year=2018	ec66d76753cae26eda57c926633e60e3dfc1bc00b3ace95c002abdac54dee53b	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-hi

Hawaii HB 2729 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO CANNABIS FOR MEDICAL USE.

Establishes standards and criteria for reciprocity for qualifying out-of-state medical cannabis patients and caregivers including limitations, and safeguards. Authorizes extension of written certifications of a debilitating condition for up to three years for chronic conditions. Clarifies a dispensary licensee's right to retest marijuana or manufactured cannabis products for compliance with standards. Authorizes establishment of a bona fide provider-patient relationship via telehealth. Authorizes dispensing of devices that provide safe pulmonary administration of medical cannabis by dispensary licensees. Increases the allowable tetrahydrocannabinol limit for of certain manufactured cannabis products. Limits felony convictions that disqualify an individual from employment with a dispensary licensee. Establishes a working group to make recommendations regarding employment of qualifying patients and manufacture and dispensing of edible cannabis products. (HB2729 CD1)

Version chain

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

1. HB2729 (committee substitute) — source
2. HB2729_CD1 (committee substitute) — source
3. HB2729_HD1 (committee substitute) — source
4. HB2729_HD2 (committee substitute) — source
5. HB2729_SD1 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 10–0 (pass) · upper
• The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 3–0 (pass) · upper
• The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
• The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 9–0 (pass) · lower
• The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
• The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — 4–0 (pass) · lower
• The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 4–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• BELATTI — primary (person)
• BROWER — primary (person)
• C. LEE — primary (person)
• EVANS — primary (person)
• Gates — primary (person)
• MCKELVEY — primary (person)
• MIZUNO — primary (person)
• NISHIMOTO — primary (person)
• Nakamura — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-01-24 Introduced and Pass First Reading. introduction, reading-1
• 2018-01-29 Referred to HHS, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 9 referral-committee
• 2018-02-02 Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Wednesday, 02-07-18 10:30AM in House conference room 329.
• 2018-02-07 The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-08-18 at 11:30 AM in room 329.
• 2018-02-07 Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 02-08-18 11:30AM in conference room 329.
• 2018-02-08 The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Kobayashi, Belatti, Learmont; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tupola. committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-02-09 Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 256-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
• 2018-02-09 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Har, McDermott, Souki, Tupola, Woodson excused (5). reading-2, referral-committee
• 2018-02-13 Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 02-15-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
• 2018-02-15 The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Brower, Morikawa, Takayama, McDermott, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) C. Lee. committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-02-16 Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 747-18) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
• 2018-02-16 Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5).
• 2018-02-21 Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-23-18 11:00AM in House conference room 308.
• 2018-02-23 The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Fukumoto, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Nakamura, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 6 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Gates, Lowen, Todd, Tupola, Ward. committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-03-02 Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 919-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
• 2018-03-02 Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) DeCoite, Har, Tupola, Ward voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cachola, Ing, San Buenaventura, Say, Yamane excused (5). Transmitted to Senate. passage
• 2018-03-06 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 253). introduction
• 2018-03-06 Passed First Reading. reading-1
• 2018-03-08 Referred to CPH/JDC, WAM. referral-committee
• 2018-03-09 Re-Referred to CPH, WAM.
• 2018-03-09 The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 03-15-18 9:30AM in conference room 229.
• 2018-03-15 The committee(s) on CPH deferred the measure until 03-21-18 10:00AM in conference room 229.
• 2018-03-21 The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 7 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Tokuda, S. Chang, Espero, Ihara, Nishihara, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-03-23 Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3203) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
• 2018-03-23 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
• 2018-03-27 The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-29-18 10:50AM in conference room 211.
• 2018-03-29 The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto. committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-04-06 Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3577) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
• 2018-04-06 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
• 2018-04-10 Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. passage
• 2018-04-10 Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 769) in amended form (SD 2).
• 2018-04-12 House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
• 2018-04-13 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
• 2018-04-20 Senate Conferees Appointed: Baker Chair; English Co-Chair; Espero.
• 2018-04-20 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 804).
• 2018-04-23 Re-referred to HHS, LAB, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 63 referral-committee
• 2018-04-23 House Conferees Appointed: Mizuno, Johanson, San Buenaventura, Kobayashi Co-Chairs; Belatti, Tupola.
• 2018-04-24 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 663).
• 2018-04-24 Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-25-18 3:00PM in conference room 229.
• 2018-04-25 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-18 3:00PM in conference room 229.
• 2018-04-26 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-18 10:00AM in conference room 229.
• 2018-04-27 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, San Buenaventura, Kobayashi, Belatti; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Johanson, Tupola.
• 2018-04-27 The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, English, Espero; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-04-27 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 172-18) as amended in (CD 1).
• 2018-04-27 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
• 2018-04-27 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 172-18).
• 2018-04-27 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
• 2018-05-01 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
• 2018-05-01 Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Tupola voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Har voting no (1) and Representative(s) Takumi excused (1).
• 2018-05-01 Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
• 2018-05-02 Transmitted to Governor.
• 2018-05-03 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
• 2018-07-10 Act 116, 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1217). executive-signature
• 2018-07-10 Act 116, on 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1217). executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/67f8438f-8b0e-45fb-ae5c-992185b9eeba. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).