2023 House Bill 4600

Marihuana: administration; spouses of applicants for licensure who hold certain positions in certain governmental bodies; prohibit the cannabis regulatory agency from denying an application based on.

A bill to amend 2018 IL 1, entitled “Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act,” by amending section 7 (MCL 333.27957).

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House Fiscal Agency Analysis

House Bill 4600 would amend the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act to prohibit the Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) from denying an application for licensure, or conducting other specified activities, solely because the spouse of an individual who holds an ownership interest in the applicant is a member of, or employed by, a state or federal regulatory body or governmental body—as long as the applicant submits an attestation with certain details. (The Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act is the 2018 initiated law that regulates adult-use marijuana.)

Introduced in the House

May 18, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Mike McFall (D-8) and 10 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Tyrone Carter (D-1), Tullio Liberati (D-2), Rachel Hood (D-81), Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Julie Brixie (D-73), Emily Dievendorf (D-77), Jason Morgan (D-23), Nate Shannon (D-58), Pat Outman (R-91) and Graham Filler (R-93)

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform

Sept. 12, 2023

Reported without amendment