Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut HB5350: AN ACT CONCERNING CANNABIS, HEMP AND INFUSED BEVERAGE REGULATION.
Status: Signed into law, May 20, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning cannabis, hemp and infused beverage regulation. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING CANNABIS, HEMP AND INFUSED BEVERAGE REGULATION. Assembly convened: Section 1. Subsection (q) of section 1-1 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): (q) Except as otherwise specifically defined, the words "agriculture" and "farming" include cultivation of the soil, dairying, forestry, raising or harvesting any agricultural or horticultural commodity, including the raising, shearing, feeding, caring for, training and management of livestock, including horses, bees, the production of honey, poultry, furbearing animals and wildlife, and the raising or harvesting of oysters, clams, mussels, other molluscan shellfish or fish; the operation, management, conservation, improvement or maintenance of a farm and its buildings, tools and equipment, or salvaging timber or cleared land of brush or other debris left by a storm, as an incident to such farming operations; the production or harvesting of maple syrup or maple sugar, or any agricultural commodity, including lumber, as an incident to LCO No. 1819 1 of Raised Bill No. 5350 ordinary farming operations or the harvesting of mushrooms, the hatching of poultry, or the construction, operation or maintenance of ditches, canals, reservoirs or waterways used exclusively for farming purposes; handling, planting, drying, packing, packaging, processing, freezing, grading, storing or delivering to storage or to market, or to a carrier for transportation to market, …
Sponsors
- Kadeem Roberts (D, 137) · primary sponsor
- Nicholas Menapace (D, 37)
- Travis Simms (D, 140)
- Maryam Khan (D, 5)
- Farley Santos (D, 109)
- Roland Lemar (D, 96)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
- : Transmitted to the Secretary of State
- : Public Act 26-8
- : In Concurrence
- : Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A,D
- : Senate Rejected Senate Amendment Schedule B 5269
- : Senate Rejected Senate Amendment Schedule A 5403
- : Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A,D
- : File Number 716
Votes
- Senate Roll Call 221 (April 30, 2026): 18 yea, 17 nay, passed
- Senate Roll Call 220 (April 30, 2026): 11 yea, 24 nay, failed
- Senate Roll Call 219 (April 30, 2026): 10 yea, 24 nay, failed
- Senate Roll Call 218 (April 30, 2026): 10 yea, 25 nay, failed
- House Roll Call 77 (April 20, 2026): 83 yea, 61 nay, passed
- House Roll Call 76 (April 20, 2026): 69 yea, 75 nay, failed
Subjects: Electronic government information, Vapor product, Disadvantaged persons, Disorderly conduct, Consumer Protection Department, Controlled substances, Assessments, Emergency communications
Common questions
- What is HB5350?
- HB5350 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING CANNABIS, HEMP AND INFUSED BEVERAGE REGULATION.
- What does HB5350 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning cannabis, hemp and infused beverage regulation. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB5350?
- Signed into law as of May 20, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (May 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB5350?
- Kadeem Roberts (D, 137), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB5350?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05350&which_year=2026
Source: official Connecticut record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.