2023 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB1393: Hemp products; license and label requirements.

Legislative Summary

Hemp products; license and label requirements. Requires the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services to adopt certain regulations relating to industrial hemp and industrial hemp extracts intended for inhalation, as defined in the bill, that include labeling requirements, batch testing requirements, and tolerances for contaminants of such products. The bill requires any manufacturer of a hemp product, wholesale supplier that sells hemp products, or retail establishment that sells hemp products to register with the Board and pay an annual fee for a license to sell such products and also requires hemp products sold or offered for sale to have certain information included on the label. The bill updates the definition of industrial hemp to match the definition in federal law.

Bill History

1/11/2023
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23104067D
Senate
1/11/2023
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Senate
1/24/2023
Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (12-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/24/2023
Rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services
Senate
1/24/2023
Assigned Rehab sub: Cannabis
Senate
1/27/2023
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
Senate
1/27/2023
Committee substitute printed 23105778D-S1
Senate
1/27/2023
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Senate
2/2/2023
Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 1-N)
Senate

Amendments

Substitute for SB1393 for S-Rehabilitation and Social Services

Substitute for SB1393 for S-Rehabilitation and Social Services

1/27/2023Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 1-N)
2/2/2023
15
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
1/27/2023
10
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (12-Y 0-N)
1/24/2023
12
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/11/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Lynwood Lewis
Lynwood Lewis
Democrat

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text1/27/202313.7 KB
Prefiled
Bill Text1/11/20239.9 KB