Industrial hemp; license to grow outside of research program. (SB1306)
Introduced By
Sen. Jill Holtzman Vogel (R-Winchester) with support from co-patron Sen. Ben Chafin (R-Lebanon)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Industrial hemp; license. Requires the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services to create a license to grow industrial hemp outside of the industrial hemp research program with certain application, review, and operation requirements. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
Date | Action |
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01/10/2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103801D |
01/10/2017 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
01/18/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1306) |
01/19/2017 | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/19/2017 | Committee substitute printed 17104470D-S1 |
01/23/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/24/2017 | Read second time |
01/24/2017 | Reading of substitute waived |
01/24/2017 | Committee substitute agreed to 17104470D-S1 |
01/24/2017 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1306S1 |
01/25/2017 | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/30/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1306S1) |
01/31/2017 | Placed on Calendar |
01/31/2017 | Read first time |
01/31/2017 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
02/06/2017 | Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture |
02/13/2017 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) |
02/13/2017 | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations |
02/15/2017 | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2017 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
02/21/2017 | Left in Appropriations |
Comments
Industrial hemp production for fiber and oil has nothing to do with drugs, but has great potential as a big industrial crop for Virginia. Restrictions on industrial hemp production hinder economic development of this high potential agricultural product in Virginia.