Bill Sponsor
Colorado Senate Bill 76
Session 2024A
Streamline Marijuana Regulation
Active
Active
Passed House on May 7, 2024
Sponsors
Republican
Kevin Van Winkle
Democrat
Julie Gonzales
Democrat
William Lindstedt
First Action
Jan 22, 2024
Latest Action
May 17, 2024
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
76
State
Colorado
Session
2024A
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Primary
Republican
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Summary
Current law allows the transfer of immature plants, seeds, and genetic material between a medical or retail cultivation facility and certain people, including people approved by rule. Sections 1, 7, and 10 6 and 9 of the bill allow this transfer from or to a medical or retail marijuana cultivation facility from or to a person permitted by another jurisdiction to possess or cultivate marijuana. The medical or retail cultivation facility must establish a process to confirm that the purchaser is 21 years of age or older using an age verification process . The cultivation facility may accept online payments for the transfer. A cultivation facility may accept online payment for genetic material, but is prohibited from transferring genetic material to consumers that are on the licensed premises . The state licensing authority may promulgate rules to implement the provision, but limits are placed on the rules that the state licensing authority may adopt. Section 2 limits the frequency at which regulated marijuana and a regulated marijuana product need to be tested to no more than once for each required test and otherwise requires the elimination of redundant testing. Section 2 also exempts the fungi in the genus aspergillus from product testing. Current law requires beneficial owners and people who have access to the limited access areas of a medical marijuana business or retail marijuana business to have identification cards. Section 2 repeals the requirement that beneficial owners have identification cards, but retains the requirement that people with access to the limited access areas need to have identification cards. Section 2 also specifies that the state licensing authority must promulgate rules that do not require a licensee need not to use radio frequency identification tags to tag or technology to track regulated marijuana. and marijuana products. Current law requires the marijuana enforcement division in the department of revenue (division) to promulgate rules requiring testing of marijuana and marijuana products for contaminants or substances that are harmful to health. Section 2 clarifies that these tests should be made to determine whether the contaminants or substances are present in amounts that are harmful to health. Current law allows a licensee to remediate marijuana or marijuana products that have failed a test. Section 2 removes a requirement that the licensee identify on the labeling that the product has failed a test when the product subsequently passed the same test. Section 2 also authorizes retesting when the marijuana or marijuana product has failed a test. Current law requires every marijuana business to post, at all times and in a prominent place a warning about using marijuana while pregnant or breastfeeding. Section 2 adds a requirement that the warning be posted at each point of sale. Current law authorizes the division to establish procedures to issue a conditional employee identification card, which allows an individual to work for a license holder, after the individual has submitted an initial application and the division has conducted an investigation regarding the application but before the fingerprint record check is finished. Section 2 requires the division to promulgate rules and issue the employee identification card upon initial review of the application. The division is required to adopt rules authorizing a licensee to conduct fewer tests than normal upon demonstrating that the licensee's standard operating procedures and production practices result in consistent passing test results (program). Section 2 specifically authorizes this program and sets an expiration date for reduced testing under the program at 3 years. Sections 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 11 3, 5, 7, 8, and 10 extend the initial license and license renewal periods from one year to 2 years. Local authorities may decide what licenses they will issue for one year or 2 years. Section 3 requires the division to establish a system that allows a medical or retail marijuana business that transports marijuana or marijuana products to use an electronic manifest system Section 4 requires the state licensing authority to promulgate rules authorizing multiple regulated marijuana business licensees with identical controlling beneficial owners to submit a single initial or renewal application. Section 5 requires the division to retain fingerprints submitted for initial licensure for use in a criminal history record check for license renewal. Section 5 also authorizes a person who holds multiple licenses or affiliated persons who hold multiple licenses to submit a unified application for license renewal. The license holders must elect to have one or more licenses expire in less than 2 years in order to coordinate the expiration date. Section 12 requires the division to promulgate rules categorizing each violation as a safety violation or a technical violation. The division will expunge technical violations from a licensee's record on the later date of one year after the violation is reported or when the license is renewed. Section 13 reduces the amount of time for which a marijuana licensee must retain books and records that show the business's transactions from 3 years to one year. Current law requires that excise tax be levied on the first transfer of unprocessed retail marijuana. Section 14 11 specifies that the transfer of unprocessed retail marijuana exclusively for microbial control is not the first transfer of unprocessed retail marijuana for taxation purposes. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Actions (14)
05/17/2024
Office of the Governor
Sent to the Governor
05/17/2024
House
Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/17/2024
Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate
05/08/2024
Senate
Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
05/07/2024
House
House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor
05/06/2024
House
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
05/03/2024
House
House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
05/01/2024
House
House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
04/29/2024
House
Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance
04/29/2024
Senate
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/26/2024
Senate
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
04/25/2024
Senate
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/05/2024
Senate
Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations
01/22/2024
Senate
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance
Sources
Record Created
Jan 23, 2024 12:50:48 AM
Record Updated
May 17, 2024 10:39:04 PM