in february, the state house passed hb 197 as an alternative to the initiative. under hb 197, the utah department of agriculture and food would grow and supply cannabis to patients. a matching bill, hb 195, is a right-to-try law for terminally ill patients. on march 7, the bills were passed "easily" by the state senate, and on the 15th and 16th the bills were sent to the governor to be signed into law. on march 21, the governor signed hb 195 but not 197.