Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1 Compare Versions

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1		-	LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, JR., Governor Ch. 45
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3		-	– 1 –
4		-	Chapter 45
5		-	(House Bill 1)
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7		-	AN ACT concerning
	3	+	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
	4	+	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
	5	+	Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
	6	+	Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
	7	+	amendment.
	8	+	Italics indicate opposite chamber/conference committee amendments.
	9	+	hb0001
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9		-	Constitutional Amendment – Cannabis – Adult Use and Possession
	11	+	HOUSE BILL 1
	12	+	E1, C2, J1 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT (2lr0381)
	13	+	ENROLLED BILL
	14	+	— Judiciary/Finance —
	15	+	Introduced by Delegate Clippinger
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11		-	FOR the purpose of establishing that, on or after a certain date, an individual in the State
12		-	who is at least a certain age may use and possess cannabis.
	17	+	Read and Examined by Proofreaders:
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14		-	BY proposing an addition to the Maryland Constitution
15		-	New Article XX – Cannabis
16		-	Section 1
	19	+	_______________________________________________
	20	+	Proofreader.
	21	+	_______________________________________________
	22	+	Proofreader.
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18		-	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
19		-	(Three–fifths of all the members elected to each of the two Houses concurring), That it be
20		-	proposed that the Maryland Constitution read as follows:
	24	+	Sealed with the Great Seal and presented to the Governor, for his approval this
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22		-	~~ARTICLE XX – CANNABIS~~
	26	+	_______ day of _______________ at __ ______________________ o’clock, ________M.
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24		-	1.
	28	+	______________________________________________
	29	+	Speaker.
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26		-	(A) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION , ON OR AFTER JULY 1,
27		-	2023, AN INDIVIDUAL IN TH E STATE WHO IS AT LEAST 21 YEARS OLD MAY USE AN D
28		-	POSSESS CANNABIS .
	31	+	CHAPTER ______
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30		-	(B) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL , BY LAW, PROVIDE FOR THE USE ,
31		-	DISTRIBUTION, POSSESSION, REGULATION , AND TAXATION OF CANN ABIS WITHIN
32		-	THE STATE.
	33	+	AN ACT concerning 1
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34		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the General Assembly
35		-	determines that the amendment to the Maryland Constitution proposed by Section 1 of this
36		-	Act affects multiple jurisdictions and that the provisions of Article XIV, § 1 of the Maryland
37		-	Constitution concerning local approval of constitutional amendments do not apply.
	35	+	Constitutional Amendment – Cannabis – Adult Use and Possession 2
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39		-	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That:
	37	+	FOR the purpose of establishing that, on or after a certain date, an individual in the State 3
	38	+	who is at least a certain age may use and possess cannabis. 4
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41		-	(a) The amendment to the Maryland Constitution proposed by Section 1 of this
42		-	Act shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the State at the next general election to be
43		-	held in November 2022 for adoption or rejection pursuant to Article XIV of the Maryland
44		-	Constitution.
	40	+	BY proposing an addition to the Maryland Constitution 5
	41	+	New Article XX – Cannabis 6
	42	+	Section 1 7
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46		-	(b) (1) At that general election, the vote on the proposed amendment to the
47		-	Constitution shall be by ballot, and on each ballot there shall be printed the words “For the Ch. 45 2022 LAWS OF MARYLAND
	44	+	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 8
	45	+	(Three–fifths of all the members elected to each of the two Houses concurring), That it be 9
	46	+	proposed that the Maryland Constitution read as follows: 10
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49		-	– 2 –
50		-	Constitutional Amendment” and “Against the Constitutional Amendment”, as now
51		-	provided by law.
	48	+	ARTICLE XX – CANNABIS 11
	49	+	2 HOUSE BILL 1
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53		-	(2) At that general election, a question substantially similar to the
54		-	following shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the State:
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56		-	~~“Question ___ – Constitutional Amendment~~
	52	+	1. 1
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58		-	Do you favor the legalization of adult–use the use of cannabis by an individual who
59		-	is at least 21 years of age on or after July 1, 2023, in the State of Maryland?”.
	54	+	(A) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION , ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2
	55	+	2023, AN INDIVIDUAL IN THE STATE WHO IS AT LEAST 21 YEARS OLD MAY USE AN D 3
	56	+	POSSESS CANNABIS . 4
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61		-	(c) ~~Immediately after~~ the ~~election, all returns~~ shall ~~be made to~~ the ~~Governor of~~
62		-	~~the vote for~~ and ~~against the proposed amendment, as directed by Article XIV~~ of ~~the~~
63		-	~~Maryland Constitution, and further proceedings had in accordance with Article XIV~~.
	58	+	(B) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL , BY LAW, PROVIDE FOR THE USE , 5
	59	+	DISTRIBUTION, POSSESSION, REGULATION , AND TAXATION OF CANN ABIS WITHIN 6
	60	+	THE STATE. 7
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65		-	Assigned a chapter number, enactment subject to constitutional referendum,
66		-	April 9, 2022.
	62	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the General Assembly 8
	63	+	determines that the amendment to the Maryland Constitution proposed by Section 1 of this 9
	64	+	Act affects multiple jurisdictions and that the provisions of Article XIV, § 1 of the Maryland 10
	65	+	Constitution concerning local approval of constitutional amendments do not apply. 11
	66	+
	67	+	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 12
	68	+
	69	+	(a) The amendment to the Maryland Constitution proposed by Section 1 of this 13
	70	+	Act shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the State at the next general election to be 14
	71	+	held in November 2022 for adoption or rejection pursuant to Article XIV of the Maryland 15
	72	+	Constitution. 16
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	74	+	(b) (1) At that general election, the vote on the proposed amendment to the 17
	75	+	Constitution shall be by ballot, and on each ballot there shall be printed the words “For the 18
	76	+	Constitutional Amendment” and “Against the Constitutional Amendment”, as now 19
	77	+	provided by law. 20
	78	+
	79	+	(2) At that general election, a question substantially similar to the 21
	80	+	following shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the State: 22
	81	+
	82	+	“Question ___ – Constitutional Amendment 23
	83	+
	84	+	Do you favor the legalization of adult–use the use of cannabis by an individual who 24
	85	+	is at least 21 years of age on or after July 1, 2023, in the State of Maryland?”. 25
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	87	+	(c) Immediately after the election, all returns shall be made to the Governor of 26
	88	+	the vote for and against the proposed amendment, as directed by Article XIV of the 27
	89	+	Maryland Constitution, and further proceedings had in accordance with Article XIV. 28
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