SR 421 Pennsylvania Senate · 2017-2018 Regular Session

A Resolution urging the Congress of the United States to pass the language from the Hemp Farming Act of 2018, as contained in the 2018 Farm Bill, removing industrial hemp from the Schedule I Controlled Substance List and legalizing commercial industrial hemp production in the United States, and urging the Department of Agriculture of the Commonwealth to conduct a study of industrial hemp research pilot programs and prepare recommended draft statutory and regulatory language.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2018
Committee Review
Oct 2018
Senate Passage
Oct 2018
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Sep 25, 2018 Last action Oct 23, 2018
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This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
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Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Oct 15, 2018
Upper · Passed
Adopted
upper
Oct 2, 2018
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Sep 25, 2018
Committee
PN 2019 Referred to AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS
upper
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors

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