OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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HB-5147
AN ACT CONCERNING PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AND THE
PALLIATIVE USE OF MARIJUANA.
AMENDMENT
LCO No.: 4618
File Copy No.: 174
House Calendar No.: 147
Primary Analyst: ME 4/19/22
Contributing Analyst(s): (SL)
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $
Resources of the General Fund GF - Revenue
Loss
650,000 1.3 million
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The amendment removes the $25 annual registration fee for medical
marijuana patients beginning January 1, 2023 resulting in a revenue loss
of approximately $650,000 in FY 23 and $1.3 million in FY 24. There are
approximately 52,800 medical marijuana patients.
The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely
for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General
Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of
informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is
consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any
specific department.