HB05350 — HB05350 — An Act Concerning Cannabis, Hemp And Infused Beverage Regulation.

State: Connecticut Session: 2026 General Assembly

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Sponsors: General Law Committee, D Kadeem Roberts, D Nick Menapace, D Travis Simms, D Maryam Khan, D Farley Santos, D Roland Lemar

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Title: An Act Concerning Cannabis, Hemp And Infused Beverage Regulation.
Bill: HB05350
Status:
Last action: Signed by the Governor (2026-05-20)

Description:
To (1) replace “marijuana” with “cannabis”, (2) redefine “cannabis”, (3) authorize qualifying out-of-state patients to access the state’s palliative use cannabis market, (4) provide that no producer shall be required to staff any transport vehicle with more than one employee, (5) establish a cannabis regulatory working group, (6) prohibit a retailer, hybrid retailer or dispensary facility from borrowing money or receiving credit from a cultivator, micro-cultivator or producer for more than thirty days, (7) authorize the Commissioner of Consumer Protection to order a cultivator, micro-cultivator or producer to issue a written notice of delinquency for any delinquent retailer, hybrid retailer or dispensary facility, (8) require the Commissioner of Consumer Protection to adopt regulations to (A) establish additional licenses and endorsements, and (B) allow for sales of additional palliative use cannabis products to consumers at retailers and hybrid retailers, (9) require the Social Equity Council to review and approve certain sales or transfers involving cannabis establishment licenses issued to social equity applicants, (10) require the Commissioner of Consumer Protection and the Social Equity Council to submit policies and procedures to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to consumer protection, (11) provide that no retailer, hybrid retailer or dispensary facility shall retain any personal data obtained for purposes of age verification for longer than twenty-four hours, (12) eliminate provisions requiring a hybrid retailer to (A) maintain a pharmacist at its hybrid retailer location, (B) offer pharmacist consultations, and (C) maintain a private consultation space for pharmacists, (13) allow edible cannabis products to exceed five milligrams of THC in certain circumstances, (14) eliminate the dosage, potency and concentration limits for cannabis concentrates, cannabis flower and other cannabis plant material, (15) provide that cannabis flower or other cannabis plant material shall not be required to undergo stability testing once it is in its final packaging, (16) authorize remediation of cannabis flower and other cannabis plant material by exposure to ionizing radiation and require a disclosure label concerning such remediation, (17) authorize the inclusion of additional branding and colors on cannabis packaging, (18) provide that certain information and documents concerning a material change to a cannabis establishment shall be public records, (19) increase the permissible amount of THC in infused beverages and high-THC beverages, (20) authorize out-of-state laboratories to test infused beverages, (21) modify the labeling requirements applicable to infused beverages, (22) authorize infused beverage wholesalers to sell infused beverages to additional liquor permittees, (23) establish a commercial extractor license, (24) establish an infused beverage on premises consumption endorsement for cer

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Timeline

2026-05-20 [H] Signed by the Governor
2026-05-06 [H] Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
2026-05-06 [H] Transmitted to the Secretary of State
2026-05-04 [H] Public Act 26-8
2026-04-30 [H] In Concurrence
2026-04-30 [S] Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A,D
2026-04-30 [S] Senate Rejected Senate Amendment Schedule B 5269
2026-04-30 [S] Senate Rejected Senate Amendment Schedule A 5403
2026-04-30 [S] Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A,D
2026-04-22 [S] File Number 716
2026-04-22 [S] Senate Calendar Number 450
2026-04-22 [S] Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
2026-04-20 [H] House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A,D
2026-04-20 [H] House Rejected House Amendment Schedule E 4294
2026-04-20 [H] House Adopted House Amendment Schedule D 4345
2026-04-20 [H] House Rejected House Amendment Schedule C 4340
2026-04-20 [H] House Rejected House Amendment Schedule B 4339
2026-04-20 [H] House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 4259
2026-04-02 [H] File Number 401
2026-04-02 [H] House Calendar Number 272
2026-04-02 [H] Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
2026-04-02 [H] Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-03-27 [H] Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/01/26 5:00 PM
2026-03-17 [H] Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-03-16 [H] Joint Favorable Substitute
2026-02-27 [H] Public Hearing 03/04
2026-02-26 [H] Referred to Joint Committee on General Law

Roll call votes

Date	Chamber	Description	Yea	Nay	Result
2026-03-16	J	GL Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)	13	8	Passed
2026-04-20	H	House Roll Call Vote 77 AS AMENDED	83	61	Passed
2026-04-20	H	House Roll Call Vote 76 HOUSE AMD E	69	75	Failed
2026-04-20	H	House Roll Call Vote 75 HOUSE AMD C	52	91	Failed
2026-04-20	H	House Roll Call Vote 74 HOUSE AMD B	52	91	Failed
2026-04-30	S	Senate Roll Call Vote 220	11	24	Failed
2026-04-30	S	Senate Roll Call Vote 219	10	24	Failed
2026-04-30	S	Senate Roll Call Vote 218	10	25	Failed
2026-04-30	S	Senate Roll Call Vote 221	18	17	Failed

Amendments

2026-04-20 · H · Pending
House LCO Amendment #4286 (R) House LCO Amendment #4286 (R) · View
2026-04-20 · H · Pending
House LCO Amendment #4288 (R) House LCO Amendment #4288 (R) · View
2026-04-20 · H · Pending
House LCO Amendment #4290 (R) House LCO Amendment #4290 (R) · View
2026-04-20 · H · Pending
House LCO Amendment #4291 (R) House LCO Amendment #4291 (R) · View
2026-04-20 · H · Pending
House LCO Amendment #4294 (R) House LCO Amendment #4294 (R) · View
2026-04-20 · H · Pending
House LCO Amendment #4298 (R) House LCO Amendment #4298 (R) · View
2026-04-20 · H · Pending
House LCO Amendment #4317 (R) House LCO Amendment #4317 (R) · View
2026-04-20 · H · Pending
House LCO Amendment #4312 (R) House LCO Amendment #4312 (R) · View
2026-04-20 · H · Pending
House LCO Amendment #4309 (R) House LCO Amendment #4309 (R) · View
2026-04-20 · H · Pending
House LCO Amendment #4259 (D) House LCO Amendment #4259 (D) · View
2026-04-20 · H · Pending
House Schedule B LCO# 4259 (D) House Schedule B LCO# 4259 (D) · View
2026-04-20 · H · Pending
House Schedule D LCO# 4345 (D) House Schedule D LCO# 4345 (D) · View
2026-04-20 · H · Pending
House Schedule C LCO# 4340 (R) House Schedule C LCO# 4340 (R) · View
0000-00-00 · H · Pending
House Schedule B LCO# 4339 (R) House Schedule B LCO# 4339 (R) · View
2026-04-20 · H · Pending
House Schedule E LCO# 4294 (R) House Schedule E LCO# 4294 (R) · View
2026-04-20 · H · Pending
House Schedule A LCO# 4259 (D) House Schedule A LCO# 4259 (D) · View
2026-04-20 · H · Pending
House LCO Amendment #4335 (R) House LCO Amendment #4335 (R) · View
2026-04-20 · H · Pending
House LCO Amendment #4324 (R) House LCO Amendment #4324 (R) · View
2026-04-30 · H · Pending
Senate LCO Amendment #5403 (R) Senate LCO Amendment #5403 (R) · View
2026-04-29 · H · Pending
Senate LCO Amendment #5269 (R) Senate LCO Amendment #5269 (R) · View
2026-04-30 · H · Pending
Senate LCO Amendment #5413 (R) Senate LCO Amendment #5413 (R) · View
2026-04-30 · H · Pending
Senate Schedule A LCO# 5403 (R) Senate Schedule A LCO# 5403 (R) · View
2026-04-29 · H · Pending
Senate Schedule B LCO# 5269 (R) Senate Schedule B LCO# 5269 (R) · View
2026-04-30 · H · Pending
Senate LCO Amendment #5401 (R) Senate LCO Amendment #5401 (R) · View
2026-04-30 · H · Pending
Senate LCO Amendment #5425 (R) Senate LCO Amendment #5425 (R) · View