SB 17-117

signed

Recognize Industrial Hemp Agricultural Product For Agricultural Water Right

Plain-English Summary

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Senate Bill 17-117 in Colorado allows farmers with water rights for agricultural use to grow industrial hemp. To do so, they must be registered by the state's Department of Agriculture for commercial or research purposes. This means that farmers can now legally use their existing water rights to cultivate industrial hemp, expanding the types of crops they can grow under those rights. Since the bill has been signed into law, it is now official and enforceable in Colorado.

Official Summary

In Colorado, water subject to a water right may be used for the purpose for which the water is decreed. The bill confirms that a person with an absolute or conditional water right decreed for agricultural use may use the water subject to the water right for the growth or cultivation of industrial hemp if the person is registered by the department of agriculture to grow industrial hemp for commercial or research and development purposes. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Details

Chamber: Senate
First action: 2017-05-21
Latest action: 2017-01-27
Last action desc.: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy
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Votes

Refer Senate Bill 17-117, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 9-2.

2017-04-17 · House · pass — Yes: 9 · No: 2 · Other:

Adopt amendment L.001. The motion passed without objection.

2017-04-17 · House · pass — Yes: 0 · No: 0 · Other:

Refer Senate Bill 17-117 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 12-0.