HB 1285 — Low THC hemp extract.
Last action — First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced January 06, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Introduced
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 6 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Defines "hemp" as a cannabis plant that contains not more than 0.3% total THC. Defines "low THC hemp extract" as a substance that: (1) is derived from hemp; (2) does not contain more than 0.3% total THC; (3) does not contain synthetic or synthesized cannabinoids; (4) contains no other controlled substances; and (5) is not sold in a container that contains more than 0.4 milligrams of total THC. Provides that a person that manufactured low THC hemp extract before January 1, 2026, may continue to manufacture the product solely for out of state export. Prohibits the sale of products containing THC to minors, and the purchase, possession, or transport of products containing THC by minors. Makes conforming amendments.
Bill Text
- Introduced Introduced House Bill (H) Current pdf
Action History
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First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development
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Authored by Representative Bascom
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Coauthored by Representatives Commons, King, Steuerwald
Sponsors
- Garrett Bascom · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on · 5 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Garrett Bascom Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (149)
149 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 149 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 46 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 2% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Zay | — | Nay |
| Andrea Hunley | Democrat | Yea |
| David Niezgodski | Democrat | Yea |
| Fady Qaddoura | Democrat | Yea |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| J.D. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| La Keisha Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Lonnie Randolph | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark Spencer | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Pol | Democrat | Yea |
| Shelli Yoder | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Freeman | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Doriot | Republican | Yea |
| Brett Clark | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Buchanan | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Garten | Republican | Yea |
| Cyndi Carrasco | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Dernulc | Republican | Yea |
| Daryl Schmitt | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Charbonneau | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Bassler | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Koch | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Byrne | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Goode | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Walker | Republican | Yea |
| James Buck | Republican | Yea |
| James Tomes | Republican | Yea |
| Jean Leising | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Raatz | Republican | Yea |
| Justin Busch | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kyle Walker | Republican | Yea |
| Linda Rogers | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Crider | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bohacek | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Gaskill | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Maxwell | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Niemeyer | Republican | Not Voting |
| Rodric Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Alting | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Mishler | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Baldwin | Republican | Yea |
| Spencer Deery | Republican | Yea |
| Stacey Donato | Republican | Not Voting |
| Susan Glick | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Holdman | Republican | Yea |
| Tyler Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Vaneta Becker | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 64 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Democrat | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 90 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Boy | — | Yea |
| Alex Burton | Democrat | Yea |
| Carey Hamilton | Democrat | Yea |
| Carolyn Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Cherrish Pryor | Democrat | Yea |
| Chris Campbell | Democrat | Yea |
| Chuck Moseley | Democrat | Yea |
| Earl Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Edward DeLaney | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory Porter | Democrat | Yea |
| John Bartlett | Democrat | Yea |
| Justin Moed | Democrat | Yea |
| Kyle Miller | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Pierce | Democrat | Yea |
| Maureen Bauer | Democrat | Yea |
| Mike Andrade | Democrat | Yea |
| Mitch Gore | Democrat | Yea |
| Philip GiaQuinta | Democrat | Yea |
| Ragen Hatcher | Democrat | Yea |
| Renee Pack | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Robin Shackleford | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Ryan Dvorak | Democrat | Yea |
| Sheila Klinker | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Errington | Democrat | Yea |
| Tonya Pfaff | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Summers | Democrat | Yea |
| Vernon Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Victoria Garcia Wilburn | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Wendy Dant Chesser | Democrat | Yea |
| Alaina Shonkwiler | Republican | Yea |
| Alex Zimmerman | Republican | Yea |
| Andrew Ireland | Republican | Yea |
| Beau Baird | Republican | Yea |
| Becky Cash | Republican | Yea |
| Ben Smaltz | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Barrett | Republican | Not Voting |
| Bruce Borders | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Jeter | Republican | Not Voting |
| Chris Judy | Republican | Yea |
| Chris May | Republican | Yea |
| Cindy Ledbetter | Republican | Yea |
| Cory Criswell | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Haggard | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Snow | Republican | Yea |
| Dale DeVon | Republican | Yea |
| Danny Lopez | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Heine | Republican | Yea |
| David Abbott | Republican | Yea |
| Doug Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Edmond Soliday | Republican | Yea |
| Edward Clere | Republican | Yea |
| Elizabeth Rowray | Republican | Yea |
| Ethan Lawson | Republican | Yea |
| Ethan Manning | Republican | Yea |
| Garrett Bascom | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Steuerwald | Republican | Yea |
| Harold Slager | Republican | Yea |
| Heath VanNatter | Republican | Yea |
| Hunter Smith | Republican | Yea |
| J.D. Prescott | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Jordan | Republican | Yea |
| Jake Teshka | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Meltzer | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Lucas | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Pressel | Republican | Yea |
| Joanna King | Republican | Yea |
| Julie McGuire | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Olthoff | Republican | Yea |
| Karen Engleman | Republican | Yea |
| Kendell Culp | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Pierce | Republican | Yea |
| Lindsay Patterson | Republican | Yea |
| Lori Goss-Reaves | Republican | Yea |
| Lorissa Sweet | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Genda | Republican | Yea |
| Martin Carbaugh | Republican | Not Voting |
| Matt Commons | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Hostettler | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Lehman | Republican | Not Voting |
| Michael Karickhoff | Republican | Not Voting |
| Michelle Davis | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Aylesworth | Republican | Yea |
| Peggy Mayfield | Republican | Yea |
| Robb Greene | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Behning | Republican | Not Voting |
| Robert Heaton | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Lauer | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Lindauer | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Bartels | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Yocum | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy O'Brien | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Wesco | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Huston | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tony Isa | Republican | Yea |
| Tyler Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Wendy McNamara | Republican | Yea |
| Zach Payne | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 44 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 88% | 8% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Griffin | — | Yea |
| Crane | — | Yea |
| Kruse | — | Yea |
| Boehnlein | — | Yea |
| Lanane | — | Yea |
| Sandlin | — | Yea |
| Boots | — | Yea |
| Messmer | — | Yea |
| Ford Jon | — | Yea |
| Perfect | — | Yea |
| Zay | — | Yea |
| Breaux | — | Nay |
| Melton | — | Nay |
| David Niezgodski | Democrat | Yea |
| Fady Qaddoura | Democrat | Yea |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Nay |
| J.D. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lonnie Randolph | Democrat | Nay |
| Rodney Pol | Democrat | Yea |
| Shelli Yoder | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Freeman | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Doriot | Republican | Not Voting |
| Brian Buchanan | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Garten | Republican | Not Voting |
| Ed Charbonneau | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Bassler | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Koch | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Byrne | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Walker | Republican | Yea |
| James Buck | Republican | Yea |
| James Tomes | Republican | Yea |
| Jean Leising | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Raatz | Republican | Yea |
| Justin Busch | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Walker | Republican | Yea |
| Linda Rogers | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Crider | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bohacek | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Gaskill | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Niemeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Rodric Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Alting | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Mishler | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Baldwin | Republican | Yea |
| Stacey Donato | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Glick | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Holdman | Republican | Yea |
| Vaneta Becker | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 47 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 2% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Crane | — | Yea |
| Kruse | — | Yea |
| Lanane | — | Yea |
| Sandlin | — | Yea |
| Boots | — | Yea |
| Ford J.D. | — | Yea |
| Melton | — | Yea |
| Ford Jon | — | Yea |
| Messmer | — | Yea |
| Walker G | — | Yea |
| Breaux | — | Yea |
| Walker K | — | Yea |
| Mrvan | — | Yea |
| Zay | — | Yea |
| Grooms | — | Yea |
| Perfect | — | Yea |
| Tallian | — | Nay |
| Houchin | — | Not Voting |
| David Niezgodski | Democrat | Yea |
| Fady Qaddoura | Democrat | Yea |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Lonnie Randolph | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Shelli Yoder | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Freeman | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Doriot | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Buchanan | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Garten | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Charbonneau | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Bassler | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Koch | Republican | Yea |
| James Buck | Republican | Yea |
| James Tomes | Republican | Yea |
| Jean Leising | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Raatz | Republican | Yea |
| Justin Busch | Republican | Yea |
| Linda Rogers | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Crider | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bohacek | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Gaskill | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Niemeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Rodric Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Alting | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Mishler | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Baldwin | Republican | Yea |
| Stacey Donato | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Glick | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Holdman | Republican | Yea |
| Vaneta Becker | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 40 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 80% | 18% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Lanane | — | Nay |
| Melton | — | Nay |
| Merritt | — | Yea |
| Perfect | — | Yea |
| Sandlin | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Not Voting |
| Breaux | — | Nay |
| Crane | — | Yea |
| Delph | — | Yea |
| Eckerty | — | Yea |
| Grooms | — | Yea |
| Head | — | Yea |
| Houchin | — | Yea |
| Kruse | — | Yea |
| Long | — | Yea |
| Messmer | — | Yea |
| Mrvan | — | Yea |
| Ruckelshaus | — | Yea |
| Spartz | — | Yea |
| Stoops | — | Nay |
| Tallian | — | Nay |
| Zakas | — | Yea |
| Zay | — | Yea |
| Boots | — | Yea |
| David Niezgodski | Democrat | Nay |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Nay |
| J.D. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lonnie Randolph | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Freeman | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Doriot | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Buchanan | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Charbonneau | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Bassler | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Koch | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Walker | Republican | Yea |
| James Buck | Republican | Yea |
| James Tomes | Republican | Yea |
| Jean Leising | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Raatz | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Crider | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bohacek | Republican | Nay |
| Rick Niemeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Rodric Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Alting | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Mishler | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Glick | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Holdman | Republican | Yea |
| Vaneta Becker | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 44 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 33 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 93 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 0% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Davisson | — | Not Voting |
| Kersey | — | Yea |
| Kirchhofer | — | Yea |
| Hamm | — | Yea |
| Leonard | — | Yea |
| Lyness | — | Yea |
| Macer | — | Yea |
| Mahan | — | Yea |
| Morrison | — | Yea |
| Pelath | — | Yea |
| Saunders | — | Yea |
| Schaibley | — | Yea |
| Siegrist | — | Yea |
| Washburne | — | Yea |
| Wolkins | — | Yea |
| Smith, V | — | Yea |
| Forestal | — | Yea |
| Friend | — | Yea |
| Frizzell | — | Yea |
| Frye | — | Yea |
| Goodin | — | Yea |
| Gutwein | — | Yea |
| Speedy | — | Yea |
| Stemler | — | Yea |
| Miller | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Smith, M | — | Not Voting |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Not Voting |
| Candelaria Reardon | — | Yea |
| Cherry | — | Yea |
| Cook | — | Yea |
| Culver | — | Yea |
| Eberhart | — | Yea |
| Ellington | — | Yea |
| Hatfield | — | Yea |
| Lehe | — | Yea |
| Negele | — | Yea |
| Nisly | — | Yea |
| Ober | — | Yea |
| Richardson | — | Yea |
| Torr | — | Yea |
| Wright | — | Yea |
| Zent | — | Yea |
| Ziemke | — | Yea |
| Austin | — | Yea |
| Bacon | — | Yea |
| Beumer | — | Yea |
| Alex Burton | Democrat | Yea |
| Carey Hamilton | Democrat | Yea |
| Cherrish Pryor | Democrat | Yea |
| Chuck Moseley | Democrat | Yea |
| Earl Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Edward DeLaney | Democrat | Yea |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory Porter | Democrat | Yea |
| John Bartlett | Democrat | Yea |
| Justin Moed | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Matt Pierce | Democrat | Yea |
| Maureen Bauer | Democrat | Yea |
| Philip GiaQuinta | Democrat | Yea |
| Robin Shackleford | Democrat | Yea |
| Ryan Dvorak | Democrat | Yea |
| Sheila Klinker | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Errington | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Summers | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Beau Baird | Republican | Yea |
| Ben Smaltz | Republican | Yea |
| Bruce Borders | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Judy | Republican | Yea |
| Chris May | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dale DeVon | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Heine | Republican | Yea |
| Edmond Soliday | Republican | Yea |
| Edward Clere | Republican | Yea |
| Ethan Lawson | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Steuerwald | Republican | Yea |
| Harold Slager | Republican | Yea |
| Heath VanNatter | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Jordan | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Lucas | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Pressel | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Olthoff | Republican | Yea |
| Karen Engleman | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Martin Carbaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Lehman | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Karickhoff | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Aylesworth | Republican | Not Voting |
| Peggy Mayfield | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Behning | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Heaton | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Lindauer | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Bartels | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Wesco | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Huston | Republican | Yea |
| Wendy McNamara | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 1285 do?
- Defines "hemp" as a cannabis plant that contains not more than 0.3% total THC. Defines "low THC hemp extract" as a substance that: (1) is derived from hemp; (2) does not contain more than 0.3% total THC; (3) does not contain synthetic or synthesized cannabinoids; (4) contains no other controlled substances; and (5) is not sold in a container that contains more than 0.4 milligrams of total THC. Provides that a person that manufactured low THC hemp extract before January 1, 2026, may continue to manufacture the product solely for out of state export. Prohibits the sale of products containing THC to minors, and the purchase, possession, or transport of products containing THC by minors. Makes conforming amendments.
- Who sponsors HB 1285?
- HB 1285 is sponsored by Garrett Bascom (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 1285?
- This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced January 06, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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