Bill Information

House Bill 967
2015-2016 Regular Session
An Act amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for industrial hemp research; imposing powers and duties on the Department of Agriculture and the Legislative . . . Reference Bureau; imposing criminal and civil penalties; abrogating a regulation; and making a related repeal.
Co-Sponsorship Memo
Prime Sponsor
Photo of Representative Representative Russ Diamond
Representative Russ Diamond
R House District 102
Co-Sponsors
Photo of Representative Rep. Marty Flynn
Rep. Marty Flynn
D House District 113
Photo of Representative Rep. John Sabatina
Rep. John Sabatina
D House District 174
Photo of Representative Rep. Vanessa Brown
Rep. Vanessa Brown
D House District 190
Photo of Representative Rep. Thomas Caltagirone
Rep. Thomas Caltagirone
D House District 127
Photo of Representative Rep. Mary Jo Daley
Rep. Mary Jo Daley
D House District 148
Photo of Representative Rep. Tina Davis
Rep. Tina Davis
D House District 141
Photo of Representative Rep. Garth Everett
Rep. Garth Everett
R House District 84
Photo of Representative Rep. Florindo Fabrizio
Rep. Florindo Fabrizio
D House District 2
Photo of Representative Rep. Ed Gainey
Rep. Ed Gainey
D House District 24
Photo of Representative Rep. Jaret Gibbons
Rep. Jaret Gibbons
D House District 10
Photo of Representative Rep. Seth Grove
Rep. Seth Grove
R House District 196
Photo of Representative Rep. Jordan Harris
Rep. Jordan Harris
D House District 186
Photo of Representative Rep. William Kortz
Rep. William Kortz
D House District 38
Photo of Representative Rep. Jim Marshall
Rep. Jim Marshall
R House District 14
Photo of Representative Rep. Daniel McNeill
Rep. Daniel McNeill
D House District 133
Photo of Representative Rep. Dan Moul
Rep. Dan Moul
R House District 91
Photo of Representative Rep. Thomas Murt
Rep. Thomas Murt
R House District 152
Photo of Representative Rep. Mike Reese
Rep. Mike Reese
R House District 59
Photo of Representative Rep. James Santora
Rep. James Santora
R House District 163
Photo of Representative Rep. Michael Schlossberg
Rep. Michael Schlossberg
D House District 132
Photo of Representative Rep. Kevin Schreiber
Rep. Kevin Schreiber
D House District 95
Photo of Representative Rep. Jeff Wheeland
Rep. Jeff Wheeland
R House District 83
Photo of Representative Rep. Frank Farina
Rep. Frank Farina
D House District 112
Photo of Representative Rep. Dom Costa
Rep. Dom Costa
D House District 21
Photo of Representative Rep. Margo Davidson
Rep. Margo Davidson
D House District 164
Photo of Representative Rep. Ryan Warner
Rep. Ryan Warner
R House District 52
Photo of Representative Rep. Mark Rozzi
Rep. Mark Rozzi
D House District 126
Photo of Representative Rep. Maria Donatucci
Rep. Maria Donatucci
D House District 185
Photo of Representative Rep. R. Lee James
Rep. R. Lee James
R House District 64
Photo of Representative Rep. Craig Staats
Rep. Craig Staats
R House District 145
Photo of Representative Rep. Adam Ravenstahl
Rep. Adam Ravenstahl
D House District 20
Photo of Representative Rep. Nick Miccarelli
Rep. Nick Miccarelli
R House District 162
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Act No. 92 of 2016, July 20, 2016
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1225 Referred to Agriculture & Rural Affairs, April 15, 2015
2312 Reported as amended, Oct. 6, 2015
First consideration, Oct. 6, 2015
Laid on the table, Oct. 6, 2015
Removed from table, Nov. 18, 2015
Laid on the table, Nov. 18, 2015
Removed from table, March 23, 2016
3087 Second consideration, with amendments, April 5, 2016
Re-committed to Appropriations, April 5, 2016
(Remarks see House Journal Page 481-482), April 5, 2016
Re-reported as committed, April 6, 2016
Third consideration and final passage, April 6, 2016 (187-0)
In the Senate
Referred to Agriculture & Rural Affairs, April 12, 2016
3619 Reported as amended, June 23, 2016
First consideration, June 23, 2016
Second consideration, June 29, 2016
Re-referred to Appropriations, June 29, 2016
3706 Re-reported as amended, July 1, 2016
Third consideration and final passage, July 1, 2016 (49-0)
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 722-723), July 1, 2016
In the House
Referred to Rules, July 1, 2016
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, July 10, 2016
House concurred in Senate amendments, July 10, 2016 (184-0)
(Remarks see House Journal Page 1620), July 10, 2016
Signed in House, July 10, 2016
Signed in Senate, July 11, 2016
Presented to the Governor, July 11, 2016
Approved by the Governor, July 20, 2016
Act No. 92 of 2016, July 20, 2016
Printers Numbers
Jul 01, 2016
PN 3706
Jun 23, 2016
PN 3619
Apr 05, 2016
PN 3087
Oct 06, 2015
PN 2312
Apr 15, 2015
PN 1225
Amendments
House Amendments to Printers Number 2312
Votes
49 0 - opens in a new tab
Friday, July 1, 2016 - Senate Floor Vote
25 0 - opens in a new tab
Friday, July 1, 2016 - Senate APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
11 0 - opens in a new tab
Thursday, June 23, 2016 - Senate AGRICULTURE & RURAL AFFAIRS Committee Vote
11 0 - opens in a new tab
Thursday, June 23, 2016 - Senate AGRICULTURE & RURAL AFFAIRS Committee Vote
187 0 - opens in a new tab
Wednesday, April 6, 2016 - House Floor Vote
35 0 - opens in a new tab
Wednesday, April 6, 2016 - House APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
192 1 - opens in a new tab
Tuesday, April 5, 2016 - House Floor Vote
192 0 - opens in a new tab
Tuesday, April 5, 2016 - House Floor Vote
24 0 - opens in a new tab
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 - House AGRICULTURE & RURAL AFFAIRS Committee Vote
24 0 - opens in a new tab
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 - House AGRICULTURE & RURAL AFFAIRS Committee Vote
Committee Meetings
There are no committee meetings available.
Statute References

This bill amends Title 3 (Agriculture). Other bills amending the same statute are listed below.


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Rep. Doyle Heffley
R House District 122





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House Bill 967
2015-2016 Regular Session
Sponsors
DIAMOND, FLYNN, SABATINA, V. BROWN, CALTAGIRONE, M. DALEY, DAVIS, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, GAINEY, GIBBONS, GROVE, J. HARRIS, KORTZ, MARSHALL, McNEILL, MOUL, MURT, REESE, SANTORA, SCHLOSSBERG, SCHREIBER, WHEELAND, FARINA, D. COSTA, DAVIDSON, WARNER, ROZZI, DONATUCCI, JAMES, STAATS, RAVENSTAHL, MICCARELLI

Short Title
An Act amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for industrial hemp research; imposing powers and duties on the Department of Agriculture and the Legislative Reference Bureau; imposing criminal and civil penalties; abrogating a regulation; and making a related repeal.

Memo Subject
Industrial Hemp

Actions
1225 Referred to AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS, April 15, 2015
2312 Reported as amended, Oct. 6, 2015
First consideration, Oct. 6, 2015
Laid on the table, Oct. 6, 2015
Removed from table, Nov. 18, 2015
Laid on the table, Nov. 18, 2015
Removed from table, March 23, 2016
3087 Second consideration, with amendments, April 5, 2016
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, April 5, 2016
(Remarks see House Journal Page 481-482), April 5, 2016
Re-reported as committed, April 6, 2016
Third consideration and final passage, April 6, 2016 (187-0)
In the Senate
Referred to AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS, April 12, 2016
3619 Reported as amended, June 23, 2016
First consideration, June 23, 2016
Second consideration, June 29, 2016
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 29, 2016
3706 Re-reported as amended, July 1, 2016
Third consideration and final passage, July 1, 2016 (49-0)
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 722-723), July 1, 2016
In the House
Referred to RULES, July 1, 2016
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, July 10, 2016
House concurred in Senate amendments, July 10, 2016 (184-0)
(Remarks see House Journal Page 1620), July 10, 2016
Signed in House, July 10, 2016
Signed in Senate, July 11, 2016
Presented to the Governor, July 11, 2016
Approved by the Governor, July 20, 2016
Act No. 92 of 2016, July 20, 2016

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