MA H3544

Bill

Clarifying agricultural preservation restrictions

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the cultivation of cannabis and industrial hemp on land with agricultural preservation restrictions. Cannabis Policy.

AI Summary

This bill clarifies that the cultivation of cannabis, when licensed by the Cannabis Control Commission, and the cultivation of industrial hemp, when licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, are considered "agricultural use" under the existing law on agricultural preservation restrictions.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (7)

Mindy Domb (D), Ryan Fattman (R), Dylan Fernandes (D), Stephen Hay (D), Joe McKenna (R), Denise Provost (D), Aaron Vega (D),

Last Action

Accompanied H3535 (on 06/10/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3544

(4 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3544
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3544.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3535	Expanding agriculture preservation restrictions for hemp cultivation	Passed to be engrossed - 152 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY in Supplement, No. 79)	Replaced by
H3545	Establishing a cannabis and hemp cultivation research center at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst	Accompanied a new draft, see H4526	Similar To
H3651	Authorizing the release of certain land in the town of Cummington from the operation of an agricultural preservation restriction	New draft substituted, see H4224	Similar To
H4224	Authorizing the release of certain land in the town of Cummington from the operation of an agricultural preservation restriction	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 127 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To

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