Hemp; products intended for smoking.
Summary
Hemp products intended for smoking. Providesthat it shall be legal to produce, distribute, and consume hemp productsintended for smoking. Current law is silent on the legality of suchproducts. The bill prohibits the sale to persons under age 21 ofhemp products intended for smoking.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Signed Mar 23, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Mar 23, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 406 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (37-Y 3-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (13-Y 1-N)
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (83-Y 16-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed by temporarily
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB962H1
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20107964D-H1
lower
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (11-Y 6-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2020
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20105194D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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