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Bill	Industrial hemp.	(1) Existing law governs the growth of industrial hemp and imposes specified procedures and requirements on a person who grows industrial hemp, not including an established agricultural research institution, as defined. Existing law defines "industrial hemp" to be the same as that term is defined in the California Uniform Controlled Substances Act, which defines that term as a fiber or oilseed crop, or both, that is limited to types of the plant Cannabis sativa L. with a tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content that does not exceed a specified THC limit, the plant's seeds or resin, and specified substances and mixtures of the plant or its seeds or resin. Existing law requires that industrial hemp only be grown if it is on the list of approved hemp seed cultivars, which includes industrial hemp seed cultivars certified on or before January 1, 2013, by specific organizations, except as specified. Existing law requires industrial hemp to be grown only as a densely planted fiber or oilseed crop, or both. Existing law, the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA) , added by Proposition 64 at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, requires this crop to be grown in minimum acreages of 110 of an acre, except as specified. Existing law prohibits the ornamental and clandestine cultivation of industrial hemp plants, and, except under specified circumstances, pruning and tending of individual industrial hemp plants and culling of industrial hemp. Existing law requires sampling and laboratory testing of industrial hemp, as provided, to determine compliance with THC limits and destruction of industrial hemp that exceeds those limits. Existing law establishes timeframes for sampling of industrial hemp and, if applicable, destruction of industrial hemp that exceeds THC limits.	us/states/ca	California Legislature	20172018	SB 1409	California SB 1409 (20172018)	bill appropriation	Industrial hemp.	enacted	Wilk	9	38	10	2018-02-16	2018-09-30	openstates	ocd-bill/0e5c5dd3-f9d2-4f07-92d3-2ff2749645a3	http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB1409	3a32ad6ccc39c4f7c60566fa613acece27565a5ee45cdd33d45b21253455bbd5	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ca

California SB 1409 (20172018) — Industrial hemp.

(1) Existing law governs the growth of industrial hemp and imposes specified procedures and requirements on a person who grows industrial hemp, not including an established agricultural research institution, as defined. Existing law defines "industrial hemp" to be the same as that term is defined in the California Uniform Controlled Substances Act, which defines that term as a fiber or oilseed crop, or both, that is limited to types of the plant Cannabis sativa L. with a tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content that does not exceed a specified THC limit, the plant's seeds or resin, and specified substances and mixtures of the plant or its seeds or resin. Existing law requires that industrial hemp only be grown if it is on the list of approved hemp seed cultivars, which includes industrial hemp seed cultivars certified on or before January 1, 2013, by specific organizations, except as specified. Existing law requires industrial hemp to be grown only as a densely planted fiber or oilseed crop, or both. Existing law, the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA) , added by Proposition 64 at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, requires this crop to be grown in minimum acreages of 110 of an acre, except as specified. Existing law prohibits the ornamental and clandestine cultivation of industrial hemp plants, and, except under specified circumstances, pruning and tending of individual industrial hemp plants and culling of industrial hemp. Existing law requires sampling and laboratory testing of industrial hemp, as provided, to determine compliance with THC limits and destruction of industrial hemp that exceeds those limits. Existing law establishes timeframes for sampling of industrial hemp and, if applicable, destruction of industrial hemp that exceeds THC limits.

Version chain

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

1. 02/16/18 - Introduced (filed) — source
2. 04/02/18 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
3. 05/01/18 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
4. 05/25/18 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
5. 08/06/18 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
6. 08/24/18 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
7. 09/30/18 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
8. SB1409 (committee substitute) — source
9. 09/07/18 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Do pass. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
• Do pass as amended — 7–0 (pass) · upper
• Unfinished Business SB1409 Wilk et al. Concurrence — 39–0 (pass) · upper
• Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Agriculture] — 7–0 (pass) · lower
• Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
• Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–0 (pass) · lower
• Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] — 4–0 (pass) · upper
• SB 1409 Wilk Senate Third Reading By CABALLERO — 75–1 (pass) · lower
• Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–0 (pass) · upper
• 3rd Reading SB1409 Wilk et al. — 37–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Wilk — primary (person)
• Caballero — coauthor (person)
• Galgiani — coauthor (person)
• Glazer — coauthor (person)
• Lackey — coauthor (person)
• Wiener — coauthor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-02-16 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
• 2018-02-20 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
• 2018-03-08 Referred to Coms. on AGRI. and PUB. S. referral-committee
• 2018-03-16 Set for hearing April 3.
• 2018-04-02 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on AGRI. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
• 2018-04-03 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 4513.) (April 3). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2018-04-05 Set for hearing April 17.
• 2018-04-17 April 17 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
• 2018-04-18 Set for hearing April 24.
• 2018-04-25 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4820.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2018-04-27 Set for hearing May 7.
• 2018-05-01 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
• 2018-05-01 May 7 hearing postponed by committee.
• 2018-05-04 Set for hearing May 14.
• 2018-05-14 May 14 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
• 2018-05-18 Set for hearing May 25.
• 2018-05-25 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4310.) (May 25). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
• 2018-05-25 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2
• 2018-05-29 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
• 2018-05-30 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4316.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
• 2018-05-31 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
• 2018-06-11 Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and AGRI. referral-committee
• 2018-06-19 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on AGRI. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 19). Re-referred to Com. on AGRI. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2018-06-28 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2018-07-03 Coauthors revised
• 2018-08-06 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
• 2018-08-08 August 8 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
• 2018-08-16 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 16). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
• 2018-08-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
• 2018-08-24 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
• 2018-08-24 Ordered to third reading.
• 2018-08-31 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
• 2018-08-31 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
• 2018-08-31 Ordered to special consent calendar.
• 2018-08-31 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 6151.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
• 2018-09-12 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
• 2018-09-30 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
• 2018-09-30 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 986, Statutes of 2018.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0e5c5dd3-f9d2-4f07-92d3-2ff2749645a3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).