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2015 SESSION

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HB 1277 Industrial hemp; production and manufacturing.

Introduced by: Joseph R. Yost | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Industrial hemp production and manufacturing. Allows the cultivation of industrial hemp by licensed growers as part of a university-managed research program. The bill defines industrial hemp as the plant Cannabis sativa with a concentration of THC no greater than that allowed by federal law, excludes industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana in the Drug Control Act, and bars the prosecution of a licensed grower under drug laws for the possession of industrial hemp as part of the research program. The bill directs the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to adopt relevant regulations and establish an industrial hemp research program to be managed by public institutions of higher education. This bill is identical to SB 955.

FULL TEXT

• 07/21/14  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100010D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/28/15  House: Committee substitute printed 15103816D-H1  pdf
• 02/02/15  House: Printed as engrossed 15103816D-EH1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/20/15  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1277ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/16/15  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0158)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 07/21/14  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100010D
• 07/21/14  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 01/28/15  House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (17-Y 5-N)
• 01/28/15  House: Committee substitute printed 15103816D-H1
• 01/29/15  House: Read first time
• 01/30/15  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/02/15  House: Read second time
• 02/02/15  House: Committee substitute agreed to 15103816D-H1
• 02/02/15  House: Passed by temporarily
• 02/02/15  House: Amendments by Delegate Yost agreed to
• 02/02/15  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments HB1277EH1
• 02/02/15  House: Printed as engrossed 15103816D-EH1
• 02/03/15  House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/15  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/15  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/04/15  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 02/12/15  Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/15  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/15  Senate: Read third time
• 02/17/15  Senate: Passed Senate (34-Y 3-N)
• 02/20/15  House: Enrolled
• 02/20/15  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1277ER)
• 02/20/15  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/23/15  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/24/15  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/24/15
• 02/24/15  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
• 03/16/15  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 158 (effective 7/1/15)
• 03/16/15  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0158)