Marijuana; legalization of simple possession, etc. (HB2312)
Introduced By
Del. Charniele Herring (D-Alexandria) with support from 24 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Dawn Adams (D-Richmond), Del. Hala Ayala (D-Woodbridge), Del. Jeff Bourne (D-Richmond), Del. Lee Carter (D-Manassas), Del. Josh Cole (D-Fredericksburg), Del. Kelly Fowler (D-Virginia Beach), Del. Elizabeth Guzman (D-Dale City), Del. Dan Helmer (D-Fairfax Station), Del. Steve Heretick (D-Portsmouth), Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington), Del. Chris Hurst (D-Blacksburg), Del. Clinton Jenkins (D-Suffolk), Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church), Del. Mark Levine (D-Alexandria), Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-Arlington), Del. Delores McQuinn (D-Richmond), Del. Cia Price (D-Newport News), Del. David Reid (D-Loudoun), Del. Ibraheem Samirah (D-Herndon), Del. Don Scott (D-Portsmouth), Del. Marcus Simon (D-Falls Church), Del. Shelly Simonds (D-Newport News), Sen. Lamont Bagby (D-Richmond), Del. Angelia Williams Graves (D-Norfolk)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Marijuana; legalization; retail sales; penalties. Eliminates criminal penalties for simple possession of up to one ounce of marijuana by persons 21 years of age or older, modifies several other criminal penalties related to marijuana, and imposes limits on dissemination of criminal history record information related to certain marijuana offenses. The bill creates the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority (the Authority), the Cannabis Oversight Commission, the Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council, the Cannabis Equity Reinvestment Board and Fund, and the Virginia Cannabis Equity Business Loan Program and Fund and establishes a regulatory and licensing structure for the cultivation, manufacture, wholesale, and retail sale of retail marijuana and retail marijuana products, to be administered by the Authority. The bill contains social equity provisions that, among other things, provide support and resources to persons and communities that have been historically and disproportionately affected by drug enforcement. The bill has staggered effective dates, and numerous provisions of the bill are subject to reenactment by the 2022 Session of the General Assembly. This bill incorporates HB 1815 and is identical to SB 1406. See H. B. 2312 Enrolled PDF text: https://lis.virginia.gov/000/housecannabisenrolled.pdf See H. B. 2312 Governor's Substitute PDF text: https://lis.virginia.gov/000/housecannabisgovernorsub.pdf See H. B. 2312 Re-Enrolled PDF text: https://lis.virginia.gov/000/housecannabisreenrolled.pdf Read the Bill »
Status
04/07/2021: enacted
History
Date | Action |
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01/20/2021 | Presented and ordered printed 21101659D |
01/20/2021 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
01/21/2021 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB2312) |
01/25/2021 | Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming |
01/29/2021 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
01/30/2021 | Incorporates HB1815 (Heretick) |
01/30/2021 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 1-N) |
01/30/2021 | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/30/2021 | House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
01/30/2021 | Reported from General Laws with substitute (14-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
01/30/2021 | Committee substitute printed 21104236D-H1 |
01/30/2021 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/30/2021 | Incorporates HB 1815 (Heretick) |
01/31/2021 | House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
01/31/2021 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 8-N) (see vote tally) |
01/31/2021 | Committee substitute printed 21104248D-H2 |
01/31/2021 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
02/02/2021 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB2312H2) |
02/03/2021 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB2312H1) |
02/03/2021 | Reported from Appropriations (14-Y 7-N) (see vote tally) |
02/03/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2312H2) |
02/03/2021 | Read first time |
02/04/2021 | Read second time |
02/04/2021 | Committee on General Laws substitute rejected 21104236D-H1 |
02/04/2021 | Committee Courts of Justice substitute agreed to 21104248D-H2 |
02/04/2021 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2312H2 |
02/05/2021 | Pending question ordered |
02/05/2021 | Read third time and passed House (55-Y 42-N 2-A) |
02/05/2021 | VOTE: Passage (55-Y 42-N 2-A) (see vote tally) |
02/05/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/05/2021 | Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services |
02/05/2021 | Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2021 | Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
02/12/2021 | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (8-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2021 | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
02/12/2021 | Committee substitute printed 21200016D-S1 |
02/12/2021 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2021 | Read third time |
02/16/2021 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/16/2021 | Committee substitute agreed to 21200016D-S1 |
02/16/2021 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2312S1 |
02/16/2021 | Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 16-N) (see vote tally) |
02/18/2021 | VOTE: Adoption (0-Y 99-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
02/18/2021 | Placed on Calendar |
02/18/2021 | Senate substitute rejected by House 21200016D-S1 (0-Y 99-N 1-A) |
02/18/2021 | VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 99-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
02/19/2021 | Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N) |
02/19/2021 | Senate requested conference committee |
02/19/2021 | House acceded to request |
02/19/2021 | Conferees appointed by House |
02/19/2021 | Delegates: Herring, Mullin, Torian, Bagby, Knight |
02/19/2021 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
02/19/2021 | Senators: Ebbin, Lucas, McPike, Surovell, Dunnavant |
02/27/2021 | C Amended by conference committee |
02/27/2021 | Conference substitute printed 21200441D-H3 |
02/27/2021 | Passed by temporarily |
02/27/2021 | Pending question ordered |
02/27/2021 | Conference report agreed to by House (48-Y 43-N 2-A) |
02/27/2021 | VOTE: Agreed To (48-Y 43-N 2-A) |
02/27/2021 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (20-Y 19-N) |
03/02/2021 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB2312H3) |
03/09/2021 | Enrolled |
03/09/2021 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2312ER) |
03/09/2021 | Signed by President |
03/11/2021 | Signed by Speaker |
03/15/2021 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021 |
03/15/2021 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021 |
03/19/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2312ER) |
03/31/2021 | Governor's substitute printed 21200898D-H4 |
03/31/2021 | Governor's recommendation received by House |
04/02/2021 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB2312H4) |
04/07/2021 | Placed on Calendar |
04/07/2021 | Pending question ordered |
04/07/2021 | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (53-Y 44-N 2-A) |
04/07/2021 | VOTE: Adoption (53-Y 44-N 2-A) |
04/07/2021 | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (20-Y 20-N) |
04/07/2021 | Chair votes Yes |
04/07/2021 | G Governor's recommendation adopted |
04/07/2021 | Reenrolled |
04/07/2021 | Reenrolled bill text (HB2312ER2) |
04/07/2021 | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
04/07/2021 | Signed by President as reenrolled |
04/07/2021 | Chair votes Yea |
04/07/2021 | Enacted, Chapter 551 |
04/07/2021 | Enacted, Chapter 551 (effective - see bill) |
04/07/2021 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0551) |