MA S1119

Bill

Relative to employment protections for medical marijuana patients

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
04/04/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to employment protections for medical marijuana patients. Labor and Workforce Development.

AI Summary

This bill would amend the state's medical marijuana laws to prohibit employers from discharging, disciplining, or discriminating against an employee or job applicant for being a medical marijuana user, as long as the use occurs outside of the workplace. The bill aims to provide employment protections for individuals who are legally using medical marijuana in accordance with state law.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (2)

Becca Rausch (D), Dean Tran (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2637 (on 04/21/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1119

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1119
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1119.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1720	Relative to creating a pilot program to transfer high acuity behavioral health and dual diagnosis patients away from overcrowded emergency departments	Accompanied S1164	Similar To
H1885	Relative to patient access to information regarding breast reconstructive surgery	Accompanied a new draft, see H4444	Similar To
H947	Relative to insurance coverage for PANDAS/PANS	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H990	Relative to insurance coverage for PANDAS/PANS	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
S1159	Relative to pain management treatment for certain chronic pain patients	Accompanied a study order, see S2550	Similar To
S1285	Relative to color coded patient wristbands	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2637	Relative to employment protections for medical marijuana patients	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Replaced by
S542	Relative to communications between health insurers and patients	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S613	Relative to insurance coverage for PANDAS/PANS	New draft substituted, see S2935	Similar To
S686	To protect medically fragile kids	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1720

Relative to creating a pilot program to transfer high acuity behavioral health and dual diagnosis patients away from overcrowded emergency departments

Accompanied S1164

Similar To

H1885

Relative to patient access to information regarding breast reconstructive surgery

Accompanied a new draft, see H4444

Similar To

H947

Relative to insurance coverage for PANDAS/PANS

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

H990

Relative to insurance coverage for PANDAS/PANS

Accompanied a study order, see H5160

Similar To

S1159

Relative to pain management treatment for certain chronic pain patients

Accompanied a study order, see S2550

Similar To

S1285

Relative to color coded patient wristbands

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2637

Relative to employment protections for medical marijuana patients

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Replaced by

S542

Relative to communications between health insurers and patients

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S613

Relative to insurance coverage for PANDAS/PANS

New draft substituted, see S2935

Similar To

S686

To protect medically fragile kids

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

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