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HB972: Marijuana; definitions, possession and consumption, civil penalties, report.

This vote on HB972 was held in the Senate. The vote was on this subject: “Senate acceded to request for second conference committee”. This vote passed 27-12-1.

Yes

  • George Barker (D-39)
  • John Bell (D-13)
  • Jennifer Boysko (D-33)
  • John Cosgrove (R-78)
  • Creigh Deeds (D-25)
  • Siobhan Dunnavant (R-12)
  • Adam Ebbin (D-30)
  • John Edwards (D-21)
  • Barbara Favola (D-31)
  • Ghazala Hashmi (D-10)
  • Janet Howell (D-32)
  • Lynwood Lewis (D-6)
  • Mamie Locke (D-2)
  • Louise Lucas (D-18)
  • Dave Marsden (D-37)
  • Monty Mason (D-1)
  • Jennifer McClellan (D-9)
  • Jeremy McPike (D-29)
  • Tommy Norment (R-3)
  • Chap Petersen (D-34)
  • Frank Ruff (R-15)
  • Dick Saslaw (D-35)
  • Lionell Spruill (D-5)
  • Bill Stanley (R-20)
  • David Suetterlein (R-19)
  • Scott Surovell (D-36)
  • Jill Holtzman Vogel (R-27)

No

  • Ben Chafin (R-38)
  • Amanda Chase (R-11)
  • Bill DeSteph (R-8)
  • Emmett Hanger (R-24)
  • Jen Kiggans (R-7)
  • Ryan McDougle (R-4)
  • Steve Newman (R-23)
  • Mark Obenshain (R-26)
  • Mark Peake (R-22)
  • Todd E. Pillion (R-40)
  • Bryce Reeves (R-17)
  • Richard Stuart (R-28)

Didn’t Vote

  • Joe Morrissey (D-16)
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Explanation

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It’s important to understand that most bills are voted on multiple times, and the vote is not necessarily simply whether or not the bill should pass. Be sure to look at the bill’s history to determine what, exactly, was being voted on, and at what point in the bill’s progress.

Progress History

  • 01/07/2020 Committee
  • 01/07/2020 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103384D
  • 01/07/2020 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 02/03/2020 Impact statement from DPB (HB972)
  • 02/05/2020 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
  • 02/05/2020 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 02/05/2020 Committee substitute printed 20107729D-H1
  • 02/05/2020 Incorporates HB265 (Heretick)
  • 02/05/2020 Incorporates HB481 (Kory)
  • 02/05/2020 Incorporates HB301 (Levine)
  • 02/05/2020 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 8-N)
  • 02/06/2020 Read first time
  • 02/07/2020 Read second time
  • 02/07/2020 Committee substitute agreed to 20107729D-H1
  • 02/07/2020 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB972H1
  • 02/10/2020 Read third time and passed House (64-Y 34-N)
  • 02/10/2020 VOTE: Passage (64-Y 34-N)
  • 02/11/2020 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/11/2020 Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
  • 02/14/2020 Impact statement from DPB (HB972H1)
  • 02/19/2020 Reported from Judiciary with substitute (10-Y 4-N)
  • 02/19/2020 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
  • 02/19/2020 Committee substitute printed 20108635D-S1
  • 02/25/2020 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 2-N)
  • 02/25/2020 Impact statement from DPB (HB972S1)
  • 02/25/2020 Committee substitute printed 20108924D-S2
  • 02/26/2020 VOTE: Adoption (0-Y 93-N)
  • 02/26/2020 Senate insisted on amendments (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/26/2020 Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
  • 02/26/2020 Read third time
  • 02/26/2020 Committee substitute rejected 20108635D-S1
  • 02/26/2020 Reading of substitute waived
  • 02/26/2020 Committee substitute agreed to 20108924D-S2
  • 02/26/2020 Passed by temporarily
  • 02/26/2020 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB972S2
  • 02/26/2020 Passed Senate with substitute (27-Y 13-N)
  • 02/26/2020 Senate substitute rejected by House 20108924D-S2 (0-Y 93-N)
  • 02/26/2020 VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 93-N)
  • 02/26/2020 Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/26/2020 Senate requested conference committee
  • 02/27/2020 House acceded to request
  • 02/27/2020 Conferees appointed by House
  • 02/27/2020 Delegates: Herring, Heretick, Collins
  • 02/27/2020 Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 02/27/2020 Senators: Ebbin, Morrissey, Stanley
  • 03/02/2020 Impact statement from DPB (HB972S2)
  • 03/05/2020 Conference substitute printed 20109632D-H2
  • 03/05/2020 C Amended by conference committee
  • 03/05/2020 First Conference substitute printed 20109632D-H2
  • 03/07/2020 Conference report agreed to by House (57-Y 39-N)
  • 03/07/2020 VOTE: Adoption (57-Y 39-N)
  • 03/07/2020 House requested second conference committee
  • 03/07/2020 Conference report rejected by Senate (2-Y 38-N)
  • 03/07/2020 Senate requested second conference committee (27-Y 13-N)
  • 03/07/2020 Senate acceded to request for second conference committee (27-Y 12-N)
  • 03/07/2020 Second conferees appointed by Senate
  • 03/07/2020 Senators: Ebbin, Morrissey, Stanley
  • 03/07/2020 Second conferees appointed by House
  • 03/07/2020 Delegates: Herring, Heretick, Collins
  • 03/08/2020 Second Conference substitute printed 20109945D-H3
  • 03/08/2020 Conference report agreed to by House (56-Y 36-N)
  • 03/08/2020 VOTE: Adoption (56-Y 36-N)
  • 03/08/2020 Conference report agreed to by Senate (27-Y 12-N)
  • 03/18/2020 Enrolled
  • 03/18/2020 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB972ER)
  • 03/18/2020 Signed by President
  • 03/19/2020 Signed by Speaker
  • 03/20/2020 Impact statement from DPB (HB972ER)
  • 03/20/2020 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
  • 03/20/2020 G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
  • 04/11/2020 Governor's recommendation received by House
  • 04/22/2020 Placed on Calendar
  • 04/22/2020 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (59-Y 34-N)
  • 04/22/2020 Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to
  • 04/22/2020 Reenrolled
  • 04/22/2020 Passed by temporarily
  • 04/22/2020 House concurred in Governor's recommendation #'s 1-5 and 7-17 (58-Y 35-N)
  • 04/22/2020 House rejected Governor's recommendation #6 (1-Y 90-N)
  • 04/22/2020 Senate rejected Governor's recommendation #17 (5-Y 35-N)
  • 04/22/2020 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendations #1-5 #7-16 (26-Y 14-N)
  • 04/22/2020 G Governor's recommendation adopted in-part
  • 04/22/2020 Reenrolled bill text (HB972ER2)
  • 04/22/2020 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
  • 04/22/2020 Signed by President as reenrolled
  • 04/22/2020 Communicated to Governor
  • 04/29/2020 Reenrolled Bill communicated to Governor on April 29, 2020
  • 04/29/2020 G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 22, 2020
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