Industrial hemp; license to grow outside of research program.
Summary
Requires the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services to create a pilot program for the growing of industrial hemp with certain application, review, and operation requirements. The bill provides that hemp produced by the research program may be sold as part of marketing research.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2017
Last action Feb 21, 2017
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
7
Feb 15, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
legislature
Feb 13, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
legislature
Jan 31, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
legislature
Jan 24, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1306S1
legislature
Jan 24, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17104470D-S1
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103801D
legislature
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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