---
type: "Bill"
title: "Industrial Hemp Development Act"
description: "Industrial Hemp Development Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 220"
citation: "West Virginia SB 220 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Consumer Protection"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Woodrum"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 44
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-01-13"
last_action: "2023-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/67a0e2bc-4221-4da3-a63a-45840536420d"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=220&year=2023&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "d32afaff030f6363c2a532c07aa5768e2f95f66e8a393fd1b88e3576c1c9ac3f"
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-wv"]
---

# West Virginia SB 220 (2023) — Industrial Hemp Development Act

## Version chain

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

1. **Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb220%20sub1.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=220)
2. **Engrossed Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb220%20sub1%20eng.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=220)
3. **Enrolled Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb220%20sub1%20enr.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=220)
4. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb220%20intr.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=220)
5. **sb220 h jud am _1 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/com_amends/sb220 h jud am _1 adopted.htm)
6. **sb220 hfa capito 3-9 _1 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/floor_amends/sb220 hfa capito 3-9 _1 adopted.htm)
7. **sb220 hfat capito 3-9 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/floor_amends/sb220 hfat capito 3-9 adopted.htm)
8. **sb220 sfa trump _1 2-26 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/floor_amends/sb220 sfa trump _1 2-26 adopted.htm)
9. **sb220 sfat trump _1 2-26 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/floor_amends/sb220 sfat trump _1 2-26 adopted.htm)

## Votes

- Passage — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Woodrum — primary (person)
- Deeds — cosponsor (person)
- Hamilton — cosponsor (person)
- Rucker — cosponsor (person)
- Stuart — cosponsor (person)
- Trump — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-13** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-13** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-13** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-01-13** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-24** Committee substitute reported
- **2023-02-25** On 1st reading
- **2023-02-25** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2023-02-27** On 2nd reading
- **2023-02-27** Laid over on 2nd reading 2/27/2023
- **2023-02-28** Deferred until foot of 2nd reading
- **2023-02-28** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-28** Floor amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2023-03-01** On 3rd reading
- **2023-03-01** Deferred until foot of 1st reading
- **2023-03-02** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-03-01** Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 341) `passage`
- **2023-03-01** Ordered to House
- **2023-03-02** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2023-03-02** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02** To House Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08** With amendment, do pass `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-08** Immediate consideration
- **2023-03-08** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2023-03-09** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2023-03-09** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-10** On 3rd reading with right to amend, Special Calendar
- **2023-03-10** Amendment to committee amendment adopted (voice)
- **2023-03-10** Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2023-03-10** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-03-10** Passed House (Roll No. 641) `passage`
- **2023-03-10** Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2023-03-10** Communicated to Senate
- **2023-03-11** House Message received
- **2023-03-11** Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 578)
- **2023-03-11** Communicated to House
- **2023-03-11** Completed legislative action
- **2023-03-11** House received Senate message
- **2023-03-11** To Governor 3/16/2023 - House Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-16** To Governor 3/16/2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-11** To Governor 3/16/2023 - Senate Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-23** Approved by Governor 3/23/2023 `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-11** Approved by Governor 3/23/2023 - Senate Journal `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-11** Approved by Governor 3/23/2023 - House Journal `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01** Chapter 173, Acts, Regular Session, 2023 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/67a0e2bc-4221-4da3-a63a-45840536420d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).