Agriculture - Industrial Hemp Pilot Program - Establishment
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Apr 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
Signed into Law
May 2018
Introduced Jan 31, 2018
Signed May 8, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Apr 4, 2018 · House of Delegates Mar 1, 2018
How they voted
37–0
Passed
Total votes 37
Apr 4, 2018
D
Democratic27
100% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
8
Committee
6
May 8, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 475
executive
Apr 5, 2018
Lower · Passed
Returned Passed
lower
Apr 4, 2018
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
upper
Apr 3, 2018
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report Adopted
upper
Apr 2, 2018
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
upper
Mar 2, 2018
Committee
First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
upper
Mar 1, 2018
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed (136-1)
lower
Feb 27, 2018
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {680813/1 Report Adopted
lower
Feb 26, 2018
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
lower
Jan 31, 2018
Committee
First Reading Environment and Transportation
lower
1 primary · 20 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Fraser-Hidalgo
DDemocratic
Co
Alfred C. Carr, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Anne Healey
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Frush
DDemocratic
Co
Carl Anderton
RRepublican
Co
Charles Otto
RRepublican
Co
Cory McCray
DDemocratic
Co
Dan K. Morhaim
DDemocratic
Co
Herb McMillan
RRepublican
Co
Jay Jalisi
DDemocratic
Co
Jerry Clark
RRepublican
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