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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
SENATE BILL 1422 By: Pederson
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp
Program; creating the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Task
Force; providing for termination; providing purpose;
providing for membership; stating quorum; allowing
election of chair and vice chair; requiring
appointments and first meeting within c ertain
timeframe; disallowing compensatio n; providing staff;
authorizing certain consultations; requiri ng certain
report; providing for codification; and declaring an
emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3-412 of Title 2, unless there
is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follows:
A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Task
Force until December 31, 2026. The purpose of the task force shall
be to provide the Legislature and the Governor with information on
impacts of the production and processing of indust rial hemp in the
state.
B. The task force shall consist of six (6) members as follows:
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1. One member, appointed by the Governor, who shall be an
individual who represents the agricultural industry;
2. One member, appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the
Senate, who shall be an individual who represents the agricultural
industry;
3. One member, appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, who shall be an indi vidual who represents the
agricultural industry;
4. One member appointed by th e Oklahoma Department of
Agriculture, Food, and Forestry;
5. One member appointed by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce;
and
6. One member appointed by Oklahoma State Univers ity.
C. Quorum for official business of the task force shall be four
members. A chair and a vice chair shall be elected by a majority
vote of the members of the task force.
D. Appointments to the task force shall be made by the
appointing authority no l ater than sixty (60) days after the
effective date of this act. Appoint ed members shall, to the
greatest extent practicable, have by education or experience,
knowledge of industrial hemp. The chair shall hold the first
meeting of the task force no later than ninety (90) days after the
effective date of this act. Any v acancy in the membership of the
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task force shall be filled in the same manner provi ded for in the
initial appointment.
E. The members of the task force shall receive no compensation
but shall receive travel reimbursement for necessary travel expenses
incurred in the performance of their dutie s in accordance with the
State Travel Reimbursement Act . The task force shall be staffed by
the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry and shall
meet as often as necessary to perform its duties.
F. The task force may consult with any organization, government
entity, or person in the development of its report required pursuant
to the provisions of subsection G of this section.
G. On or before December 24, 202 6, the task force shall
electronically submit to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of
the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Repre sentatives, and the
chairs of the Senate and House committees that oversee agriculture,
a report containing, but not limited to, the following information
based on available data :
1. A review of laws and regulations on hemp used for industrial
purposes used by this state, other states, and the federal
government;
2. A recommendation on a llowable amounts of
tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in hemp used for industrial purposes ;
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3. A recommendation on the definition of hemp as it pertains to
fiber and grain proce ssing versus cannabidiol (CBD) extraction and
processing;
4. The need for outreach and assistance to farmers,
agricultural cooperatives, farm organizations, tribal governments,
and other related entities; and
5. A recommendation on grant programs or other funding.
SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by r eason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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