Employment Discrimination - Fire and Rescue Public Safety Employees - Use of Medical Cannabis

Summary

The bill bars employers from firing, demoting, or otherwise treating fire‑department and EMS personnel unfairly because they have a valid medical cannabis certification or test positive for cannabis while holding that certification. It does not force employers to let workers be impaired on the job, but it does require any incident of an employee reporting for work while impaired to be reported to the State Emergency Medical Services Board. The measure aims to protect medical‑cannabis patients in public‑safety roles without compromising safety standards.

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Hearings

• Economic Matters — Bill Hearing
  Economic Matters · Mar 11, 2026

History

1. Apr 13, 2026Favorable Report by Finance
2. Apr 10, 2026Rereferred to Finance
3. Apr 3, 2026Referred Rules
4. Apr 2, 2026Third Reading Passed
5. Apr 1, 2026Favorable Report by Economic Matters
6. Apr 1, 2026Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
7. Feb 18, 2026Hearing canceled
8. Feb 18, 2026Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
9. Feb 17, 2026Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
10. Feb 4, 2026First Reading Economic Matters

Sponsors

• Boafo · sponsor

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