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Introduced
02/22/2023
02/22/2023
In Committee
03/16/2023
03/16/2023
Crossed Over
03/10/2023
03/10/2023
Passed
03/16/2023
03/16/2023
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
03/23/2023
03/23/2023
Introduced Session
2023 Regular Session
Bill Summary
AN ACT relating to the regulation of hemp-derived products. WHEREAS, on August 3, 2022, the Boone Circuit Court entered a permanent injunction prohibiting the Kentucky State Police from instituting or continuing any criminal enforcement action against a person in possession of certain products containing delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC); and WHEREAS, on Novem
AI Summary
This bill directs the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to immediately begin regulating delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and other hemp-derived substances with intoxicating effects. By August 1, 2023, the Cabinet must promulgate emergency regulations to implement measures such as prohibiting the sale or possession of these "covered products" to anyone under 21, requiring retailers to keep the products behind the counter, establishing a laboratory testing and approval process, and specifying labeling requirements. The bill also allows Kentucky production facilities shipping covered products to states with testing requirements to defer to those state standards, while requiring them to follow Kentucky's requirements when shipping to states without testing rules.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (5)
Rebecca Raymer (R)*,
Beverly Chester-Burton (D),
David Meade (R),
William Reed (R),
Wade Williams (R),
Last Action
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 78) (on 03/23/2023)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb544.html |
| BillText | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/23RS/documents/0078.pdf |
| Senate Committee Substitute 1 | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/HB544/SCS1.pdf |
| BillText | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/hb544/bill.pdf |
| House Committee Amendment 1 | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/HB544/HCA1.pdf |
| House Committee Substitute 1 | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/HB544/HCS1.pdf |
| Vote History for HB544 | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb544/vote_history.pdf |
| BillText | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/hb544/orig_bill.pdf |
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