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Last action · February 6, 2026

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Introduced January 30, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB532

AN ACT relating to medicinal hemp products and declaring an emergency.

Short title: Kentucky Medicinal Hemp Farmers Act

Amend KRS 260.850 to define terms; create a new section of KRS Chapter 260 to establish quality assurance and safety protocols for medicinal hemp cultivation, handling, processing, and marketing; amend KRS 260.862 to grant the Kentucky Department of Agriculture the authority to promulgate administrative regulations related to quality assurance and safety protocols of cultivation, handling, processing, or marketing of medicinal hemp products and to require medicinal hemp product cultivators and processors to follow federal good manufacturing, packaging, labeling, or holding practices.

Administrative Regulations and Proceedings Agriculture Drugs and Medicines Effective Dates, Emergency Short Titles and Popular Names

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This bill sets up safety and quality standards for hemp products sold for medicinal use in Kentucky. It gives the Kentucky Department of Agriculture the authority to create rules covering how medicinal hemp is grown, handled, processed, and labeled, and requires producers to follow federal good manufacturing practices. The emergency declaration means these rules could take effect immediately if the bill becomes law. Who it may affect: hemp farmers, hemp processors, and businesses that market medicinal hemp products in Kentucky.

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