2011 House Bill 4834 / 2012 Public Act 514

Require medical marijuana photo ID, and give police access to registry

Introduced in the House

June 29, 2011

Introduced by Rep. Gail Haines (R-43)

To revise the state’s <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2008-il-1">medical marijuana law</a> so as to require photographs on the authorized users’ registration cards, and give law enforcement agencies the information about individuals on the registry about whom they have a specific inquiry. See also Senate Bill 377, which would give law enforcement agencies the names of all those to whom a medical marijuana card has been issued.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

March 29, 2012

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-4) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

May 2, 2012

Substitute offered

The substitute failed by voice vote

Substitute offered by Rep. Gail Haines (R-43)

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

May 3, 2012

Passed in the House 87 to 22 (details)

To revise the state’s <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2008-il-1">medical marijuana law</a> so as to require photographs on the authorized users’ registration cards, make the card valid for two years, and require that some of the registry process be privatized. Also, to authorize giving law enforcement agencies more information about individuals on the registry about whom they have a specific inquiry; under current law, only the fact that a person is on the registry may be disclosed.

Received in the Senate

May 8, 2012

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Sept. 11, 2012

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Dec. 5, 2012

Amendment offered

To move back the date the bill goes into effect.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Dec. 13, 2012

Failed in the Senate 26 to 12 (details)

To revise the state’s <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2008-il-1">medical marijuana law</a>.

Motion to reconsider by Sen. Arlan Meekhof (R-30)

The vote by which the bill was defeated.

The motion passed 26 to 12 (details)

Received

Dec. 14, 2012

Passed in the Senate 30 to 8 (details)

To revise the state’s <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2008-il-1">medical marijuana law</a> so as to require photographs on the authorized users’ registration cards, make the card valid for two years, and require that some of the registry process be privatized. Also, to authorize giving law enforcement agencies more information about individuals on the registry about whom they have a specific inquiry; under current law, only the fact that a person is on the registry may be disclosed.

Received in the House

Dec. 14, 2012

Passed in the House 98 to 7 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

Dec. 28, 2012