Virginia House Bill 699 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 1 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-01 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0170)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Production of industrial hemp. Clarifies that it is lawful for a person with a license to manufacture industrial hemp products or engage in scientific, agricultural, or other research involving the applications of industrial hemp and that no person shall be prosecuted for the possession, cultivation, or manufacture of industrial hemp plant material or products. The current law authorizes the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services to adopt regulations necessary to license persons to grow industrial hemp or administer a research program. The bill requires the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services to establish a licensure program, with a maximum license fee of $250.

Industrial hemp; lawful for a person with a license to manufacture products or engage in research.

Del. Brenda Pogge [R]

2016-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-26 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-20 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-18 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-01		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0170)
2016-03-01		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 170 (effective 7/1/16)
2016-02-25		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 3, 2016
2016-02-25	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 02/25/16
2016-02-25	Senate	Signed by President
2016-02-24	House	Signed by Speaker
2016-02-24	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB699ER)
2016-02-24	House	Enrolled
2016-02-23	Senate	Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2016-02-23	Senate	Read third time
2016-02-22	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2016-02-18	Senate	Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
2016-01-27	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2016-01-27	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2016-01-26	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2016-01-26	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2016-01-25	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB699H1
2016-01-25	House	Committee substitute agreed to 16104237D-H1
2016-01-25	House	Read second time
2016-01-21	House	Read first time
2016-01-20	House	Committee substitute printed 16104237D-H1
2016-01-20	House	Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2016-01-18	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
2016-01-14	House	Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
2016-01-11	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2016-01-11	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102156D

SB691 (Same As) 2016-02-29 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0061)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
3	2	4113	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	4114	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	4117	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+HB699
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB699+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB699H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB699ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0170+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H0101V0005+HB0699
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H01V0006+HB0699
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+HV0057+HB0699
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S01V0067+HB0699
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0551HB0699+HB0699
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0557HB0699+HB0699