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Senate amends hemp-extract bill to cut allowable CBD level and require a study
Summary
On the floor, senators amended Substitute House Bill 58 to change the definition of hemp by lowering allowable CBD from 15% to 5% and added a study requirement; the amendment passed and the sponsor moved final passage.
Substitute House Bill 58, described on the floor by Senator Urquhart, would revise the statutory definition of hemp and lower the allowable cannabidiol (CBD) threshold for hemp-extract products. The sponsor said the bill reduces the allowable CBD concentration from 15% to 5% and requires a study related to the changes. The sponsor offered Amendment 1 under their name; the Senate moved to adopt the amendment, the motion passed, and the bill as amended was opened for final passage. Sponsor urged support, saying the bill "helps people who are seriously in need." The floor vote on final passage was initiated in the transcript but the final roll-call tally is not fully recorded in this excerpt.
