MMFLA; PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSBILITY S.B. 1057 & 1058:
SUMMARY OF BILL
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE
Senate Bills 1057 and 1058 (as reported without amendment)
Sponsor: Senator Curtis S. VanderWall (S.B. 1057)
Senator Paul Wojno (S.B. 1058)
CONTENT
Senate Bill 1057 would amend the Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act (MMFLA) to do the following:
-- Require a licensee or applicant to include with its filing of proof of financial responsibility for liability an attestation of compliance.
-- Modify the forms in which a licensee or applicant could show proof of financial responsibility.
-- Require the proof of financial responsibility to cover bodily injuries to a qualifying patient, except those caused by the licensee or its employee or agent who acted with intent to harm.
-- Require the Marijuana Regulatory Agency to suspend a licensee's license until the licensee provided the required proof of financial responsibility, if the licensee failed to maintain it.
-- Refer to the Marijuana Regulatory Agency instead of the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs and the Medical Marihuana Licensing Board.
Senate Bill 1058 would amend the MMFLA to modify various definitions to refer to the Marijuana Regulatory Agency instead of the Medical Marihuana Licensing Board.
The bills are tie-barred.
MCL 333.27408 (S.B. 1057) Legislative Analyst: Stephen Jackson
333.27102 (S.B. 1058)
FISCAL IMPACT
The bills would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Date Completed: 9-21-20 Fiscal Analyst: Elizabeth Raczkowski
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.