Senate Bill 600 Updates Medical Marihuana Facilities Oversight and Hemp Testing Rules

Original title: Marihuana: other; cross-references to industrial hemp research and development act within the medical marihuana facilities licensing act; amend.

Last action · December 17, 2025: referred to Committee on Regulatory ReformSponsors: Sam Singh and 4 others

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What This Bill Would Do

Medical marihuana processors and safety compliance facilities are permitted to handle, process, market, broker, or test industrial hemp under updated statutory provisions. State regulatory references are officially updated to designate the cannabis regulatory agency rather than prior boards, and safety compliance facilities must now meet specific staffing and accreditation requirements.

Why it matters

Licensed medical marijuana operators and hemp businesses face updated agency oversight, accreditation mandates, and staffing rules contingent upon the passage of related legislation.

Who It Would Affect

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Directly affected

medical marihuana facilities

State-licensed growers, processors, provisioning centers, secure transporters, and safety compliance facilities are subject to updated regulatory terminology and administrative oversight provisions.

Key Facts

Replaces references to the advisory panel and board with the cannabis regulatory agency throughout the act.
Permits processors and safety compliance facilities to handle, process, market, broker, or test industrial hemp pursuant to the industrial hemp research and development act.
Requires safety compliance facilities to be accredited by an entity approved by the board within one year of license issuance or be a vendor in good standing with state drug testing services.
Mandates that safety compliance facilities employ at least one staff member with a relevant advanced degree in a medical or laboratory science.

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Enacting section 1 states the bill will not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 599 of the 103rd Legislature is enacted into law.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the bill allow processors to handle industrial hemp?

Yes, the act does not prohibit a processor from handling, processing, marketing, or brokering industrial hemp.

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Procedural history

12 actions

Dec 17, 2025HouseCommittee
referred to Committee on Regulatory Reform
Dec 17, 2025HouseIntroduced
read a first time
Dec 17, 2025House
received on 12/17/2025
Dec 16, 2025SenateFloor
PASSED ROLL CALL # 340 YEAS 27 NAYS 8 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
Dec 9, 2025Senate
PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
Dec 9, 2025Senate
RULES SUSPENDED

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Dec 9, 2025Senate
PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
Dec 9, 2025Senate
REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)
Dec 2, 2025SenateCommittee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
Dec 2, 2025SenateCommittee
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 11/13/2025
Oct 2, 2025SenateCommittee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY AFFAIRS
Oct 2, 2025SenateIntroduced
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR SAM SINGH

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