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SB 918 Industrial hemp extract; approval as food or ingredient, regulations.
Introduced by: David W. Marsden | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Industrial hemp extract; approval as food or ingredient; regulations; fund; emergency. Provides that an industrial hemp extract, as defined in the bill, is a food and is subject to applicable laws and regulations. The bill establishes (i) requirements for the production of an industrial hemp extract or a food containing an extract and (ii) conditions under which a manufacturer of such extract or food shall be considered an approved source. The bill authorizes the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services to adopt regulations establishing contaminant tolerances, labeling requirements, and batch testing requirements, and it provides that moneys collected under the chapter shall be deposited in the Virginia Industrial Hemp Fund, created by the bill. The bill directs the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry to report by November 1, 2020, a plan for the long-term sustainability of funding for the industrial hemp program. The bill contains an emergency clause and is identical to HB 1430.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/20 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 20102700D pdf | impact statement
- 01/08/20 Senate: Introduced bill reprinted 20102700D pdf | impact statement
- 01/28/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20106363D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/11/20 Senate: Printed as engrossed 20106363D-ES1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/06/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB918ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/06/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0660) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House amendments adopted
- House amendments engrossed
- Senate amendments
HISTORY
- 01/08/20 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 20102700D
- 01/08/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/08/20 Senate: Introduced bill reprinted 20102700D
- 01/14/20 Senate: Assigned ACNR sub: Hemp
- 01/28/20 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20106363D-S1
- 01/28/20 Senate: Incorporates SB827 (Ruff)
- 01/28/20 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/06/20 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/20 Senate: Read second time
- 02/11/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/11/20 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20106363D-S1
- 02/11/20 Senate: Emergency clause added
- 02/11/20 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/11/20 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/11/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB918ES1
- 02/11/20 Senate: Printed as engrossed 20106363D-ES1
- 02/11/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/20 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/20 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/20 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/14/20 House: Read first time
- 02/14/20 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/14/20 House: Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
- 02/19/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/20 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment (21-Y 1-N)
- 02/28/20 House: Read second time
- 03/02/20 House: Read third time
- 03/02/20 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 03/02/20 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 03/02/20 House: Passed House with amendment (98-Y 2-N)
- 03/02/20 House: VOTE: Passage (98-Y 2-N)
- 03/03/20 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/06/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB918ER)
- 03/07/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/07/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/12/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/06/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 660 (effective 4/6/20)
- 04/06/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0660)