2019 House Bill 5160

Ban marijuana with vitamin E acetate added

Introduced in the House

Oct. 24, 2019

Introduced by Rep. Frank Liberati (D-13)

To ban the sale or processing of marijuana that contains or has been combined with vitamin E acetate, which is implicated in a nationwide rash of lung ailments.

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform

Dec. 10, 2019

Reported without amendment

Refer to the Committee on Judiciary.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Jan. 21, 2020

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Jan. 30, 2020

Amendment offered by Rep. Beau LaFave (R-108)

To tie-bar the bill to House Bill 4999, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. HB 4999 would prohibit state health officials from promulgating or enforcing a rule that bans the sale, manufacture or use of a vapor product.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Feb. 6, 2020

Passed in the House 102 to 2 (details)

To ban the sale or processing of marijuana that contains or has been combined with vitamin E acetate, which is implicated in a nationwide rash of lung ailments. Violations would be a misdemeanor subject to $10,000 fines. Violations would be misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $10,000.

Received in the Senate

Feb. 11, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform