Recognize Industrial Hemp Agricultural Product For Agricultural Water Right
Summary
In Colorado, water subject to a water right may be used for the purpose for which the water is decreed. The bill confirms that a person with an absolute or conditional water right decreed for agricultural use may use the water subject to the water right for the growth or cultivation of industrial hemp if the person is registered by the department of agriculture to grow industrial hemp for commercial or research and development purposes. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
House Passage
Apr 2017
Signed into Law
May 2017
Introduced Jan 27, 2017
Signed May 21, 2017
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
1
Committee
2
May 21, 2017
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Apr 17, 2017
Committee
House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
legislature
Mar 23, 2017
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
legislature
Mar 15, 2017
Committee
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
legislature
Jan 27, 2017
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy
legislature
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Don Coram
RRepublican
P
Donald Valdez
DDemocratic
P
Marc Catlin
RRepublican
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