▁Mad sen ▁introduced ▁a ▁medical ▁mar iju ana ▁bill , ▁S . B . 2 5 9 , ▁which ▁failed ▁because ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁wanted ▁to ▁study ▁the ▁issue ▁further ▁during ▁the ▁inter im ▁before ▁acting . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Mad sen ▁once ▁again ▁presented ▁a ▁medical ▁mar iju ana ▁bill . ▁During ▁this ▁session , ▁Mad sen ' s ▁bill ▁had ▁competition . ▁Senator ▁E van ▁V ick ers ▁introduced ▁S . B . ▁ 8 9 , ▁this ▁bill ▁was ▁a ▁scale d ▁back ▁mar iju ana ▁bill . ▁During ▁the ▁session ▁his ▁difficulties ▁increased ▁when ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter - Day ▁Sain ts ▁said ▁it ▁opposed ▁his ▁bill . ▁Still , ▁Mad sen , ▁who ▁is ▁M orm on , ▁continued ▁to ▁support ▁his ▁bill ▁because ▁pol ls ▁show ▁most ▁Ut ah ▁residents ▁support ▁the ▁proposed ▁law . ▁ ▁" It ▁would ▁be ▁imm oral ▁to ▁back ▁down ," ▁he ▁said . ▁After ▁making ▁ 7 ▁am end ments ▁to ▁the ▁bill , ▁the ▁L DS ▁Church ▁acknowled ged ▁that ▁the ▁changes ▁were ▁substantial . ▁The ▁bill , ▁S . B . ▁ 7 3 , ▁passed ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁Senate , ▁but ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁Health ▁and ▁Human ▁Services ▁Committee . ▁Ne ither ▁of ▁the ▁mar iju ana ▁b ills ▁passed ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Session . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : L atter