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2020 SESSION

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HB 491 Industrial hemp; VDACS to convene work group to assess opportunities for development of industry.

Introduced by: Daniel W. Marshall, III | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; industrial hemp industry working group; report. Directs the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to convene a working group to assess the opportunities for development and manufacturing in the industrial hemp industry. The Department shall report the analysis of the working group by November 30, 2020, to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources.

FULL TEXT

• 01/03/20  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100900D  pdf
• 01/29/20  House: Committee substitute printed 20106384D-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/05/20  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB491ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/06/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0745)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
• House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• Senate amendments
• Senate amendments engrossed

HISTORY

• 01/03/20  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100900D
• 01/03/20  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 (21-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/20  House: Committee substitute printed 20106384D-H1
• 01/31/20  House: Read first time
• 02/03/20  House: Read second time
• 02/03/20  House: Committee substitute agreed to 20106384D-H1
• 02/03/20  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB491H1
• 02/04/20  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/20  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/05/20  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 02/17/20  Senate: Assigned ACNR sub: Hemp
• 02/25/20  Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendments (13-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/20  Senate: Read third time
• 02/28/20  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/28/20  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/28/20  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/28/20  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/20  Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/20  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (36-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/20  Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/20  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (36-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/20  House: Placed on Calendar
• 03/02/20  House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/20  House: VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/20  House: Enrolled
• 03/05/20  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB491ER)
• 03/06/20  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/06/20  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/12/20  House: 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 745 (effective 7/1/20)
• 04/06/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0745)