The Docket
What happened, what is scheduled, and what is only pending. Drag the date and the board shows where each bill stood that day.
Three federal bills are pending. None has had a floor vote. Minnesota law has not changed.
Where each measure stood on Oct 29, 2026
Rewrites the federal hemp definition: total THC including THCA, a 0.4 mg per container cap, and exclusions for lab-made cannabinoids. Effective one year after enactment.
Sec. 2019 moves most of the hemp definition change from Nov 12 to Dec 11, 2026; until then it applies only to products with cannabinoids the plant cannot produce. Also funds the federal government through Dec 11.
Would repeal sec. 781 and restore the earlier hemp definition.
Would delay the definition change. Senate companion S. 3686 (Sens. Klobuchar, Paul and Merkley, Jan 15, 2026) changes "365 days" to "3 years" after enactment, which is Nov 12, 2028.
Would set 21+ sales and third-party testing, with FDA setting limits. Reported default caps of 5 mg THC per serving and 30 mg per package.
Would regulate instead of cap: 1% THC plant threshold, no synthetics, 21+, testing and labeling, alcohol-style distribution, federal tax.
Would exempt hemp beverages from the definition change under a regulated, taxed framework.
Amends the lower-potency hemp edible definition (adds CBD, CBG, CBN and CBC limits), hemp licensing and labeling. Allows holding cannabis and hemp licenses at once.
Data as of Oct 31, 2026. Each row shows its source and a confidence label. H.R. 6500's signing date differs by source (Sept 2 per the White House and CRS; Sept 3 per OCM). Bill numbers we have not confirmed are marked VERIFY.
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Sources
- 7 U.S.C. 1639o and statutory notes (Cornell LII)
- govinfo: Pub. L. 119-103 (H.R. 6500), sec. 2019
- White House: H.R. 6500 signed
- CRS R49353, Sept 17, 2026
- OCM bulletin, Sept 3, 2026
- Congress.gov: H.R. 6209
- Congress.gov: H.R. 7024
- govinfo: H.R. 9830 (Lawful Hemp Protection Act)
- govinfo: H.R. 10079 (Beverage Regulatory Parity Act)
- govinfo: S. 3686 (Hemp Planting Predictability Act)
- Minnesota Revisor: Laws 2026 ch. 123
- FOX 9, Sept 2026
Last reviewed Oct 31, 2026. This page explains the law; it is not legal advice. Businesses should consult counsel. OCM cannot give business or legal advice; questions go to cannabis.info@state.mn.us.
Confidence labels: high (statute or agency, or two news sources agree), medium (one news or law-firm source, or sources conflict), low (one industry source). Highlighted VERIFY tags mark details we have not confirmed yet. Spot an error? Send a correction.