Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB896: AN ACT relating to hemp products and declaring an emergency.
Status: In committee, March 11, 2026
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.
What the bill says
An act relating to hemp products and declaring an emergency.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to hemp products and declaring an emergency. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 217 IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Cannabinoid" means a compound found in the hemp plant Cannabis sativa L. from a United States Department of Agriculture sanctioned domestic hemp production program or a Kentucky sanctioned hemp-derived cannabinoid product program; (2) "Cannabis": (a) Means marijuana as defined in Section 7 of this Act when cultivated, harvested, processed, produced, transported, dispensed, distributed, sold, possessed, or used in accordance with this chapter; (b) Includes cannabis products; and (c) Does not 2. Hemp or hemp-derived cannabinoids; and 3. Medicinal cannabis as defined in Section 8 of this Act; (3) "Cannabis-infused beverage": (a) Means a properly permitted adult-use cannabinoid liquid product intended for human consumption that has intoxicating properties that change the function of the nervous system and results in alterations of perception, cognition, or behavior; (b) Shall not contain more than five (5) milligrams of adult-use cannabinoids per twelve (12) ounce serving, within a twenty percent (20%) variance or a variance established by the department, whichever is lower; and (c) Shall not include: XXXX 3/4/2026 8:51 AM Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR …
Sponsors
- Alan Gentry (D, HD-046) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Subjects: State Agencies, Effective Dates, Emergency, Fees, Cannabis, Drugs And Medicines, Trade Practices And Retailing, Licensing, Sales
Common questions
- What is HB896?
- HB896 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to hemp products and declaring an emergency.
- What does HB896 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to hemp products and declaring an emergency.
- What is the status of HB896?
- In committee as of March 11, 2026. Latest action: to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H) (March 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB896?
- Alan Gentry (D, HD-046).
- Where is the official record for HB896?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb896.html
Source: official Kentucky record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.