Virginia House Bill 942 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Passed on April 2 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-02 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0620)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Industrial hemp; federal regulations; adoption in Virginia. Directs the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services to conform the regulations of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to any federal regulation adopted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, immediately upon publication in the Federal Register, that materially expands opportunities for growing, producing, or dealing in industrial hemp in the Commonwealth. The bill exempts such regulatory amendments by the Board from the Administrative Process Act. The bill contains an emergency clause.

Industrial hemp; federal regulations, adoption in Virginia.

Del. Daniel Marshall [R]

Del. Les Adams [R]

Del. Mark Keam [D]

Del. Roxann Robinson [R]

2020-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N) (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N) (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (12-Y 0-N) (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-04 - House - House: VOTE: Passage Emergency (94-Y 0-N) (Y: 94 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-29 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-22 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-02		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0620)
2020-04-02		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 620 (effective 4/2/20)
2020-03-12		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-12	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-06	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-06	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-05	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB942ER)
2020-03-05	House	Enrolled
2020-02-28	Senate	Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
2020-02-28	Senate	Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N)
2020-02-28	Senate	Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N)
2020-02-28	Senate	Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
2020-02-28	Senate	Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
2020-02-28	Senate	Read third time
2020-02-27	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-25	Senate	Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (12-Y 0-N)
2020-02-17	Senate	Assigned ACNR sub: Hemp
2020-02-05	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2020-02-05	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-04	House	VOTE: Passage Emergency (94-Y 0-N)
2020-02-04	House	Read third time and passed House (94-Y 0-N)
2020-02-03	House	Read second time and engrossed
2020-01-31	House	Read first time
2020-01-29	House	Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (21-Y 0-N)
2020-01-22	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2020-01-14	House	Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
2020-01-07	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2020-01-07	House	Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/08/20 20100902D

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

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB942
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB942+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB942ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0620+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0101V0009+HB0942
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H01V0065+HB0942
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0336+HB0942
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S01V0121+HB0942
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1203HB0942+HB0942
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1261HB0942+HB0942
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1295HB0942+HB0942
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1296HB0942+HB0942
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1297HB0942+HB0942
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1298HB0942+HB0942