Kentucky
General Assembly

02/18/25	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
02/20/25	to Licensing & Occupations (S)
02/28/25	taken from Licensing & Occupations (S) 1st reading returned to Licensing & Occupations (S)
03/04/25	taken from Licensing & Occupations (S) 2nd reading returned to Licensing & Occupations (S)
03/06/25	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 07, 2025 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
03/07/25	3rd reading Floor Amendment (1) withdrawn passed 29-6 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (2) and Committee Amendment (1-title) received in House to Committee on Committees (H) taken from Committee on Committees (H) 1st reading returned to Committee on Committees (H) to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Delete original provisions; amend KRS 217.039 to specify that beverages containing cannabidiol or other cannabinoid products are under the jurisdiction of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; direct the cabinet to promulgate separate administrative regulations to establish labeling and other requirements for these beverages; require the University of Kentucky Cannabis Center to study beverages containing cannabinoids; direct the University of Kentucky Cannabis Center to study beverages containing cannabinoids and report the results of its study to the Legislative Research Commission by January 1, 2026; prohibit the retail sale of beverages containing cannabidiol or other cannabinoid products on or after the effective date of the Act and before July 1, 2026; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Drugs and Medicines - Cannabinoid beverages, regulation Effective Dates, Emergency - Cannabinoid beverages, regulation Foods - Cannabinoid beverages, regulation Sales - Cannabinoid beverages, retail sales, moratorium, State Agencies - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, cannabinoid beverages, regulation Studies Directed - University of Kentucky Cannabis Center, cannabinoid beverages, study and report Universities and Colleges - University of Kentucky Cannabis Center, cannabinoid beverages, study and report Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, cannabinoid beverages, regulation Consumer Affairs - Cannabinoid beverages, regulation Reports Mandated - University of Kentucky Cannabis Center, cannabinoid beverages, study and report Cannabis - Cannabinoid beverages, regulation

Amendment	Senate Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	J. Adams
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - SB 202

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	J. Higdon
Summary	Retain original provisions; prohibit sale of cannabinoid beverage with an adult-use cannabinoid content above 10 mg or sold in a container less than 7.5 ounce.
Index Headings	Cannabis - Cannabis beverages, regulation

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	J. Adams
Summary	Amend KRS 241.010 to define "cannabinoid" and "cannabis-infused beverage"; limit cannabis-infused beverages to five milligrams of intoxicating adult-use cannabinoids per product; amend KRS 241.020, 241.060, 241.080, and 241.090 to grant the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and the malt beverages administrator authority over the licensing, distribution, and retail sale of cannabis-infused beverages; create new sections of KRS Chapter 243 to grant the department control over the distribution and retail sale of cannabis-infused beverages; limit sales to package sales in wet territory by a quota retail package licensee; enforce age restrictions identical for those for alcoholic beverages; allow manufacturers to self-distribute and direct ship cannabis-infused beverages; require a cannabis-infused beverage retail package license and a quota retail package license to sell cannabis-infused beverages at retail; establish conditions for a cannabis-infused beverage distributor's license; amend KRS 243.027 and 243.028 to allow shipment of cannabis-infused beverages with a direct shipper license; amend KRS 243.040 to establish licensure fees for cannabis-infused beverage licensees; amend KRS 243.110 to make cannabis-infused beverage retail package licenses compatible with only a quota retail package license; declare that cannabis-infused beverage distributor licenses are compatible with distributor's or wholesaler's licenses; amend KRS 217.039 to establish that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services regulates and licenses cannabis-infused beverage manufacturers; confirm that the Department for Alcoholic Beverage Control regulates cannabis-infused beverage retailers and distributors; direct the University of Kentucky Cannabis Center to report on its work relating to cannabis products to the Legislative Research Commission by November 1, 2025; allow wholesalers, distributors, or retailers to sell any inventoried cannabis beverage products exceeding the authorized limits by May 1, 2025; amend KRS 131.1815 and various sections of KRS Chapters 243 and 244 to conform.
Index Headings	Drugs and Medicines - Cannabis-infused beverages, distribution and retail sale Licensing - Cannabis-infused beverages, licenses for distribution and retail sale Sales - Cannabis-infused beverages, distribution and retail sale State Agencies - Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, cannabis-infused beverages, regulation Trade Practices and Retailing - Cannabis-infused beverages, distribution and retail sale Alcoholic Beverages - Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, cannabis-infused beverages, regulation Cannabis - Cannabis-infused beverages, distribution and retail sale