Texas senators approved several bills Monday, one of which included another attempt at blocking hemp-derived THC products.

SAN ANTONIO – The state senate has already pushed another THC ban attempt past its first legislative hurdle, after Gov. Greg Abbott called a second special session Friday.

The governor of Texas has convened another special session—again directing lawmakers to advance legislation regulating consumable hemp and setting an age limit to access cannabinoids. Within hours, a Senate committee quickly and unanimously approved a reintroduced bill that would simply ban hemp THC products in contravention of Gov.

The agenda includes 18 legislative priorities determined by Gov. Greg Abbott, including addressing the Central Texas floods, regulating THC and redistricting.

The Texas House Public Health Committee heard testimony Wednesday on legislation that would restrict hemp-derived products, days after President Donald Trump said his administration is considering reclassifying marijuana at the federal level.

Now that the Texas House has a quorum following Democrats’ two-week absence, lawmakers are back to debate a wide range of issues, including redrawing congressional maps to benefit Republicans.

The Texas House Committee of Public Health was the latest to hold a public hearing Wednesday about Senate Bill 5, the current special session’s newly drafted THC bill which is starkly similar to a previous bill Governor Greg Abbott vetoed June 22 and reignited debate among the hemp business community and law enforcement across Texas.