2017-2018 Session
Change SessionH.511 (Act 86)
An act relating to eliminating penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults 21 years of age or older
- Sponsor(s)
- Last Recorded Action
- Senate 1/23/2018 - House message: Governor approved bill on January 22, 2018
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An act relating to eliminating penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults 21 years of age or older
Detailed Status
2017-2018 Legislative Session
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An act relating to eliminating penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults 21 years of age or older
Roll Call History
2017-2018 Legislative Session
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An act relating to eliminating penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults 21 years of age or older
Committee Meetings
2017-2018 Legislative Session
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An act relating to eliminating penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults 21 years of age or older
Meeting Full List
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Transportation
- 9:50 AM
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H.511 - An act relating to eliminating penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults 21 years of age or older
Walk through of AOT Safety Language Sections 1, 5-7
Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council
- 10:50 AM
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H.511 - An act relating to eliminating penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults 21 years of age or older
Walk through of AOT Safety Language Sections 1, 5-7
Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council
Thursday, March 2, 2017
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Transportation
- 9:00 AM
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H.511 - An act relating to eliminating penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults 21 years of age or older
AOT Proposals; Also: H.146, H.20, H.24
John Flannigan, Vermont State Police, Department of Public Safety
Jake Elovirta, Director of Motor Vehicle Enforcement and Safety, Department of Motor Vehicles
Greg Nagurney, Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council
Michael Smith, Operations Division Director, Department of Motor Vehicles
Joe Flynn, Secretary of Transportation, Agency of Transportation
Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
Trisha Conti, Laboratory Director, Vermont Forensics Laboratory, Department of Public Safety
Friday, March 3, 2017
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Transportation
- 10:45 AM
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H.511 - An act relating to eliminating penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults 21 years of age or older
Walk through of bill changes and Committee discussion
Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Transportation
- 2:15 PM
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H.511 - An act relating to eliminating penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults 21 years of age or older
Safety Bill, H.146, H.24, H.20
Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council
Committee Discussion
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Transportation
- 9:00 AM
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H.511 - An act relating to eliminating penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults 21 years of age or older
Also, H.20, H.24, H.146
Jay Diaz, Staff Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union - Vermont
Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council
- 1:40 PM
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H.511 - An act relating to eliminating penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults 21 years of age or older
Testimony and Committee Discussion
Rep. Charles Conquest, Orange-Caledonia
John Flannigan, Vermont State Police, Department of Public Safety
Trisha Conti, Laboratory Director, Vermont Forensics Laboratory, Department of Public Safety
Jamie Feehan, Lobbyist, Property and Casualty Insurers Association of America
Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council
William Smith, Attorney, Smith Government Relations
Thursday, March 16, 2017
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Transportation
- 9:00 AM
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H.511 - An act relating to eliminating penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults 21 years of age or older
Walk Through and Committee Discussion
Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council
Michael Smith, Operations Division Director, Department of Motor Vehicles
- 1:40 PM
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H.511 - An act relating to eliminating penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults 21 years of age or older
Continued Discussion
Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council
Michael Smith, Operations Division Director, Department of Motor Vehicles
Friday, March 17, 2017
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Transportation
- 9:00 AM
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H.511 - An act relating to eliminating penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults 21 years of age or older
Committee Discussion and Vote
Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council
Thursday, March 23, 2017
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Appropriations
- 10:40 AM
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H.511 - An act relating to eliminating penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults 21 years of age or older
Rep. Patrick Brennan, Chair, House Committee on Transportation
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Transportation
- 8:30 AM
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H.511 - An act relating to eliminating penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults 21 years of age or older
Lippert Amendment
Rep. William J. Lippert, Sponsor
Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council
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H.511 - An act relating to eliminating penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults 21 years of age or older
McCullough Amendment
Rep. James McCullough, Sponsor
- 11:30 AM
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H.511 - An act relating to eliminating penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults 21 years of age or older
Donahue Amendment
Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Sponsor
Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council
Trisha Conti, Laboratory Director, Vermont Forensics Laboratory, Department of Public Safety
Thursday, April 6, 2017
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Transportation
- 9:00 AM
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H.511 - An act relating to eliminating penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults 21 years of age or older
Helena Gardner, Legislative Council, Office of Legislative Council
Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Jake Elovirta, Director of Motor Vehicle Enforcement and Safety, Department of Motor Vehicles
John Flannigan, Vermont State Police, Department of Public Safety
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Judiciary
- -after the floor
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H.511 - An act relating to eliminating penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults 21 years of age or older
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Michael Hranek, Richford
Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
Wednesday, January 3, 2018
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 15 Min After Floor
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H.511 - An act relating to eliminating penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults 21 years of age or older
Bill Walk-Through and Committee Discussion
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- 2:00 PM
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H.511 - An act relating to eliminating penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults 21 years of age or older
Till Amendment Discussion and Vote
Rep. George W. Till, House Committee on Ways and Means
Thursday, January 4, 2018
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Judiciary
- 9:00 AM
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H.511 - An act relating to eliminating penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults 21 years of age or older
Committee Discussion of Proposed Amendments
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Rep. Anne B. Donahue
Rep. James Harrison
Rep. Robert Bancroft
Rep. Cynthia Browning
- 11:50 AM
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H.511 - An act relating to eliminating penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults 21 years of age or older
Committee Discussion of Proposed Amendments
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Rep. Robert Bancroft
Rep. Donald Turner
Rep. Eileen Dickinson
Rep. Cynthia Browning, Arlington
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Judiciary
- 8:30 AM
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H.511 - An act relating to eliminating penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults 21 years of age or older
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Jennifer Morrison, Chief, Vermont Chiefs Association
- 11:30 AM
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H.511 - An act relating to eliminating penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults 21 years of age or older
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Committee Documents
An act relating to eliminating penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults 21 years of age or older
Witnesses Who Testified
2017-2018 Legislative Session
House Committee on Appropriations
- Rep. Patrick Brennan, Chair, House Committee on Transportation
House Committee on Judiciary
- Rep. Robert Bancroft
- Rep. Cynthia Browning
- Rep. Cynthia Browning, Arlington
- Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Rep. Eileen Dickinson
- Rep. Anne B. Donahue
- Rep. James Harrison
- Rep. George W. Till, House Committee on Ways and Means
- Rep. Donald Turner
House Committee on Transportation
- Rep. Charles Conquest, Orange-Caledonia
- Trisha Conti, Laboratory Director, Vermont Forensics Laboratory, Department of Public Safety
- Jay Diaz, Staff Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union - Vermont
- Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Sponsor
- Jake Elovirta, Director of Motor Vehicle Enforcement and Safety, Department of Motor Vehicles
- Jamie Feehan, Lobbyist, Property and Casualty Insurers Association of America
- John Flannigan, Vermont State Police, Department of Public Safety
- Joe Flynn, Secretary of Transportation, Agency of Transportation
- Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council
- Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Rep. William J. Lippert, Sponsor
- Rep. James McCullough, Sponsor
- Greg Nagurney, Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
- Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
- Michael Smith, Operations Division Director, Department of Motor Vehicles
- William Smith, Attorney, Smith Government Relations
Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Michael Hranek, Richford
- Jennifer Morrison, Chief, Vermont Chiefs Association
- Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
Senate Committee on Transportation
- Jake Elovirta, Director of Motor Vehicle Enforcement and Safety, Department of Motor Vehicles
- John Flannigan, Vermont State Police, Department of Public Safety
- Helena Gardner, Legislative Council, Office of Legislative Council
- Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
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An act relating to eliminating penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults 21 years of age or older
Committee of Conference Meetings
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An act relating to eliminating penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults 21 years of age or older
Committee of Conference Meeting Full List
2017-2018 Legislative Session
No committee of conference meeting history found for H.511 in the 2017-2018 Legislative Session.
No committee of conference report found for H.511 in the 2017-2018 Legislative Session.
Act
An act relating to eliminating penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults 21 years of age or older
Statutes Affected
2017-2018 Legislative Session
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| 18 V.S.A. § 4201. Definitions |
| 18 V.S.A. § 4230. Cannabis |
| 18 V.S.A. § 4230a. Cannabis possession by a person 21 years of age or older |
| 18 V.S.A. § 4230b. Cannabis possession by a person 16 years of age or older and under 21 years of age; civil violation |
| 18 V.S.A. § 4230d. Repealed. 2017, No. 86 (Adj. Sess.), § 6. |
| 18 V.S.A. § 4230e. Cultivation of cannabis by a person 21 years of age or older |
| 18 V.S.A. § 4230f. Dispensing cannabis to a person under 21 years of age; criminal offense |
| 18 V.S.A. § 4230g. Dispensing cannabis to a person under 21 years of age; civil action for damages |
| 18 V.S.A. § 4230h. Chemical extraction via butane or hexane prohibited |
| 18 V.S.A. § 4230i. Exceptions |
| 18 V.S.A. § 4476. Offenses and penalties |
| 23 V.S.A. § 1134. Motor vehicle operator; consumption or possession of alcohol or cannabis |
| 23 V.S.A. § 1134a. Motor vehicle passenger; consumption or possession of alcohol or cannabis |
| 23 V.S.A. § 1134b. Using tobacco or cannabis in a motor vehicle with child present |
| 33 V.S.A. § 3504. Cannabis and tobacco use prohibited at child care facilities |
Staff & Other Information
- Staff
- Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel
- Notes
- H.511, as passed the House, includes language from H.20 and H.146. Subject matter in H.511 was incorporated into S.127.
