Legislation

Title: Agriculture - Industrial Hemp - Study
Sponsored by: Delegates Fraser-Hidalgo, Morhaim, Luedtke, Mizeur, S. Robinson, and Dwyer
Status: In the Senate - Hearing 4/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with federal and State agencies and the University of Maryland, College Park, to study the feasibility of growing industrial hemp in the State and the availability of markets relating to industrial hemp and hemp products; requiring the Secretary to submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2014, addressing strategies for safe cultivation and use of industrial hemp, the status of hemp programs in other states, and specified recommendations; etc.

Committees

Original:: Environmental Matters Click to view Recorded Media

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

Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2014

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/20/2014 Legislative Date 2/21/2014 Action First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/10/2014 Legislative Date 3/10/2014 Action Rereferred to Environmental Matters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/11/2014 Legislative Date 3/11/2014 Action Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/26/2014 Legislative Date 3/27/2014 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/27/2014 Legislative Date 3/22/2014 Action Favorable with Amendments {330712/1 Report Adopted Proceedings 58
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/27/2014 Legislative Date 3/22/2014 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 58
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/28/2014 Legislative Date 3/23/2014 Action Third Reading Passed (123-9) Proceedings 59
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/31/2014 Legislative Date 3/22/2014 Action First Reading Senate Rules Proceedings 56
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2014 Legislative Date 4/04/2014 Action Rereferred to Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2014 Legislative Date 4/03/2014 Action Hearing 4/04 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/20/2014	2/21/2014	First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
House	3/10/2014	3/10/2014	Rereferred to Environmental Matters
House	3/11/2014	3/11/2014	Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
House	3/26/2014	3/27/2014	Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
House	3/27/2014	3/22/2014	Favorable with Amendments {330712/1 Report Adopted	58
House	3/27/2014	3/22/2014	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	58
House	3/28/2014	3/23/2014	Third Reading Passed (123-9)	59
Senate	3/31/2014	3/22/2014	First Reading Senate Rules	56
Senate	4/03/2014	4/04/2014	Rereferred to Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate	4/03/2014	4/03/2014	Hearing 4/04 at 1:00 p.m.

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
3/27/2014	Amendments House - (Environmental Matters) {330712/01 Adopted
2/21/2014	Text - First - Agriculture - Industrial Hemp - Pilot Program
3/27/2014	Text - Third - Agriculture - Industrial Hemp - Study
3/27/2014	Vote - House - Committee - Environmental Matters
3/23/2014	Vote - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (123-9) - 03/23/14

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