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Bill AN ACT relating to medicinal cannabis and declaring an emergency. Amend KRS 218B.010 to revise the definition of "bona fide practitioner-patient relationship"; amend KRS 218B.020 to require the Board of Physicians and Advisors to assist the Cabinet for Health and Family Services in developing a Medicinal Cannabis Advisory Pamphlet; amend KRS 218B.035 to prohibit vaping cannabis products on any form of public transportation, in any public place, or in any place of public accommodation, resort, or amusement; amend KRS 218B.045 to permit private religious schools to refuse to enroll a student who is a cardholder; allow, instead of require, local boards of education and the boards of directors of public charter schools to establish policies related to the use of medicinal cannabis on school property; require such policies, if established, to include a process by which a school nurse or other school administrator may refuse to administer medicinal cannabis to a student who is a cardholder; require the administration of medicinal cannabis on school property to occur out of view of other students; amend KRS 218B.050 prohibit a medicinal cannabis practitioner from providing a written certification for the use of medicinal cannabis to a patient who is taking a prescription drug that contraindicates the use of medicinal cannabis; amend KRS 218B.055 to require that an application for a registry identification card to include a written certification issued not more than 60 days prior to the date of the application; amend KRS 218B.065 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to conduct a criminal background check on each application for a registry identification card solely to determine if the applicant was previously convicted of a disqualifying felony offense; amend KRS 218B.070 to require a medicinal cannabis practitioner to notify the Cabinet for Health and Family Services if he or she has knowledge that a patient has died, ceased to suffer from a qualifying medical condition, or is no longer likely to receive safe and effective therapeutic or palliative benefits from the use of medicinal cannabis; amend KRS 218B.110 to establish a requirement that dispensaries provide cardholders with a copy of the Medicinal Cannabis Advisory Pamphlet; amend KRS 218B.130 to revise the process for initiating a public question related to medicinal cannabis business operations; amend KRS 218B.140 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to establish a medicinal cannabis adverse drug effects reporting system and to produce the Medicinal Cannabis Advisory Pamphlet; amend 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 146 (2023 SB 47), sec. 42, to establish a new effective date of August 1, 2024, for KRS 139.480, 218A.1421, 218A.1422, 218A.1423, 218B.015, 218B.030, 218B.090, 218B.095, 218B.100, 218B.105, 218B.110, 218B.115, 218B.120, 218B.125, and 218B.155; EFFECTIVE, in part, August 1, 2024. us/states/ky Kentucky General Assembly 2024RS HB 829 Kentucky HB 829 (2024RS)
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P. Flannery
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Kentucky HB 829 (2024RS) — AN ACT relating to medicinal cannabis and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 218B.010 to revise the definition of "bona fide practitioner-patient relationship"; amend KRS 218B.020 to require the Board of Physicians and Advisors to assist the Cabinet for Health and Family Services in developing a Medicinal Cannabis Advisory Pamphlet; amend KRS 218B.035 to prohibit vaping cannabis products on any form of public transportation, in any public place, or in any place of public accommodation, resort, or amusement; amend KRS 218B.045 to permit private religious schools to refuse to enroll a student who is a cardholder; allow, instead of require, local boards of education and the boards of directors of public charter schools to establish policies related to the use of medicinal cannabis on school property; require such policies, if established, to include a process by which a school nurse or other school administrator may refuse to administer medicinal cannabis to a student who is a cardholder; require the administration of medicinal cannabis on school property to occur out of view of other students; amend KRS 218B.050 prohibit a medicinal cannabis practitioner from providing a written certification for the use of medicinal cannabis to a patient who is taking a prescription drug that contraindicates the use of medicinal cannabis; amend KRS 218B.055 to require that an application for a registry identification card to include a written certification issued not more than 60 days prior to the date of the application; amend KRS 218B.065 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to conduct a criminal background check on each application for a registry identification card solely to determine if the applicant was previously convicted of a disqualifying felony offense; amend KRS 218B.070 to require a medicinal cannabis practitioner to notify the Cabinet for Health and Family Services if he or she has knowledge that a patient has died, ceased to suffer from a qualifying medical condition, or is no longer likely to receive safe and effective therapeutic or palliative benefits from the use of medicinal cannabis; amend KRS 218B.110 to establish a requirement that dispensaries provide cardholders with a copy of the Medicinal Cannabis Advisory Pamphlet; amend KRS 218B.130 to revise the process for initiating a public question related to medicinal cannabis business operations; amend KRS 218B.140 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to establish a medicinal cannabis adverse drug effects reporting system and to produce the Medicinal Cannabis Advisory Pamphlet; amend 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 146 (2023 SB 47), sec. 42, to establish a new effective date of August 1, 2024, for KRS 139.480, 218A.1421, 218A.1422, 218A.1423, 218B.015, 218B.030, 218B.090, 218B.095, 218B.100, 218B.105, 218B.110, 218B.115, 218B.120, 218B.125, and 218B.155; EFFECTIVE, in part, August 1, 2024.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Acts Chapter 195 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Current/Final (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Final Passage — pass (pass) · lower
  • Pass — pass (pass) · lower
  • PASS HB 829 w/ scs1 scta1 — pass (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • B. Chester-Burton — primary (person)
  • J. Nemes — primary (person)
  • P. Flannery — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2024-02-26T05:00:00+00:00 introduced in House introduction
  • 2024-02-26T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (H) referral-committee
  • 2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00 to Health Services (H) referral-committee
  • 2024-03-07T05:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) committee-passage
  • 2024-03-08T05:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
  • 2024-03-08T05:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 11, 2024
  • 2024-03-11T04:00:00+00:00 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute amendment-introduction
  • 2024-03-12T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 66-30 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) passage, reading-3
  • 2024-03-13T04:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
  • 2024-03-13T04:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (S) referral-committee
  • 2024-03-22T04:00:00+00:00 to State & Local Government (S) referral-committee
  • 2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00 taken from State & Local Government (S)
  • 2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00 1st reading reading-1
  • 2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00 returned to State & Local Government (S)
  • 2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 taken from State & Local Government (S)
  • 2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 2nd reading reading-2
  • 2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 returned to State & Local Government (S)
  • 2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) committee-passage
  • 2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, April 15, 2024
  • 2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 26-12 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) passage, reading-3
  • 2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00 received in House
  • 2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00 to Rules (H) referral-committee
  • 2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
  • 2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00 House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
  • 2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00 passed 69-15 passage
  • 2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House passage
  • 2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate passage
  • 2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00 delivered to Governor
  • 2024-04-17T04:00:00+00:00 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 195) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/224b7c52-10a3-4a5f-9210-cc8c947ad31a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).