HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

151st GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 8

TO

HOUSE BILL NO. 150

AMEND House Bill No. 150 by inserting after line 365 and before line 366 the following:

“ (6) The number of applicants who have reported on their application that they have been convicted or adjudicated delinquent for any marijuana-related offense.

(7) The number of applicants who have reported on their application that they are married to or the child of a person who was convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for any marijuana-related offense. ”

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 150 by inserting after line 524 and before line 525 the following:

“ d. A statement by the applicant if the applicant has been convicted of or adjudicated delinquent of any marijuana-related offenses. The Commissioner shall not take applicant’s statement into consideration in the competitive scoring process, but will provide the Marijuana Oversight Committee with the data required to complete its required annual report as required in § 1315 of this chapter.

e. A statement by the applicant if the applicant is married to or the child of a person who has been convicted of or adjudicated delinquent of any marijuana-related offenses. The Commissioner shall not take applicant’s statement into consideration in the competitive scoring process, but will provide the Marijuana Oversight Committee with the data required to complete its required annual report as required in § 1315 of this chapter. ”

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 150 by striking lines 784 through 792 in their entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“ A social equity applicant is a Delaware resident who is an applicant for any type of license with at least 51% ownership and control by 1 of more individuals who have resided for at least 5 of the preceding 10 years in a disproportionately impacted area. ”

SYNOPSIS

This amendment requires the Marijuana Oversight Committee to publish data in its annual report concerning the number of applicants who have reported that they have been convicted of or adjudicated delinquent or are married to or the child of a person who has been convicted of or adjudicated delinquent of a marijuana-related offense. This amendment also requires an applicant for any license to provide a statement whether the applicant has been or the applicant is married to or the child of a person who has been convicted of or adjudicated delinquent of a marijuana-related offense. The Commissioner cannot use the applicant’s statement into consideration, but will provide that information to the Marijuana Oversight Committee so that it can include that data in its annual report. Finally, this amendment changes the criteria for a social equity applicant.