Senate Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Health & Human Services
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February 12, 2026
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
SB26-007 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar:
Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, page 3, line 1, strike "shall" and substitute "may".
Page 1, Line 2Page 3, line 16, strike "use" and substitute "possession, use,
Page 1, Line 3administration, and storage".
Page 1, Line 4Page 3, line 19, strike "store and use" and substitute "possess, use,
Page 1, Line 5administer, and store".
Page 1, Line 6Page 3, after line 24 insert:
Page 1, Line 7"(5) A health facility is not required to store, secure,
Page 1, Line 8inventory, dispense, label, document, or otherwise handle
Page 1, Line 9medical marijuana for a patient.".
Page 1, Line 10Renumber succeeding subsections accordingly.
Page 1, Line 11Page 3, line 25, after "(6)" insert "(a)".
Page 1, Line 12Page 4, after line 2 insert:
Page 1, Line 13"(b) A health facility, its employees, and its agents are
Page 1, Line 14not subject to civil, criminal, administrative, or employment
Page 1, Line 15liability for prohibiting or restricting the possession, use,
Page 1, Line 16administration, or storage of medical marijuana in accordance
Page 1, Line 17with the written guidelines developed by the health facility
Page 1, Line 18pursuant to subsection (4)(c) of this section.".
Page 1, Line 19
Page 2, Line 1Page 4, line 20, strike "(7)(a)" and substitute "(8)(a)".
Page 2, Line 2Page 4, after line 22 insert:
Page 2, Line 3"(9) The department shall not require a health facility to
Page 2, Line 4comply with this section if such compliance would result in:
Page 2, Line 5(a) A violation of state law;
Page 2, Line 6(b) The loss of federal funding to the state or to the
Page 2, Line 7health facility;
Page 2, Line 8(c) Noncompliance by the health facility with conditions
Page 2, Line 9of participation in the federal medicare or medicaid programs;
Page 2, Line 10or
Page 2, Line 11(d) Noncompliance by the health facility with any
Page 2, Line 12accreditation or licensing requirements.".
Page 2, Line 13"(10) This section does not require a health facility to
Page 2, Line 14permit the possession, use, administration, or storage of medical
Page 2, Line 15marijuana on the premises of the health facility.".