Senate Resolution 421
2017-2018 Regular Session
A Resolution urging the Congress of the United States to pass the language from the Hemp Farming Act of 2018, as contained in the 2018 Farm Bill, removing industrial hemp from the Schedule I Controlled Substance List and legalizing commercial industrial hemp production in the United States, and urging the Department of Agriculture of the Commonwealth to conduct a study of industrial hemp research pilot programs and prepare recommended draft statutory and regulatory language.
Co-Sponsorship Memo
Prime Sponsor
Senator Sharif Street
D Senate District 3
Co-Sponsors
Sen. Judith Schwank
D Senate District 11
Sen. John Sabatina
D Senate District 5
Sen. David Argall
R Senate District 29
Sen. Patrick Browne
R Senate District 16
Sen. Wayne Fontana
D Senate District 42
Sen. Jay Costa
D Senate District 43
Sen. John Gordner
R Senate District 27
Sen. Daylin Leach
D Senate District 17
Sen. Vincent Hughes
D Senate District 7
Sen. Mike Folmer
R Senate District 48
Sen. Lawrence Farnese
D Senate District 1
Sen. James Brewster
D Senate District 45
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Transmitted as directed, Oct. 23, 2018
Senate
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| 2019 | Referred to Agriculture & Rural Affairs, Sept. 25, 2018 |
| Reported as committed, Oct. 2, 2018 | |
| Adopted, Oct. 15, 2018 | |
| (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 964), Oct. 15, 2018 | |
| Transmitted as directed, Oct. 23, 2018 |
Printers Numbers
Votes
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Senate AGRICULTURE & RURAL AFFAIRS Committee Vote
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Statute References
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Senate Resolution 421
2017-2018 Regular Session
Sponsors
STREET, SCHWANK, SABATINA, ARGALL, BROWNE, FONTANA, COSTA, GORDNER, LEACH, HUGHES, FOLMER, FARNESE, BREWSTER
Short Title
A Resolution urging the Congress of the United States to pass the language from the Hemp Farming Act of 2018, as contained in the 2018 Farm Bill, removing industrial hemp from the Schedule I Controlled Substance List and legalizing commercial industrial hemp production in the United States, and urging the Department of Agriculture of the Commonwealth to conduct a study of industrial hemp research pilot programs and prepare recommended draft statutory and regulatory language.
Memo Subject
Industrial Hemp Resolution
Actions
| 2019 | Referred to AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS, Sept. 25, 2018 |
| Reported as committed, Oct. 2, 2018 | |
| Adopted, Oct. 15, 2018 | |
| (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 964), Oct. 15, 2018 | |
| Transmitted as directed, Oct. 23, 2018 |
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