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HB 532 Hemp, industrial; research programs.
Introduced by: Nicholas J. Freitas | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Industrial hemp research programs. Authorizes the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services to undertake research through the establishment of (i) a higher education industrial hemp research program, to be managed by institutions of higher education, and (ii) a Virginia industrial hemp research program. The bill classifies all participants in any research program as either growers or processors and replaces the current licensing requirement, which requires a police background check, with a registration requirement. This bill is identical to SB 247.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/18 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100129D pdf | impact statement
- 01/31/18 House: Committee substitute printed 18106025D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/20/18 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB532ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/30/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0689) pdf
AMENDMENTS
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HISTORY
- 01/08/18 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100129D
- 01/08/18 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/15/18 House: Assigned ACNRsub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/29/18 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/18 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/31/18 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/18 House: Committee substitute printed 18106025D-H1
- 01/31/18 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/02/18 House: Assigned App. sub: Commerce, Agriculture, Natural Resources & Technology
- 02/07/18 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/18 House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/18 House: Read first time
- 02/12/18 House: Read second time
- 02/12/18 House: Committee substitute agreed to 18106025D-H1
- 02/12/18 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB532H1
- 02/13/18 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/18 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/14/18 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/22/18 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/18 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/27/18 Senate: Reported from Finance (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/18 Senate: Read third time
- 02/28/18 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/28/18 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/28/18 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/28/18 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/18 House: Senate amendment rejected by House (0-Y 95-N)
- 02/28/18 House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 95-N)
- 02/28/18 Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/18 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/28/18 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/28/18 House: House acceded to request
- 02/28/18 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/28/18 Senate: Senators: Dance, Chafin, Suetterlein
- 02/28/18 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/28/18 House: Delegates: Freitas, Poindexter, James
- 03/08/18 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/08/18 House: Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/18 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/18 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/20/18 House: Enrolled
- 03/20/18 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB532ER)
- 03/20/18 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/22/18 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/18 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 26, 2018
- 03/26/18 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
- 03/30/18 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 689 (effective 7/1/18)
- 03/30/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0689)