Kentucky
General Assembly

01/05/23	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
03/01/23	to Licensing & Occupations (S)
03/14/23	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
03/15/23	2nd reading, to Rules
03/16/23	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 16, 2023 3rd reading, passed 26 -11 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) received in House to Committee on Committees (H) taken from Committee on Committees (H) 1st reading returned to Committee on Committees (H)
03/29/23	taken from Committee on Committees (H) 2nd reading to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
03/30/23	reported favorably, to Rules floor amendment (1) filed taken from Rules placed in the Orders of the Day 3rd reading, passed 66-33 received in Senate enrolled, signed by President of the Senate enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House delivered to Governor
03/31/23	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 146)

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statements	Corrections Impact to Senate Committee Substitute 1 Local Mandate to Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions; delete references and provisions related to the Department for Alcoholic Beverage Control; establish the Cabinet for Health and Family Services as the entity responsible for implementing, administering, and overseeing the medicinal cannabis program; delete provisions related to pharmacists; establish list of qualifying medical conditions; require visiting qualified patients to provide documentation of having been diagnosed with a qualifying medical condition; revise the makeup of the Board of Physicians and Advisors; require Senate confirmation of members of the Board of Physicians and Advisors; establish cause of action for a registered qualified patient who is injured or defrauded by his or her designated caregiver; delete provisions related to landlords and rental agreements; require administrative regulations promulgated by state licensing boards and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to be promulgated by July 1, 2024 instead of January 1, 2024; establish provisions to require the approval of a designated caregiver who has been appointed as a guardian, limited guardian, conservator, or limited conservator; require a qualified patient under the age of 18 to receive a confirmatory diagnosis from a practitioner other than the medicinal cannabis practitioner who provided the patient with a written certification for the use of medicinal cannabis; permit the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to retain application and licensure fees for administrative purposes; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to notify local governments of approved cannabis licenses for cannabis businesses that would be located inside the local governments jurisdiction; delete provisions related to a competitive application process for cannabis business licenses; delete provisions requiring the development of an electronic system for monitoring the medicinal cannabis program; establish provisions to permit the Kentucky Center for Cannabis to approve additional qualifying medical conditions; amend KRS 138.870 to exempt medicinal cannabis from the excise tax on marijuana; amend KRS 139.480 to exempt medicinal cannabis from the state sales tax; amend KRS 218A.202 to permit the use of the electronic monitoring system for controlled substances for monitoring the medicinal cannabis program; some sections EFFECTIVE January 1, 2025.
Index Headings	Disabilities and the Disabled - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Diseases - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Drugs and Medicines - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Effective Dates, Delayed - Medicinal cannabis program, portions to begin January 1, 2025 Federal Laws and Regulations - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Health and Medical Services - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Licensing - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Occupations and Professions - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Physicians and Practitioners - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Public Health - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment State Agencies - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, medicinal cannabis program Cannabis - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Substance Abuse - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Trade Practices and Retailing - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Board of Medical Licensure, medicinal cannabis program Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Board of Nursing, medicinal cannabis program Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, medicinal cannabis program Corrections Impact - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Local Mandate - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	S. West
Summary	Permit employers to conduct assessments of impairment of an employee who is a cardholder from the use of medicinal cannabis; portions to begin January 1, 2025.
Index Headings	Disabilities and the Disabled - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Diseases - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Drugs and Medicines - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Effective Dates, Delayed - Medicinal cannabis program, portions to begin January 1, 2025 Federal Laws and Regulations - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Health and Medical Services - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Licensing - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Occupations and Professions - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Physicians and Practitioners - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Public Health - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment State Agencies - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, medicinal cannabis program Cannabis - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Substance Abuse - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Trade Practices and Retailing - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Board of Medical Licensure, medicinal cannabis program Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Board of Nursing, medicinal cannabis program Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, medicinal cannabis program

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	S. Baker
Summary	Exclude muscle spasms, chronic nausea, post-traumatic stress disorder, and all cancers except for stage 4 cancers from the definition of "qualifying medical condition"; delete provisions permitting the Kentucky Center for Cannabis to approve additional qualifying medical conditions; limit medicinal cannabis purchase and possession limits to an uninterrupted three day supply; prohibit the sale of raw plant material; prohibit the consumption of medicinal cannabis by vaping; prohibit the sale of medicinal cannabis products intended for consumption by vaping; some sections EFFECTIVE January 1, 2025.
Index Headings	Disabilities and the Disabled - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Diseases - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Drugs and Medicines - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Effective Dates, Delayed - Medicinal cannabis program, portions to begin January 1, 2025 Federal Laws and Regulations - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Health and Medical Services - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Licensing - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Occupations and Professions - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Physicians and Practitioners - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Public Health - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment State Agencies - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, medicinal cannabis program Cannabis - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Substance Abuse - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Trade Practices and Retailing - Medicinal cannabis program, establishment Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Board of Medical Licensure, medicinal cannabis program Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Board of Nursing, medicinal cannabis program Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, medicinal cannabis program