Legislation

Authorizing a person to plant, grow, harvest, possess, process, sell, or buy industrial hemp in the State; requiring a person to register with the Department of Agriculture before planting or growing industrial hemp; altering the definition of "marijuana" for purposes of specified provisions of law relating to controlled dangerous substances to exclude industrial hemp; providing that the Act is contingent on the taking effect of specified federal provisions that delegate authority over industrial hemp to the states; etc.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2015

Contingency - on a contingency described in Sec. 2 of the bill

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/12/2015 Legislative Date 2/13/2015 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/13/2015 Legislative Date 2/13/2015 Action Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2015 Legislative Date 3/16/2015 Action Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2015 Legislative Date 3/14/2015 Action Favorable Report Adopted Proceedings 44
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2015 Legislative Date 3/14/2015 Action Special Order until 3/18 (Delegate McComas) Adopted Proceedings 44
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/19/2015 Legislative Date 3/17/2015 Action Floor Committee Amendment {120415/1 Adopted Proceedings 47
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/19/2015 Legislative Date 3/17/2015 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 47
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2015 Legislative Date 3/19/2015 Action Third Reading Passed (123-14) Proceedings 49
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/23/2015 Legislative Date 3/20/2015 Action First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings 47A
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/24/2015 Legislative Date 3/24/2015 Action Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/08/2015 Legislative Date 4/09/2015 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/10/2015 Legislative Date 4/03/2015 Action Favorable with Amendments {864636/1 Report Adopted Proceedings 61
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/10/2015 Legislative Date 4/03/2015 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 61
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/13/2015 Legislative Date 4/05/2015 Action Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-1) Proceedings 63
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/13/2015 Legislative Date 4/09/2015 Action House Concur - Senate Amendments Proceedings 70
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/13/2015 Legislative Date 4/09/2015 Action Third Reading Passed (130-8) Proceedings 70
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/13/2015 Legislative Date 4/09/2015 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings 70
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/12/2015 Legislative Date 5/12/2015 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 456 Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/12/2015	2/13/2015	First Reading Environment and Transportation
House	2/13/2015	2/13/2015	Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
House	3/14/2015	3/16/2015	Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation
House	3/17/2015	3/14/2015	Favorable Report Adopted	44
House	3/17/2015	3/14/2015	Special Order until 3/18 (Delegate McComas) Adopted	44
House	3/19/2015	3/17/2015	Floor Committee Amendment {120415/1 Adopted	47
House	3/19/2015	3/17/2015	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	47
House	3/20/2015	3/19/2015	Third Reading Passed (123-14)	49
Senate	3/23/2015	3/20/2015	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	47A
Senate	3/24/2015	3/24/2015	Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate	4/08/2015	4/09/2015	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate	4/10/2015	4/03/2015	Favorable with Amendments {864636/1 Report Adopted	61
Senate	4/10/2015	4/03/2015	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	61
Senate	4/13/2015	4/05/2015	Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-1)	63
House	4/13/2015	4/09/2015	House Concur - Senate Amendments	70
House	4/13/2015	4/09/2015	Third Reading Passed (130-8)	70
House	4/13/2015	4/09/2015	Passed Enrolled	70
Post Passage	5/12/2015	5/12/2015	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 456

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
4/10/2015	Amendments Senate - (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs) {864636/01 Adopted
3/19/2015	Amendments House - (Environment and Transportation) {120415/01 Adopted
2/13/2015	Text - First - Agriculture - Industrial Hemp - Legalization
3/20/2015	Text - Third - Agriculture - Industrial Hemp - Legalization
4/14/2015	Text - Enrolled - Agriculture - Industrial Hemp - Legalization
6/15/2015	Text - Chapter - Agriculture - Industrial Hemp - Legalization
3/16/2015	Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation
4/09/2015	Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
3/19/2015	Vote - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (123-14) - 03/19/15
4/09/2015	Vote - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (130-8) - 04/09/15
4/05/2015	Vote - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (45-1) - 04/05/15

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