Substitute for Raised S.B. No. 231
Session Year 2026
 


AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING CANNABIS REGULATION AND ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEM DEALER REGISTRATION.

To (1) require cannabis establishments to submit marijuana and cannabis samples to cannabis testing laboratories for purposes of testing conducted in accordance with laboratory testing standards established by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, (2) provide that the commissioner shall not issue or renew an electronic nicotine delivery system certificate of dealer registration to an applicant if the commissioner finds that the applicant, or the owner, authorized owner or named designee of the applicant, has failed to satisfy various requirements or is the subject of an adverse administrative decision or delinquency assessment from the Department of Revenue Services, (3) specify who may deliver cannabis, (4) modify existing requirements concerning the availability of a pharmacist at a hybrid retailer establishment and apply such modified requirements to dispensary facilities, and (5) make various minor, technical and conforming changes to statutes concerning cannabis regulation.

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Bill History

 Date Action Taken
 3/25/2026(LCO)File Number 174
 3/25/2026Senate Calendar Number 117
 3/25/2026Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
 3/25/2026(LCO)Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
 3/19/2026(LCO)Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/24/26 5:00 PM
 3/12/2026(LCO)Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
 3/11/2026(GL)Joint Favorable Substitute
 2/19/2026Public Hearing 02/23
 2/18/2026Referred to Joint Committee on General Law

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