---
type: "Bill"
title: "Industrial Hemp Designation Agricultural Product"
description: "Section 1 of the bill includes the unprocessed seeds of industrial hemp in the definition of 'commodity' within the 'Commodity Handler Act', thus subjecting a person who acts as a commodity handler with respect to the unprocessed seeds of industrial hemp to the licensing requirements set forth in the 'Commodity Handler Act'."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2018A"
identifier: "SB 18-205"
citation: "Colorado SB 18-205 (2018A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barbara McLachlan", "Don Coram", "Marc Catlin", "Vicki Marble"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 14
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-03-12T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-05-29T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/acb80253-3b05-4c28-bd19-7fa2d9e5c9a8"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb18-205"
source_hash: "f7e2dd56ba68bb0ff7aa101cf7367883177a9a2b462a3a3fff721983f09b4679"
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-co"]
---

# Colorado SB 18-205 (2018A) — Industrial Hemp Designation Agricultural Product

Section 1 of the bill includes the unprocessed seeds of industrial hemp in the definition of 'commodity' within the 'Commodity Handler Act', thus subjecting a person who acts as a commodity handler with respect to the unprocessed seeds of industrial hemp to the licensing requirements set forth in the 'Commodity Handler Act'.

## Version chain

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

1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018a/bills/cr/2018a_sb205_h_agr_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (03/27/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_205_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (05/11/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_205_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (03/12/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_205_01.pdf)
5. **Reengrossed (03/28/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_205_ren.pdf)
6. **Rerevised (05/01/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_205_rer.pdf)
7. **Revised (04/30/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_205_rev.pdf)
8. **Signed Act (05/29/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_205_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- BILL — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **60–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- REPASS — **35–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Barbara McLachlan — primary (person)
- Don Coram — primary (person)
- Marc Catlin — primary (person)
- Vicki Marble — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-05-29T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-11T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-11T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2018-05-11T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2018-05-02T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2018-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-30T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `reading-2`
- **2018-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2018-04-23T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2018-04-03T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources `introduction`
- **2018-03-28T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-27T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2018-03-22T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-12T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/acb80253-3b05-4c28-bd19-7fa2d9e5c9a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).