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CS/SB 438: Food and Hemp Products

GENERAL BILL by Agriculture ; Burton ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Davis

Food and Hemp Products; Providing that a marijuana testing laboratory may acquire hemp and hemp extract only from certain businesses; revising requirements for the sale and distribution of hemp extract; prohibiting businesses or food establishments from possessing hemp or hemp extract products that are attractive to children; prohibiting a business permitted to sell hemp or hemp extract from being located in certain areas; providing a penalty for hemp extract possessed, manufactured, delivered, held, offered for sale, distributed, or sold by certain entities in violation of specified provisions, etc. APPROPRIATION: $2,000,000

Effective Date: 10/1/2025
Last Action: 4/25/2025 House - Added to Second Reading Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Agriculture (AG)
  2. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/28/2025 Senate • Filed
    3/7/2025 Senate • Referred to Agriculture; Fiscal Policy
    3/10/2025 Senate • Introduced
    3/12/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 03/17/25, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
    3/17/2025 Senate • CS by Agriculture; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
    3/18/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS by Agriculture read 1st time
    • Now in Fiscal Policy
    3/24/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/27/25, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/27/2025 Senate • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/3/2025 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
    4/9/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 380
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 381
    • CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 381
    • Immediately certified -SJ 392
    4/9/2025 House • In Messages
    4/22/2025 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2025)
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    4/25/2025 House • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar

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  • CS/SB 438, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/18/2025 at 10:20 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 3/26/2025 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 3/27/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (5)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1597 Food and Hemp Products Trabulsy Similar Last Action: 3/5/2025 H Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
    H 601 Hemp Extract Products Cassel Compare Last Action: 3/4/2025 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    H 7027 (c1) Hemp Consumable THC Products Commerce Committee Compare Last Action: 4/25/2025 H Added to Second Reading Calendar
    S 334 Marijuana Products Gruters Compare Last Action: 1/27/2025 S Withdrawn prior to introduction
    S 1030 Food and Hemp Products Davis Compare Last Action: 3/4/2025 S Introduced

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/27/2025 1:00 PM Fiscal Policy 18 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/9/2025 3:26 PM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    381.988 Medical marijuana testing laboratories; marijuana tests conducted by a certified laboratory. Page 3 (pdf)
    500.03 Definitions; construction; applicability. Page 13 (pdf)
    581.217 State hemp program. Page 4 (pdf)

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  • SB 438, Original Filed Version Posted 2/28/2025 at 3:23 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Agriculture (Pre-Meeting) 3/14/2025 (pdf)
    Agriculture (Post-Meeting) 3/18/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1597 Food and Hemp Products Trabulsy Identical Last Action: 3/5/2025 H Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
    H 601 Hemp Extract Products Cassel Compare Last Action: 3/4/2025 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    S 334 Marijuana Products Gruters Compare Last Action: 1/27/2025 S Withdrawn prior to introduction
    S 1030 Food and Hemp Products Davis Compare Last Action: 3/4/2025 S Introduced

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    100076 - Amendment
    Delete lines 186 - 303 and insert:
    Agriculture
    (Burton)
    3/13/2025
    4:44 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/17/2025
    Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/17/2025 4:00 PM Agriculture 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    381.988 Medical marijuana testing laboratories; marijuana tests conducted by a certified laboratory. Page 3 (pdf)
    500.03 Definitions; construction; applicability. Page 13 (pdf)
    581.217 State hemp program. Page 4 (pdf)

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