Legislative Updates

HB 1014 (2024): Prohibits new medical marijuana dispensaries from being established within 900 feet of any place of worship owned, leased, rented or borrowed for at least twelve months and used no less than biweekly for worship services. Authored by Rep. Jim Olsen. DORMANT

HB 1347 (2024): Directs the Medical Marijuana Authority to begin competitive bidding to solicit and implement a seed-to-sale inventory tracking system for marijuana businesses. Authored by Rep. Scott Fetgatter. DORMANT

HB 1350 (2024): Creates temporary licenses for medical marijuana growers, dispensaries, processors and transporters to be acquired prior to full permanent licensure and excludes firefighters from certain marijuana-related restrictions. Authored by Rep. Scott Fetgatter. DORMANT

HB 1457 (2024): Excludes the growing, cultivating and producing of medical marijuana from agricultural activities and from being classified as farmland, as relating to exemptions to constituting nuisance. Authored by Rep. Kenton Patzkowsky. DORMANT

HB 1716 (2024): Creates temporary licenses for medical marijuana growers, dispensaries, processors and transporters to be acquired prior to full permanent licensure. Authored by Rep. T.J. Marti. DORMANT

HB 1717 (2024): Adds adult use recreational marijuana to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act. Authored by Rep. T.J. Marti. DORMANT

HB 1719 (2024): Requires final product testing before product is transferred to a licensed dispensary and amends definitions and decontamination and remediation requirements. Authored by Rep. T.J. Marti. DORMANT

HB 1734 (2024): Directs the Medical Marijuana Authority to require the owners and employees of medical marijuana facilities submit their fingerprints for a criminal background check through the State Bureau of Investigation. Authored by Rep. Tammy Townley. SIGNED

HB 1892 (2024): Requires all medical marijuana commercial growers and processors to pay an annual environmental cleanup fee to OMMA. Funds to be spent to support cleanup of environmental pollution related to the marijuana industry. Authored by Rep. Josh Cantrell. DORMANT

HB 2101 (2024): Allows an Oklahoma tax deduction equal to the amount of any deduction for business expenses incurred for licensed medical marijuana business activity within this state which was disallowed for the same tax year pursuant to specific IRS codes. Authored by Rep. Forrest Bennett. DORMANT

HB 2225 (2024): Prohibits an individual, legal, or commercial business entity that holds a business licenses issued by OMMA from providing or having any proprietary or pecuniary interest in a victims impact panel program. Authored by Rep. Ross Ford. DORMANT

HB 2280 (2024): Increases registration fees for medical marijuana manufacturing businesses producing controlled dangerous substances. Authored by Rep. Jon Echols. DORMANT

HB 2428 (2024): Requires all growers, processors, dispensaries, and transporters of medical marijuana obtain temporary licenses first to expire or be renewed as an annual license, provides guidelines surrounding temporary licensure. Authored by Rep. Stan May. DORMANT

HB 3355 (2024): Creates an exemption process for a certificate of compliance and allows municipalities to implement inspection programs to verify compliance. Authored by Rep. T.J. Marti. DORMANT

HB 3361 (2024): Requires all medical marijuana or medical marijuana products be sold in prepackaged quantities between 0.5g to 3 oz and directs OMMA to promulgate rules for returning defective or hazardous products. Authored by Rep. T.J. Marti. SIGNED

SB 116 (2024): Prohibits any medical marijuana commercial grower from being located within 1,000 feet of a place of worship. Authored by Sen. David Bullard. DORMANT

SB 117 (2024): Requires medical marijuana growers and processors to acquire certain water use permits from the Water Resources Board prior to being licensed. Authored by Sen. Micheal Bergstrom. DORMANT

SB 133 (2024): Excludes marijuana production from agriculture sales tax exemptions. Authored by Sen. David Bullard. DORMANT

SB 134 (2024): Adjusts licensing requirements for various medical marijuana businesses to include a temporary license step prior to authorization for an annual license and requiring various authorizations and documents prior to final approval. Authored by Sen. Cody Rogers. DORMANT

SB 177 (2024): Directs the Medical Marijuana Authority to offer no less than three and no more than five inventory tracking system options for licensees, options to be chosen via a competitive bidding process. Authored by Sen. Cody Rogers. DORMANT

SB 264 (2024): Updates various duties and powers of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority relating to operations; requires commercial growers transmit monthly electricity and water consumption reports to OMMA. Authored by Sen. Jessica Garvin. DORMANT

SB 389 (2024): Provides for an income tax deduction to medical marijuana businesses unable to claim certain equivalent federal business tax benefits. Authored by Sen. Jessica Garvin. DORMANT

SB 439 (2024): Requires physicians recommending medical marijuana to a patient to examine the patient in person and establishes specific physician recommendation requirements when the patient is a minor. Authored by Sen. Jessica Garvin. DORMANT

SB 645 (2024): Establishes standards for pre-packaged medical marijuana product sales, directs the Medical Marijuana Authority to create rules to allow for pre-packaged products to be returned to dispensaries or to producers. Authored by Sen. Jessica Garvin. DORMANT

SB 689 (2024): Permits boards of county commissioners to create nuisance ordinances related to the odors coming from meat facilities and marijuana grow operations. Authored by Sen. Jack Stewart. DORMANT

SB 806 (2024): Requires applicants for a medical marijuana business license provide proof that the applicant has possessory right to the real estate where the business will operate; prohibits license transfer without the permission of OMMA. Authored by Sen. Brent Howard. DORMANT

SB 810 (2024): Upon approval by the Authority, provides an exemption for waste transportation between two licensed facilities, provided the facilities are licensed under the same license holder. Authored by Sen. Jessica Garvin. DORMANT

SB 885 (2024): Requires utility companies and water suppliers to require certain verification prior to service and report suspicious activity by marijuana associated businesses to the Corporation Commission. Authored by Sen. George Burns. DORMANT

SB 1117 (2024): Provides income tax deduction for certain expenses of licensed medical marijuana businesses. Authored by Sen. Cody Rogers. DORMANT

SB 1247 (2024): Requires medical marijuana businesses to provide notice prior to construction, of all contractors or employees involved in construction of a facility. Authored by Sen. George Burns. DORMANT

SB 1286 (2024): Assesses a fixed $1,000 fee on medical marijuana commercial licenses to be distributed to the County Sheriff Grant Fund and to the Dept. of Tourism and Recreation. Authored by Sen. David Bullard. DORMANT

SB 1352 (2024): Allows counties and municipalities to impose a fee of $1.25 per 1,000 gallons of water used by a commercial medical marijuana grower, to be distributed between the county or municipality collecting the fee and to the Reservoir Capital Investment Fund.  Authored by Sen. David Bullard. DORMANT

SB 1634 (2024): Requires all medical marijuana or medical marijuana products be sold in prepackaged quantities between 0.5g to 3 oz and directs OMMA to promulgate rules for returning defective or hazardous products. Authored by Sen. Bill Coleman. DORMANT

SB 1635 (2024): Adjusts provisions for the renewal of certificates of compliance for medical marijuana businesses, allows municipalities to establish related inspection programs and sets standards for final product testing. Authored by Sen. Bill Coleman. SIGNED

SB 1747 (2024): Requires all medical marijuana or medical marijuana products be sold in prepackaged quantities between 0.5g to 3 oz.  Authored by Sen. Jessica Garvin. DORMANT

SB 1750 (2024): Creates a mandatory physician registry for recommending physicians and establishes education requirements for recommending physicians and dispensary employees. Authored by Sen. Jessica Garvin. DORMANT

SB 1945 (2024): Adds restrictions on medical marijuana advertising to prohibit specific statements, objects or designs. Authored by Sen. Warren Hamilton. DORMANT

SB 1979 (2024): Requires dispensaries employ a “dispensary manager” to control and distribute all products; requires the dispensary manager be a pharmacist in good standing with the State Board of Pharmacy. Authored by Sen. David Bullard. DORMANT

Definitions for the listed status:

• CARRIED OVER: Bills left pending during the previous session are carried over to the next session and pick up where they left off in the process. 
• FILED: Legislators have filed the bill for consideration, but it’s in the earliest stages of the legislative process.
• IN COMMITTEE: This bill is being considered by a committee in the originating legislative chamber (House of Representatives or Senate). The committee will decide whether to refer it to the full originating legislative chamber for consideration.
• IN THE HOUSE: The bill is in front of the full House of Representatives for consideration. House Bills (prefixed with an HB) with this status have been passed by a House committee but will still need Senate consideration if passed by the full House. Senate Bills (prefixed with an SB) with this status have already been passed by the full Senate.
• IN THE SENATE: The bill is in front of the full Senate for consideration. Senate Bills (prefixed with an SB) with this status have been passed by a Senate committee but will still need House of Representatives consideration if passed by the full Senate. House Bills (prefixed with an HB) with this status have already been passed by the full House.
• IN CONFERENCE: Different versions of this bill passed in each legislative chamber. Legislators from each chamber will discuss ways to reconcile those differences. If the legislators reach an agreement, each chamber will have an opportunity to vote on any changes. Bills making it all the way through this process are then sent to the Governor for consideration.
• TO THE GOVERNOR: The full House of Representatives and Senate each voted to pass the bill. It is under consideration by the Governor and will become law if the Governor signs it.
• SIGNED/NOT VETOED: The Legislature passed the bill, and the Governor signed it (or declined to veto it). It will become law on its listed effective date.
• DORMANT: This bill was not referred out of the committee in its originating legislative chamber. The bill will not advance this session unless the Legislature takes an action to change the status.
• FAILED: The House of Representatives or Senate voted to reject the bill.
• DID NOT PASS: The bill passed one house of the Legislature, but not both, before the legislative session ended. It will not become law.

HB 1720 (2024): Creates a two-year nonresident patient license and directs that the fees be distributed as follows: 20% to the OMMA for issuing medical marijuana patient licenses to veterans and 80% to the OBNDD for investigation and enforcement. Authored by Rep. Kevin McDugle. DORMANT

HB 2427 (2024): Adjusts the definition of "safety-sensitive" to exclude firefighter duties as it relates to employer policies on employee use of medical marijuana. Authored by Rep. Stan May. DORMANT

SB 501 (2024): Imposes a fine on any person who knowingly smokes tobacco or marijuana or uses a vapor product while in a motor vehicle with a minor. Authored by Sen. Jessica Garvin. DORMANT

SB 1012 (2024): Directing a district board of education policy on school employee drug testing to include certain provision. Authored by Sen. Shane Jett. DORMANT

SB 1036 (2024): Prohibits the carry and use of firearms while under the influence of legally obtained medical marijuana. Authored by Sen. Julie Daniels. DORMANT

SB 1219 (2024): Extends the duration of medical marijuana patient licenses issued to 100% disabled veterans to a ten-year duration with no increase in application fee. Authored by Sen. Brenda Stanley. DORMANT

SB 1549 (2024): Makes the knowing exposure of a child to secondhand marijuana smoke or a positive drug screening for THC a child endangerment felony. Authored by Sen. Mary Boren. DORMANT

SB 1608 (2024): Clarifies that a medical marijuana patient licensee shall not be deemed ineligible to obtain a handgun license solely on the basis of lawfully holding a medical marijuana patient license. Authored by Sen. Julie Daniels. DORMANT

SB 1748 (2024): Requires physicians recommending medical marijuana to a patient to examine the patient in person and establishes specific physician recommendation requirements when the patient is a minor. Authored by Sen. Jessica Garvin. DORMANT

Definitions for the listed status:

• CARRIED OVER: Bills left pending during the previous session are carried over to the next session and pick up where they left off in the process. 
• FILED: Legislators have filed the bill for consideration, but it’s in the earliest stages of the legislative process.
• IN COMMITTEE: This bill is being considered by a committee in the originating legislative chamber (House of Representatives or Senate). The committee will decide whether to refer it to the full originating legislative chamber for consideration.
• IN THE HOUSE: The bill is in front of the full House of Representatives for consideration. House Bills (prefixed with an HB) with this status have been passed by a House committee but will still need Senate consideration if passed by the full House. Senate Bills (prefixed with an SB) with this status have already been passed by the full Senate.
• IN THE SENATE: The bill is in front of the full Senate for consideration. Senate Bills (prefixed with an SB) with this status have been passed by a Senate committee but will still need House of Representatives consideration if passed by the full Senate. House Bills (prefixed with an HB) with this status have already been passed by the full House.
• IN CONFERENCE: Different versions of this bill passed in each legislative chamber. Legislators from each chamber will discuss ways to reconcile those differences. If the legislators reach an agreement, each chamber will have an opportunity to vote on any changes. Bills making it all the way through this process are then sent to the Governor for consideration.
• TO THE GOVERNOR: The full House of Representatives and Senate each voted to pass the bill. It is under consideration by the Governor and will become law if the Governor signs it.
• SIGNED/NOT VETOED: The Legislature passed the bill, and the Governor signed it (or declined to veto it). It will become law on its listed effective date.
• DORMANT: This bill was not referred out of the committee in its originating legislative chamber. The bill will not advance this session unless the Legislature takes an action to change the status.
• FAILED: The House of Representatives or Senate voted to reject the bill.
• DID NOT PASS: The bill passed one house of the Legislature, but not both, before the legislative session ended. It will not become law.

HB 1349 (2024): Creates the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority Executive Advisory Council to provide recommendations to OMMA regarding changes to state policy, rules or statutes. Authored by Rep. Scott Fetgatter. SIGNED

HB 1552 (2024): Prohibits medical marijuana testing laboratories from accepting test samples directly from commercial growers; requires samples be submitted through a compliance officer of the Authority. Authored by Rep. Anthony Moore. DORMANT

HB 1616 (2024): Requires any elected or appointed state, county, or municipal official to disclose any conflict of interest or ownership interest in a medical marijuana business to OMMA. Authored by Rep. Rande Worthen. DORMANT

HB 1711 (2024): Requires medical marijuana commercial growers to inform utilities of their status as marijuana producers and directs OMMA to establish a system to monitor marijuana grower power and water usage. Authored by Rep. T.J. Marti. DORMANT

HB 2061 (2024): Provides $5 million from the General Revenue Fund to the County Sheriff Public Safety Grant Revolving Fund to assist local law enforcement. Authored by Rep. David Hardin. DORMANT

HB 3011 (2024): Adjusts certain previsions on the remediation of industrial hemp and timelines for harvesting or remediation. Authored by Rep. David Smith. SIGNED

HB 3167 (2024): Creates an Accessibility of Government Services Task Force to study and make recommendations to improve the accessibility of state services; EMERGENCY. Authored by Rep. Dell Kerbs. DORMANT

HB 3458 (2024): Permits specific information from the Tax Commission be disclosed to OMMA to ensure compliance with medical marijuana state statutes. Authored by Rep. Anthony Moore. SIGNED

SB 440 (2024): Requires the Director of the Medical Marijuana Authority to develop and enforce limits on THC potency in medical marijuana products within certain limits. Authored by Sen. Jessica Garvin. DORMANT

SB 489 (2024): Makes an appropriation to the Public Common School Building Equalization Fund from the Medical Marijuana Authority Fund for redbud school grants. Authored by Sen. Roger Thompson. DORMANT

SB 758 (2024): Requires medical marijuana employee credential background checks to include a fingerprint check and establishes a new procedure for approvals, rejections, and appeals. Authored by Sen. Lonnie Paxton. SIGNED

SB 801 (2024): Requires medical marijuana commercial growers to inform utilities of their status as marijuana producers and directs OMMA to establish a system to monitor marijuana grower power and water usage. Authored by Sen. Bill Coleman. DORMANT

SB 807 (2024): Creates the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Commission to study, evaluate, and make recommendations to OMMA as well as issue reports to the Governor and Legislature. Authored by Sen. Jessica Garvin. DORMANT

SB 808 (2024): Authorizes OMMA's Executive Director to declare emergencies relating to the environmental damage caused by a licensee within the state and order the licensee cease and desist operations. Authored by Sen. Joe Newhouse. DORMANT

SB 959 (2024): Requires OMMA to employ full-time, on-site inspectors at laboratories. Authored by Sen. Blake Stephens. DORMANT

SB 1289 (2024): Removes the fee assessed by the Tax Commission to OMMA for assistance with the collection of taxes on medical marijuana; EMERGENCY. Authored by Sen. Jessica Garvin. DORMANT

SB 1753 (2024): Requires the Director of the Medical Marijuana Authority to develop and enforce limits on THC potency in medical marijuana products within certain limits. Authored by Sen. Jessica Garvin. DORMANT

SB 1125 (2024): Makes general appropriations for FY-25. Authored by Sen. Chuck Hall. SIGNED

SB 1934 (2024): Creates certain restrictions on the amount of allowable delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol in harvests under the Industrial Hemp Program and addresses timelines for harvesting, disposal of noncompliant grows, and related application processes. Authored by Sen. Chris Kidd. DORMANT

SB 1939 (2024): Adjusts provisions for the transfer of commercial licenses and submission of license renewal applications. EMERGENCY. Authored by Sen. Lonnie Paxton. Effective Nov. 1, 2024.

SB 1980 (2024): Amends the definition of marijuana to include a hemp-derived cannabinoid product. Authored by Sen. Lonnie Paxton. DORMANT

SB 1995 (2024): Consolidates and repeals multiple versions of medical marijuana state statutes. EMERGENCY. Authored by Sen. Brent Howard. SIGNED

SB 2038 (2024): Consolidates and repeals multiple versions of state statutes. EMERGENCY. Authored by Sen. Brent Howard. SIGNED

Definitions for the listed status:

• CARRIED OVER: Bills left pending during the previous session are carried over to the next session and pick up where they left off in the process. 
• FILED: Legislators have filed the bill for consideration, but it’s in the earliest stages of the legislative process.
• IN COMMITTEE: This bill is being considered by a committee in the originating legislative chamber (House of Representatives or Senate). The committee will decide whether to refer it to the full originating legislative chamber for consideration.
• IN THE HOUSE: The bill is in front of the full House of Representatives for consideration. House Bills (prefixed with an HB) with this status have been passed by a House committee but will still need Senate consideration if passed by the full House. Senate Bills (prefixed with an SB) with this status have already been passed by the full Senate.
• IN THE SENATE: The bill is in front of the full Senate for consideration. Senate Bills (prefixed with an SB) with this status have been passed by a Senate committee but will still need House of Representatives consideration if passed by the full Senate. House Bills (prefixed with an HB) with this status have already been passed by the full House.
• IN CONFERENCE: Different versions of this bill passed in each legislative chamber. Legislators from each chamber will discuss ways to reconcile those differences. If the legislators reach an agreement, each chamber will have an opportunity to vote on any changes. Bills making it all the way through this process are then sent to the Governor for consideration.
• TO THE GOVERNOR: The full House of Representatives and Senate each voted to pass the bill. It is under consideration by the Governor and will become law if the Governor signs it.
• SIGNED/NOT VETOED: The Legislature passed the bill, and the Governor signed it (or declined to veto it). It will become law on its listed effective date.
• DORMANT: This bill was not referred out of the committee in its originating legislative chamber. The bill will not advance this session unless the Legislature takes an action to change the status.
• FAILED: The House of Representatives or Senate voted to reject the bill.
• DID NOT PASS: The bill passed one house of the Legislature, but not both, before the legislative session ended. It will not become law.

HB 1615 (2024): Providing separate penalties for unlawfully possessing controlled dangerous substances. Authored by Rep. Rande Worthen. DORMANT

HB 2797 (2024): Creates the "Medical Marijuana Law Local Government Enforcement Assistance Revolving Fund" for the purposes of assisting county law enforcement agencies with investigation of possible criminal or unauthorized activity in connection with medical marijuana cultivation, sale, distribution, and related activity. Authored by Rep. Preston Stinson. DORMANT

SB 239 (2024): Permits political subdivisions, municipalities and counties to enter into agreements with state agencies to receive compensation when local resources are used by state agencies during marijuana-related search and seizure activities. Authored by Sen. Jack Stewart. DORMANT

SB 635 (2024): Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program; requiring registration of hemp-derived ingestible cannabinoid product. Authored by Sen. Lonnie Paxton. DORMANT

SB 660 (2024): Includes marijuana under various provisions prohibiting the operation of motor vehicles while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Authored by Sen. Cody Rogers. DORMANT

Definitions for the listed status:

• CARRIED OVER: Bills left pending during the previous session are carried over to the next session and pick up where they left off in the process. 
• FILED: Legislators have filed the bill for consideration, but it’s in the earliest stages of the legislative process.
• IN COMMITTEE: This bill is being considered by a committee in the originating legislative chamber (House of Representatives or Senate). The committee will decide whether to refer it to the full originating legislative chamber for consideration.
• IN THE HOUSE: The bill is in front of the full House of Representatives for consideration. House Bills (prefixed with an HB) with this status have been passed by a House committee but will still need Senate consideration if passed by the full House. Senate Bills (prefixed with an SB) with this status have already been passed by the full Senate.
• IN THE SENATE: The bill is in front of the full Senate for consideration. Senate Bills (prefixed with an SB) with this status have been passed by a Senate committee but will still need House of Representatives consideration if passed by the full Senate. House Bills (prefixed with an HB) with this status have already been passed by the full House.
• IN CONFERENCE: Different versions of this bill passed in each legislative chamber. Legislators from each chamber will discuss ways to reconcile those differences. If the legislators reach an agreement, each chamber will have an opportunity to vote on any changes. Bills making it all the way through this process are then sent to the Governor for consideration.
• TO THE GOVERNOR: The full House of Representatives and Senate each voted to pass the bill. It is under consideration by the Governor and will become law if the Governor signs it.
• SIGNED/NOT VETOED: The Legislature passed the bill, and the Governor signed it (or declined to veto it). It will become law on its listed effective date.
• DORMANT: This bill was not referred out of the committee in its originating legislative chamber. The bill will not advance this session unless the Legislature takes an action to change the status.
• FAILED: The House of Representatives or Senate voted to reject the bill.
• DID NOT PASS: The bill passed one house of the Legislature, but not both, before the legislative session ended. It will not become law.