---
type: "Bill"
title: "Hemp, require state to seek federal approval of state program regulating hemp production, THC derived from hemp descheduled as a controlled substance, Secs. 2-8-381, 2-8-383, 20-2-2, 20-2-23 am'd."
description: "Hemp, require state to seek federal approval of state program regulating hemp production, THC derived from hemp descheduled as a controlled substance, Secs. 2-8-381, 2-8-383, 20-2-2, 20-2-23 am'd."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2019rs"
identifier: "SB 225"
citation: "Alabama SB 225 (2019rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Hemp"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Melson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-04-03T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/617f04ba-9473-42c6-b384-5827ac83b575"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=SB225"
source_hash: "628c3fe0d95246239e4ecb3ddf4c84cc6fa1d497d1d407fc3c76c74f7f43e0cb"
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-al"]
---

# Alabama SB 225 (2019rs) — Hemp, require state to seek federal approval of state program regulating hemp production, THC derived from hemp descheduled as a controlled substance, Secs. 2-8-381, 2-8-383, 20-2-2, 20-2-23 am'd.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/SB225-int.pdf)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/SB225-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1152 — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 863 — **25–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Melson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2019-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 863 `passage`
- **2019-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Agriculture and Forestry `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2019-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1152 `passage`
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Second House `passage`
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2019-502. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/617f04ba-9473-42c6-b384-5827ac83b575`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).