Virginia Senate Bill 918 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 6 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0660)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Industrial hemp extract; approval as food or ingredient; regulations; fund; emergency. Provides that an industrial hemp extract, as defined in the bill, is a food and is subject to applicable laws and regulations. The bill establishes (i) requirements for the production of an industrial hemp extract or a food containing an extract and (ii) conditions under which a manufacturer of such extract or food shall be considered an approved source. The bill authorizes the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services to adopt regulations establishing contaminant tolerances, labeling requirements, and batch testing requirements, and it provides that moneys collected under the chapter shall be deposited in the Virginia Industrial Hemp Fund, created by the bill. The bill directs the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry to report by November 1, 2020, a plan for the long-term sustainability of funding for the industrial hemp program.

Industrial hemp extract; approval as food or ingredient, regulations.

Sen. Dave Marsden [D]

Sen. Frank Ruff [R]

2020-03-03 - Senate - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-02 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (98-Y 2-N) (Y: 98 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-26 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment (21-Y 1-N) (Y: 21 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N) (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-28 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-06		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0660)
2020-04-06		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 660 (effective 4/6/20)
2020-03-12		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-12	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-07	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-07	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-06	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB918ER)
2020-03-06	Senate	Enrolled
2020-03-03	Senate	House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-03-02	House	VOTE: Passage (98-Y 2-N)
2020-03-02	House	Passed House with amendment (98-Y 2-N)
2020-03-02	House	Engrossed by House as amended
2020-03-02	House	Committee amendment agreed to
2020-03-02	House	Read third time
2020-02-28	House	Read second time
2020-02-26	House	Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment (21-Y 1-N)
2020-02-19	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (8-Y 0-N)
2020-02-14	House	Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
2020-02-14	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2020-02-14	House	Read first time
2020-02-14	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-02-11	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-11	Senate	Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-11	Senate	Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-11	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-11	Senate	Printed as engrossed 20106363D-ES1
2020-02-11	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB918ES1
2020-02-11	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2020-02-11	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2020-02-11	Senate	Emergency clause added
2020-02-11	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 20106363D-S1
2020-02-11	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2020-02-11	Senate	Read second time
2020-02-10	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
2020-02-06	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
2020-01-28	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2020-01-28	Senate	Incorporates SB827 (Ruff)
2020-01-28	Senate	Committee substitute printed 20106363D-S1
2020-01-28	Senate	Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (15-Y 0-N)
2020-01-14	Senate	Assigned ACNR sub: Hemp
2020-01-08	Senate	Introduced bill reprinted 20102700D
2020-01-08	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2020-01-08	Senate	Presented and ordered printed 20102700D

HB1430 (Same As) 2020-04-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0659)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
3	2	4121	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	5145.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	5145.5	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB918
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB918+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB918S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB918ES1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB918ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0660+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S01V0027+SB0918
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S05V0208+SB0918
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0457SB0918+SB0918
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0520SB0918+SB0918
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0521SB0918+SB0918
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0522SB0918+SB0918
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0523SB0918+SB0918
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0101V0031+SB0918
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H01V0261+SB0918
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1702+SB0918
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1420SB0918+SB0918