Connecticut 2019 Regular Session Status: In Committee 7 R cosponsors

HB 5481 — AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE LEGALIZATION OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP.

Last action — PUBLIC HEARING 0301

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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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General Assembly Proposed Bill No.
General Assembly Committee Bill No.
1452 Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by:
4456 Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by:
(ENV) AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE LEGALIZATION OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1.
(NEW) (Effective from passage) Not later than October 1, 2019, the Commissioner of Agriculture shall submit a plan to the United States Department of Agriculture for the full implementation of the legalization of industrial hemp, as defined in 7 USC 5940.
Such plan shall include, but not be limited to, provisions for the tracking of land utilized in industrial hemp production, testing methods for determining the level of concentrations of tetrahydrocannabinol in plants and disposal methods for plants or products that exceed the authorized level of tetrahydrocannabinol.
Concomitantly, such plan shall be submitted to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to agriculture.
Upon approval of such plan by the United States Department of Agriculture, the commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, to implement the provisions of such approved plan.
LCO No.
4456 1 of 2 Committee Bill No.
5481 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 from passage New section Statement of Purpose:
To fully implement the legalization of industrial hemp in accordance with public act 15-202.
except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] Co-Sponsors:
KLARIDES, 114th Dist.
KLARIDES, 114th Dist.;
O'NEILL, 69th Dist.
REP.
KOKORUDA, 101st Dist.
O'DEA, 125th Dist.;
O'DEA, 125th Dist.
O'NEILL, 69th Dist.
KOKORUDA, 101st Dist.;
REP.
AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE LEGALIZATION OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP.
REP.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
FISHBEIN, 90th Dist.;
That the general statutes be amended to require the implementation of public act 15-202 by submitting a plan to the United States Department of Agriculture for the legalization of industrial hemp.
REP.
Statement of Purpose:
GREEN, 55th Dist.
To enact public act 15-202 by submitting a plan for the legalization of industrial hemp to the United States Department of Agriculture.
REP.
LCO No.
FRANCE, 42nd Dist.;
1452 1 of 1
REP.
DAUPHINAIS, 44th Dist.
REP.
ACKERT, 8th Dist.
H.B.
5481 LCO No.
4456 2 of 2
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Action History

  1. PUBLIC HEARING 0301

  2. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Environment

  3. DRAFTED BY COMMITTEE

  4. Vote to Draft

  5. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Environment

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Not signed on (174)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 5481?
HB 5481 is sponsored by O'Neill, Arthur J., Kokoruda, Noreen S., Frey, John H., Green, Robin, Klarides, Themis, France, Mike, Lezlye Zupkus (Republican), Tim Ackert (Republican), Craig C. Fishbein (Republican), Vincent J. Candelora (Republican), Doug Dubitsky (Republican), Anne Dauphinais (Republican), and Tom O'Dea (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 5481?
This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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