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6.3 KiB
type: "Bill" title: "AN ACT relating to medicinal cannabis." description: "Create new sections of KRS Chapter 218A to define terms and establish a medicinal cannabis program; amend KRS 342.815 to establish that the Employerâs Mutual Insurance Authority shall not be required to provide coverage to an employer if doing so would subject the authority to a violation of state or federal law; amend KRS 216B.402 to require hospital emergency departments to report cases of cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control; amend KRS 218A.010, 218A.1421, 218A.1422, 218A.1423, and 218A.500 to conform; amend KRS 12.020, 12.252, 15.300, 15.380, 15.398, 15.420, 15A.340, 61.592, 62.160, 131.1815, 211.285, 241.010, 241.015, 241.030, 243.025, 243.0307, 243.038, 243.090, 243.360, 438.310, 438.311, 438.313, 438.315, 438.317, 438.320, 438.325, 438.330, 438.337, and 438.340 to change the name of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control; some sections EFFECTIVE July 1, 2024." jurisdiction: "us/states/ky" legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly" session: "2023RS" identifier: "SB 47" citation: "Kentucky SB 47 (2023RS)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Administrative Regulations and Proceedings", "Cannabis", "Corrections Impact", "Disabilities and the Disabled", "Diseases", "Drugs and Medicines", "Effective Dates", "Delayed", "Federal Laws and Regulations", "Health and Medical Services", "Hospitals and Nursing Homes", "Licensing", "Local Mandate", "Occupations and Professions", "Physicians and Practitioners", "Public Health", "State Agencies", "Substance Abuse", "Trade Practices and Retailing"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: [] version_count: 3 action_count: 26 vote_count: 3 first_action: "2023-01-05T05:00:00+00:00" last_action: "2023-03-31T04:00:00+00:00" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/00c270da-0fcb-45dd-9a1e-2ab5c4a1a01c" source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb47.html" source_hash: "8af1f361b39a3193596f5a18d223e44ba135f9b59f2b77e737820a33d449e27e" 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-ky"]
Kentucky SB 47 (2023RS) — AN ACT relating to medicinal cannabis.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 218A to define terms and establish a medicinal cannabis program; amend KRS 342.815 to establish that the Employerâs Mutual Insurance Authority shall not be required to provide coverage to an employer if doing so would subject the authority to a violation of state or federal law; amend KRS 216B.402 to require hospital emergency departments to report cases of cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control; amend KRS 218A.010, 218A.1421, 218A.1422, 218A.1423, and 218A.500 to conform; amend KRS 12.020, 12.252, 15.300, 15.380, 15.398, 15.420, 15A.340, 61.592, 62.160, 131.1815, 211.285, 241.010, 241.015, 241.030, 243.025, 243.0307, 243.038, 243.090, 243.360, 438.310, 438.311, 438.313, 438.315, 438.317, 438.320, 438.325, 438.330, 438.337, and 438.340 to change the name of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control; some sections EFFECTIVE July 1, 2024.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Acts Chapter 146 (committee substitute) — source
- Current/Final (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Final Passage — pass (pass) · upper
- PASS SB 47 W/ scs1 sfa1 — pass (pass) · upper
- Suspend the Rules — fail (fail) · upper
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2023-01-05T05:00:00+00:00 introduced in Senate
introduction - 2023-01-05T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee - 2023-03-01T05:00:00+00:00 to Licensing & Occupations (S)
referral-committee - 2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage - 2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
amendment-introduction - 2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2 - 2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 16, 2023
- 2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 26 -11 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
passage, reading-3 - 2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00 received in House
- 2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee - 2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00 taken from Committee on Committees (H)
- 2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00 1st reading
reading-1 - 2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00 returned to Committee on Committees (H)
- 2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00 taken from Committee on Committees (H)
- 2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00 2nd reading
reading-2 - 2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00 to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
referral-committee - 2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, to Rules
committee-passage - 2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00 floor amendment (1) filed
amendment-introduction - 2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00 taken from Rules
- 2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00 placed in the Orders of the Day
- 2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 66-33
passage, reading-3 - 2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
- 2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage - 2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage - 2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00 delivered to Governor
- 2023-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 146)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/00c270da-0fcb-45dd-9a1e-2ab5c4a1a01c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).