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2020 SESSION
HB 1430 Industrial hemp extract; approval as food or ingredient, regulations.
Introduced by: Wendy W. Gooditis | 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 SB 918.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102804D pdf | impact statement
- 01/29/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20106371D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/12/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1430ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/06/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0659) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- Senate amendments
- Senate amendments not adopted
HISTORY
- 01/08/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102804D
- 01/08/20 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/14/20 House: Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
- 01/22/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/20 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (19-Y 3-N)
- 01/29/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20106371D-H1
- 01/31/20 House: Read first time
- 02/03/20 House: Read second time
- 02/03/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20106371D-H1
- 02/03/20 House: Emergency clause added
- 02/03/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1430H1
- 02/04/20 House: Read third time and passed House (95-Y 4-N)
- 02/04/20 House: VOTE: Passage Emergency (95-Y 4-N)
- 02/05/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/05/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/25/20 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/20 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 03/02/20 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/20 Senate: Read third time
- 03/05/20 Senate: Committee amendment rejected
- 03/05/20 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/12/20 House: Enrolled
- 03/12/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1430ER)
- 03/12/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/12/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/17/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 17, 2020
- 03/17/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/06/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 659 (effective 4/6/20)
- 04/06/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0659)