Industrial hemp; VDACS to convene work group to assess opportunities for development of industry. (HB491)
Introduced By
Del. Danny Marshall (R-Danville) with support from co-patron Del. James Edmunds (R-South Boston)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; industrial hemp industry working group; report. Directs the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to convene a working group to assess the opportunities for development and manufacturing in the industrial hemp industry. The Department shall report the analysis of the working group by November 30, 2020, to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources. Read the Bill »
Status
03/06/2020: Passed the General Assembly
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/03/2020 | Committee |
| 01/03/2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100900D |
| 01/03/2020 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
| 01/14/2020 | Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture |
| 01/22/2020 | House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 01/22/2020 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) |
| 01/29/2020 | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/29/2020 | Committee substitute printed 20106384D-H1 |
| 01/31/2020 | Read first time |
| 02/03/2020 | Read second time |
| 02/03/2020 | Committee substitute agreed to 20106384D-H1 |
| 02/03/2020 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB491H1 |
| 02/04/2020 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 02/04/2020 | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/05/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/05/2020 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
| 02/06/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB491H1) |
| 02/17/2020 | Assigned ACNR sub: Hemp |
| 02/25/2020 | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendments (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/27/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/28/2020 | Read third time |
| 02/28/2020 | Reading of amendments waived |
| 02/28/2020 | Committee amendments agreed to |
| 02/28/2020 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| 02/28/2020 | Passed Senate with amendments (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/28/2020 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/28/2020 | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/28/2020 | Passed Senate with amendments (36-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/02/2020 | Placed on Calendar |
| 03/02/2020 | Senate amendments agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N) |
| 03/02/2020 | VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/05/2020 | Enrolled |
| 03/05/2020 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB491ER) |
| 03/05/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB491ER) |
| 03/06/2020 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/06/2020 | Signed by President |
| 03/12/2020 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020 |
| 03/12/2020 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 |
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