Hemp products; regulated retail facility registration, fee.
Summary
Regulated hemp product retail facility registration; fee. Changes the requirement that a regulated hemp product retail facility registration be required for each location that offers for sale or sells at retail regulated hemp products to instead require such registration for the primary location that offers for sale or sells such products. The bill also requires an applicant for a regulated hemp product retail facility registration to notify the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services no less than 14 days in advance of any additional temporary event locations, including fairs, festivals, or farmers markets, at which such facility intends to offer for sale or sell at retail (i) a regulated hemp product or (ii) a substance intended for human consumption, orally or by inhalation, that is advertised or labeled as containing an industrial hemp-derived cannabinoid. However, the bill provides that no such product or substance that contains tetrahydrocannabinol may be sold at any such temporary event location.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2025
Last action Feb 18, 2025
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What changed between versions
Introduced
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Engrossed
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1 edit
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Feb 3, 2025
MINOR
The bill was amended during the legislative process to add a critical restriction on where regulated hemp products containing THC can be sold. The original version allowed sales at temporary event locations like fairs and festivals with only a notification requirement, but the engrossed version now explicitly prohibits selling THC-containing products at these temporary events. This change narrows the scope of permitted sales locations and adds an enforcement mechanism to prevent potential public health risks.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed by adding a prohibition on selling THC-containing products at temporary event locations, which were previously allowed with advance notification.
REQUIREMENT
Added a new restriction prohibiting the sale of products containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) at temporary event locations such as fairs, festivals, and farmers markets, while maintaining the requirement to notify the Commissioner 14 days in advance of such events.
Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2025
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Jan 30, 2025
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Amendments
3
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
Referred from General Laws and referred to Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (Voice Vote)
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (31-Y 9-N)
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (28-Y 8-N)
upper
Jan 31, 2025
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Jan 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendment agreed to
upper
Jan 31, 2025
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 3-N)
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 25105327D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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