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Senate Agriculture panel flags hemp as an agricultural product in SB 323 draft, notes cannabis fee cuts
Summary
The Senate Agriculture committee reviewed draft 3.2 of SB 323, which adds language classifying hemp as an agricultural product and moves the chapter from Title 6 to Title 7, extending administrative due-process protections; committee also noted a substantial but unspecified reduction in cannabis licensing fees.
The Senate Agriculture committee reviewed draft 3.2 of Senate Bill 323 on March 11, discussing new language that classifies hemp as an agricultural product and administrative changes affecting licensing and appeals.
A committee member summarized the edit on page 40, saying the draft “just added … saying that hemp is an agricultural product,” and noted the provision moves the chapter from Title 6 to Title 7. The committee member said that change would add administrative due-process protections for permit applicants, including clearer appeal routes and procedures for permit denials.
Committee members also noted a late, minor submission from the Cannabis Control Board that did not make the circulated draft; that change reportedly concerned delta-9-related language and was described as small.
The committee discussed fee language in the draft. The presenter said the page-46 language shows a “fairly substantial reduction in the fees relative to the current statute,” and characterized that as a policy choice. The exact dollar amounts or percentage reductions were not specified in the draft reviewed at the meeting.
The committee agreed to circulate a clean copy of the bill if no further changes are submitted and to share the draft with other committees for additional review.
The meeting closed with thanks to Bradley Shelman for joining the committee’s review. The committee did not record any formal vote during this session; next steps are circulation of a clean draft and follow-up with stakeholders and other committees.
