HB393 Alabama 2016 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2016
Title
Industrial hemp, manufactured by Agriculture and Industries Department or university, Agriculture Dept. to authorize, exemption from definition of marijuana for purposes on controlled substances list, Sec. 20-2-2 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> This bill would authorize the Department of
Agriculture and Industries to administer an
industrial hemp research program. This bill would
allow the department or an institution of higher
learning could apply for a permit or waiver to grow
industrial hemp for the manufacture of hemp
products</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would revise the definition of
marijuana in the controlled substances law to
exclude industrial hemp</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to industrial hemp; to authorize the
Department of Agriculture and Industries to administer an
industrial hemp research program; to authorize the production
of industrial hemp to be used for the manufacture of
industrial hemp products; and to amend Section 20-2-2, Code of
Alabama 1975, to provide further for the definition of
marijuana.
</p>
Subjects
Agriculture
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2016 | H | Delivered to Governor at 9:15 p.m. on May 3, 2016. |
| May 3, 2016 | H | Assigned Act No. 2016-293. |
| May 3, 2016 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| May 3, 2016 | S | Signature Requested |
| May 3, 2016 | H | Enrolled |
| May 3, 2016 | H | Passed Second House |
| May 3, 2016 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 922 |
| April 12, 2016 | H | Scott intended to vote Yea |
| May 3, 2016 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| April 20, 2016 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| April 13, 2016 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Health and Human Services |
| April 12, 2016 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 558 |
| April 12, 2016 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| March 23, 2016 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| March 15, 2016 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Agriculture and Forestry |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | April 20, 2016 | ROOM 304 at 12:00 | Senate HLTH Hearing |
| Hearing | March 23, 2016 | Room 410 at 15:00 | House A&F Public Hearing |
| Hearing | March 23, 2016 | Room 410 at 15:00 | House A&F Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB393 Alabama 2016 Session - Introduced |