Industrial hemp; federal Farm Bill.
Summary
Conforms Virginia law to the provisions of the federal 2018 Farm Bill by amending the definitions of cannabidiol oil, marijuana, and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) to exclude industrial hemp in the possession of a registered person, hemp products, or an oil containing no more than 0.3% THC. The bill defines "industrial hemp" as any part of the plant
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Jan 2, 2019
Signed Mar 21, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 11, 2019
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Amendments
3
Mar 21, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 653 (effective 3/21/19)
executive
Feb 14, 2019
Introduced
Senate amendments agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Feb 12, 2019
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Feb 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1839H1
lower
Feb 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19106006D-H1
lower
Jan 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 9, 2019
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 2, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 2, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/09/19 19101287D
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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