Cannabinoids, synthetic; amends provisions regarding criminalization. (HB508)

Introduced By

Del. Scott Garrett (R-Lynchburg) with support from 15 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Dave Albo (R-Springfield), Del. Kathy Byron (R-Lynchburg), Del. John A. Cox (R-Ashland), Del. Anne Crockett-Stark (R-Wytheville), Del. Eileen Filler-Corn (D-Fairfax Station), Del. Gordon Helsel (R-Poquoson), Del. Keith Hodges (R-Urbanna), Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-Arlington), Del. Jimmie Massie (R-Richmond), Del. Don Merricks (R-Danville), Del. Israel O'Quinn (R-Bristol), Del. John O'Bannon (R-Richmond), Del. Charles Poindexter (R-Glade Hill), Del. David Ramadan (R-South Riding), Del. Tom Rust (R-Herndon)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Synthetic cannabinoids; bath salts; penalties. Amends provisions added to the Code last year regarding the criminalization of synthetic cannabinoids and chemicals known as "bath salts" to add newly identified chemical combinations. The bill adds a more generic chemical description of synthetic cannabinoids so that new combinations will be illegal without the precise chemical combination being added to the Code. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/10/2012Committee
01/10/2012Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103670D
01/10/2012Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/11/2012Impact statement from VCSC (HB508)
01/20/2012Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
01/23/2012Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
01/23/2012Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
02/03/2012Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2012Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/06/2012Assigned App. sub: Public Safety
02/10/2012Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
02/10/2012Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2012Read first time
02/13/2012Read second time and engrossed
02/14/2012Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
02/14/2012VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2012Constitutional reading dispensed
02/15/2012Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/22/2012Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2012Rereferred to Finance
02/28/2012Reported from Finance (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/29/2012Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/01/2012Read third time
03/01/2012Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/01/2012Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/01/2012Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/07/2012Enrolled
03/07/2012Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB508ER)
03/07/2012Impact statement from DPB (HB508ER)
03/07/2012Signed by Speaker
03/08/2012Impact statement from VCSC (HB508ER)
03/08/2012Signed by President
04/09/2012Governor's recommendation received by House
04/17/2012Placed on Calendar
04/18/2012House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 0-N)
04/18/2012VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
04/18/2012Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (36-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
04/18/2012G Governor's recommendation adopted
04/18/2012Reenrolled
04/18/2012Reenrolled bill text (HB508ER2)
04/18/2012Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/18/2012Signed by President as reenrolled
04/18/2012G Approved by Governor-Chapter 762 (effective 7/1/12)
04/18/2012G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0762)
04/26/2012Impact statement from VCSC (HB508ER2)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 50 seconds.

Comments

Stephen writes:

All these bills regarding cannabinoids will be moot by the time they are passed. There are millions of combinations waiting to be released once this type of legislation is passed. I make herbal incense using some of the chems that are about to be banned and i already have replacements that are compliant with this pending bill. Why not spend my tax money on something else.