---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relating to the regulation and production of industrial hemp; relating to industrial hemp pilot programs; providing that industrial hemp is not included in the definition of 'marijuana'; providing that cannabidiol oil is not included in the definition of 'hashish oil'; clarifying that adding industrial hemp to food does not create an adulterated food product; and providing for an effective date."
description: "An Act relating to the regulation and production of industrial hemp; relating to industrial hemp pilot programs; providing that industrial hemp is not included in the definition of 'marijuana'; providing that cannabidiol oil is not included in the definition of 'hashish oil'; clarifying that adding industrial hemp to food does not create an adulterated food product; and providing for an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ak"
legislature: "Alaska Legislature"
session: "30"
identifier: "SB 6"
citation: "Alaska SB 6 (30)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "CRIMES", "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "DRUGS", "FOOD", "LICENSING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["HUGHES"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 78
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-09"
last_action: "2018-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/094fd7fc-7647-4d8b-911a-d2f32ff4502b"
source_url: "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/30?Root=SB6"
source_hash: "884e139e42d0a689808da893c2628a6d6e8c17f1cea62e25365936b67ad7021e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ak"]
---

# Alaska SB 6 (30) — An Act relating to the regulation and production of industrial hemp; relating to industrial hemp pilot programs; providing that industrial hemp is not included in the definition of 'marijuana'; providing that cannabidiol oil is not included in the definition of 'hashish oil'; clarifying that adding industrial hemp to food does not create an adulterated food product; and providing for an effective date.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **SB0006A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=SB0006A)
2. **SB0006B** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=SB0006B)
3. **SB0006C** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=SB0006C)
4. **SB0006D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=SB0006D)
5. **SB0006E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=SB0006E)
6. **SB0006Z** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/30?hsid=SB0006Z)

## Votes

- Shall CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 6(JUD) "An Act relating to the regulation and production of industrial hemp; relating to industrial hemp pilot programs; providing that industrial hemp is not included in the definition of 'marijuana'; and clarifying that adding industrial hemp to food does not create an adulterated food product" pass the Senate? — **20–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall HCS CSSB 6(FIN)(efd add H) pass the House? — **36–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- HUGHES — primary (person)
- Begich — cosponsor (person)
- Bishop — cosponsor (person)
- Gardner — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-09** Prefile released `filing`
- **2017-01-18** Read the first time - REFERRALS `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-18** Referred to Resources and Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-17** RES RPT CS 5DP 1NR NEW TITLE
- **2017-02-17** RES Do Pass: GIESSEL, HUGHES, COGHILL, VON IMHOF, MEYER `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-17** RES No Recommendation: STEDMAN
- **2017-02-17** Fiscal Note 1: No fiscal impact (Law)
- **2017-02-17** Fiscal Note 2: Indeterminate fiscal impact (Natural Resources)
- **2017-02-17** Fiscal Note 3: No fiscal impact (Public Safety)
- **2017-02-17** Fiscal Note 4: No fiscal impact (Public Safety)
- **2017-02-17** FIN REFERRAL ADDED AFTER JUD
- **2017-03-22** JUD RPT CS 5DP NEW TITLE
- **2017-03-22** JUD Do Pass: COGHILL, KELLY, MEYER, COSTELLO, WIELECHOWSKI `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-22** Fiscal Note 5: No fiscal impact (Public Safety)
- **2017-03-22** Fiscal Note 6: No fiscal impact (Law)
- **2017-03-22** Fiscal Note 7: No fiscal impact (Commerce, Community & Economic Development)
- **2017-03-22** Fiscal Note 8: No fiscal impact (Public Safety)
- **2017-03-22** Fiscal Note 9: (Natural Resources)
- **2017-04-07** Cosponsors added: BISHOP
- **2017-04-10** FIN RPT CS(JUD) 3DP 4NR
- **2017-04-10** FIN Do Pass: HOFFMAN, BISHOP, VON IMHOF `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-10** FIN No Recommendation: MACKINNON, DUNLEAVY, OLSON, MICCICHE
- **2017-04-10** Fiscal Note 5: No fiscal impact (Public Safety)
- **2017-04-10** Fiscal Note 6: No fiscal impact (Law)
- **2017-04-10** Fiscal Note 7: No fiscal impact (Commerce, Community & Economic Development)
- **2017-04-10** Fiscal Note 8: No fiscal impact (Public Safety)
- **2017-04-10** FN10: (S.FIN/DNR)
- **2017-04-10** RULES TO CALENDAR 4/10/2017
- **2017-04-10** Read the second time `reading-2`
- **2017-04-10** JUD CS ADOPTED UC
- **2017-04-10** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC
- **2017-04-10** Read the third time CSSB 6(JUD) `reading-3`
- **2017-04-10** Cosponsors added: GARDNER, BEGICH
- **2017-04-10** PASSED Y20 N- `passage`
- **2017-04-10** TRANSMITTED TO (H)
- **2017-04-10** VERSION: CSSB 6(JUD)
- **2017-04-11** Read the first time - REFERRALS `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-04-11** Referred to Finance `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-11** CROSS SPONSOR(S): KITO
- **2017-04-12** FIRST CROSS SPONSOR: KAWASAKI
- **2017-05-03** CROSS SPONSOR(S): THOMPSON, GRENN
- **2018-02-12** FIN RPT HCS(FIN) NT 8DP 1AM
- **2018-02-12** PENDING TITLE CHANGE HCR
- **2018-02-12** FIN Do Pass: GRENN, GUTTENBERG, THOMPSON, GARA, WILSON, TILTON, SEATON, FOSTER `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-12** FIN Amend: KAWASAKI
- **2018-02-12** Fiscal Note 11: No fiscal impact (Commerce, Community & Economic Development)
- **2018-02-12** Fiscal Note 12: No fiscal impact (Law)
- **2018-02-12** Fiscal Note 13: No fiscal impact (Public Safety)
- **2018-02-12** Fiscal Note 14: No fiscal impact (Public Safety)
- **2018-02-12** FN15: (H.FIN/DNR)
- **2018-02-12** CROSS SPONSOR(S): GARA, WILSON
- **2018-02-14** FIRST CROSS SPONSOR: DRUMMOND
- **2018-02-14** CROSS SPONSOR(S): SULLIVAN-LEONARD, KOPP, LINCOLN, PARISH
- **2018-02-19** RULES TO CALENDAR 2/19/2018
- **2018-02-19** Read the second time `reading-2`
- **2018-02-19** FIN HCS ADOPTED UC
- **2018-02-19** AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC
- **2018-02-19** ...TECHNICAL TITLE CHANGE
- **2018-02-19** AM NO 2 FAILED Y1 N35 E3 V1
- **2018-02-19** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC
- **2018-02-19** Read the third time HCS CSSB 6(FIN)(EFD ADD H) `reading-3`
- **2018-02-19** PASSED Y36 E3 V1 `passage`
- **2018-02-19** EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2018-02-19** TITLE CHANGE: HCR 16
- **2018-02-19** CROSS SPONSOR(S): TARR, GUTTENBERG, MILLETT, LEDOUX, JOSEPHSON, WOOL, TUCK
- **2018-02-19** TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED
- **2018-02-19** VERSION: HCS CSSB 6(FIN)(EFD ADD H)
- **2018-02-21** CONCUR MESSAGE READ
- **2018-02-21** CONCUR AM OF (H) Y18 N- A1 V1
- **2018-02-21** EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- **2018-04-12** 8:32 AM 4/12/18 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-12** MANIFEST ERROR(S)
- **2018-04-13** Signed into law 4/12 CHAPTER 5 SLA 18 `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-13** EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 4/13/18
- **2018-06-27** LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 6/4/18
- **2018-06-27** LEG FINANCE APPROPRIATION MESSAGE 6/4/18
- **2018-06-27** FN(S) ATTACHED TO APPROP. BILL HB 286
- **2018-06-27** FN15: (H.FIN/DNR)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/094fd7fc-7647-4d8b-911a-d2f32ff4502b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alaska legislature records).