HB 896 KY Introduced
AN ACT relating to hemp products and declaring an emergency.
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Summary
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 217 to define terms; establish laboratory and testing standards and procedures; exempt designated persons from prosecution or discipline, including attorneys who represent those affiliated with regulated adult-use products; repeal, reenact, and amend KRS 260.8635 as a new section of KRS Chapter 217 to establish procedures for transporting intermediate hemp-derived cannabinoid products; amend KRS 217.039 to establish rules and procedures for the sale of retail hemp, intermediate hemp-derived cannabinoid products, and cannabis-infused beverages; amend KRS 243.030 to reduce the fee for an annual cannabis-infused beverage retail package license from $2,000 to $500; amend KRS 260.862 to allow the Department of Agriculture to prescribe rules for the sale of cannabis floral material by a licensed cultivator or handler; amend KRS 138.870, 218A.010, 218B.010, 218B.015, 241.010, 260.852, and 260.858 to conform; EMERGENCY.
Sponsor (1)
- A. Gentry Democratic · primary
Action history (3)
- Mar 4, 2026 introduced in House · lower
- Mar 4, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
- Mar 11, 2026 to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H) · lower
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