HB 532 Virginia House of Delegates · 2018 Regular Session

Hemp, industrial; research programs.

Summary

Authorizes the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services to undertake research through the establishment of (i) a higher education industrial hemp research program, to be managed by institutions of higher education, and (ii) a Virginia industrial hemp research program. The bill classifies all participants in any research program as either growers or processors and replaces the current licensing requirement, which requires a police background check, with a registration requirement.

Bill status failed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2018

Committee Review

Mar 2018

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2018

Senate Passage

Feb 2018

Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2018 Last action Mar 8, 2018

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Mar 8, 2018

Legislature · Passed

Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)

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Mar 8, 2018

Legislature · Passed

Amended by conference committee

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Feb 28, 2018

Legislature · Passed

Senate requested conference committee

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Feb 28, 2018

Introduced

Engrossed by Senate as amended

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Feb 28, 2018

Legislature · Passed

Committee amendment agreed to

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Feb 28, 2018

Introduced

Reading of amendment waived

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Feb 22, 2018

Committee

Rereferred to Finance

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Feb 14, 2018

Committee

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

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Feb 13, 2018

Legislature · Passed

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)

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Feb 12, 2018

Legislature · Passed

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB532H1

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Feb 12, 2018

Legislature · Passed

Committee substitute agreed to 18106025D-H1

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Feb 2, 2018

Committee

Assigned App. sub: Commerce, Agriculture, Natural Resources & Technology

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Jan 31, 2018

Committee

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

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Jan 29, 2018

Legislature · Passed

Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

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Jan 15, 2018

Committee

Assigned ACNRsub: Subcommittee #1

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Jan 8, 2018

Committee

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

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Jan 8, 2018

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100129D

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1 primary · 2 co-sponsors