2021 House Bill 5061

Exempt industrial hemp from food adulterant list

Introduced in the House

June 17, 2021

Introduced by Rep. Bryan Posthumus (R-73)

To revise the law that legalized industrial hemp by adding a declaration that a (non-exclusive) list of specified products in the bill are considered a legal “hemp commodity” or “hemp product”.

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform

Feb. 1, 2022

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Feb. 17, 2022

Passed in the House 97 to 4 (details)

To revise details in the law that legalized industrial hemp of which types of marijuana and industrial hemp industry licenses an industry participant must obtain to engage in certain transactions with other types of marijuana industry licensees.

Received in the Senate

Feb. 22, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform

June 16, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture