---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to hemp, cannabinoid hemp, and hemp extract"
description: "Relates to hemp, cannabinoid hemp, and hemp extract."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "A 8977"
citation: "New York A 8977 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["LUPARDO"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-07"
last_action: "2020-01-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0bbf37ec-0b3f-4710-9286-32a270aef4b7"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A8977"
source_hash: "17479d538263784bae460bc70a6b0c3e34ccb2e64e560e38419a744556b2708a"
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-ny"]
---

# New York A 8977 (2019-2020) — Relates to hemp, cannabinoid hemp, and hemp extract

Relates to hemp, cannabinoid hemp, and hemp extract.

## Version chain

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

1. **A8977** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8977&term=2019&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **61–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **137–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- LUPARDO — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-07** REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-08** REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-14** REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-14** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-14** REPORTED
- **2020-01-16** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.334
- **2020-01-21** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2020-01-21** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2020-01-21** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-21** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6968
- **2020-01-21** 3RD READING CAL.47
- **2020-01-21** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2020-01-21** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2020-01-22** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2020-01-23** SIGNED CHAP.1 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0bbf37ec-0b3f-4710-9286-32a270aef4b7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).