INDUSTRIAL HEMP ACT
Summary
Creates the Industrial Hemp Act. Provides that any person desiring to grow, process, cultivate, harvest, process, possess, sell, or purchase industrial hemp or industrial hemp related products must be licensed by the Department of Agriculture. Provides that the application for a license shall include the name and address of the applicant and the legal description of the land area to be used to grow or process industrial hemp and that the license shall be valid for a period of one year. Requires an applicant to complete a statewide and nationwide criminal background check. Provides that no person with a prior felony conviction within 10 years of applying for a license shall be eligible for licensure. Preempts home rule.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2013
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 21, 2013
Last action Dec 3, 2014
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
0
Committee
8
Amendments
4
Dec 3, 2014
House · Failed
Session Sine Die
Apr 19, 2013
House · Referred to committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Apr 16, 2013
House · Amendment adopted
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
Apr 15, 2013
House · Reported by committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
Apr 12, 2013
House · Referred to committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
Apr 12, 2013
House · Amendment offered
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
Mar 19, 2013
House · Reported by committee
Do Pass as Amended / Standard Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 009-008-000
Mar 19, 2013
House · Amendment adopted
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Agriculture & Conservation Committee; by Voice Vote
Mar 18, 2013
House · Reported by committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
Mar 15, 2013
House · Referred to committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
Mar 15, 2013
House · Amendment offered
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
Mar 4, 2013
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
Feb 21, 2013
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
Kenneth Dunkin
DDemocratic
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