senate Bill S8496

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to industrial hemp development

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A9282 - Signed by Governor

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor Calendar
    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed by Governor

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Nov 21, 2022 signed chap.605
delivered to governor
May 17, 2022 returned to assembly
passed senate
3rd reading cal.983
substituted for s8496
May 17, 2022 substituted by a9282
May 05, 2022 advanced to third reading
May 04, 2022 2nd report cal.
May 03, 2022 1st report cal.983
Mar 07, 2022 referred to agriculture

Votes

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May 17, 2022 - floor Vote

A9282
61
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floor
61
Aye
0
Nay
0
Absent
2
Excused
0
Abstained
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Floor Vote: May 17, 2022

aye (61)
excused (2)

May 3, 2022 - Agriculture committee Vote

S8496
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committee
9
Aye
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Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Agriculture Committee Vote: May 3, 2022

aye (9)

S8496 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9282
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §519, Ag & Mkts L

S8496 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to industrial hemp development by including representatives from the New York state hemp workgroup and representatives from industries that currently use or may use industrial hemp in their products.

S8496 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S8496 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8496
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 7, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation  to  indus-
   trial hemp development
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 519 of the agriculture and markets law, as added by
 chapter 1 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   § 519. Hemp economic development.  [To  the  extent  the  commissioner
 believes  it  to  be  necessary, the] THE commissioner shall consult and
 cooperate with the New York state urban development corporation, THE NEW
 YORK STATE HEMP WORKGROUP CREATED PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED  EIGHT
 OF  THE  CANNABIS  LAW, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF INDUSTRIES THAT CURRENTLY
 USE, OR MAY POTENTIALLY USE, INDUSTRIAL HEMP  IN  THEIR  PRODUCTS,  with
 respect to the funding and support of research, AND PRODUCT AND BUSINESS
 DEVELOPMENT  AND  PROMOTION,  concerning hemp and businesses involved in
 growing, cultivating, and processing hemp for USES  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT
 LIMITED TO food, fiber, PACKAGING, cannabinoid content, AND construction
 materials [and other uses].
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14600-02-2

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