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SB 247 Hemp, industrial; research programs.
Introduced by: Rosalyn R. Dance | 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 incorporates SB 333 and is identical to HB 532.
FULL TEXT
- 01/05/18 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101495D pdf
- 01/11/18 Senate: Committee substitute printed 18104864D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 01/24/18 Senate: Committee substitute printed 18105933D-S2 pdf | impact statement
- 03/10/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB247ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/30/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0690) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/05/18 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101495D
- 01/05/18 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/11/18 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 01/11/18 Senate: Committee substitute printed 18104864D-S1
- 01/11/18 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 01/11/18 Senate: Incorporates SB333 (Peake)
- 01/24/18 Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/18 Senate: Committee substitute printed 18105933D-S2
- 01/25/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/18 Senate: Read second time
- 01/26/18 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/26/18 Senate: Committee substitute rejected 18104864D-S1
- 01/26/18 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/26/18 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 18105933D-S2
- 01/26/18 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB247S2
- 01/29/18 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/18 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/31/18 House: Read first time
- 01/31/18 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/28/18 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/18 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 03/02/18 House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/18 House: Read second time
- 03/07/18 House: Read third time
- 03/07/18 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 03/07/18 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 03/07/18 House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/18 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/18 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/18 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/10/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB247ER)
- 03/10/18 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/12/18 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/20/18 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2018
- 03/20/18 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
- 03/30/18 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 690 (effective 7/1/18)
- 03/30/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0690)