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. Lamont Bagby (D-Richmond), Del. Jeff Bourne (D-Richmond), Del. Lee Carter (D-Manassas), Del. Josh Cole (D-Stafford), Del. Kelly Fowler (D-Virginia Beach), Del. Angelia Williams Graves (D-Norfolk), 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)
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 marijuana, modifies several other criminal penalties related to marijuana, and provides for an automatic expungement process for those convicted of certain marijuana-related crimes to have such crimes automatically expunged by July 1, 2026. The bill creates the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority (the Authority) and establishes a regulatory 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 allows retail marijuana sales to begin on January 1, 2024. This bill incorporates HB 1815. See H. B. 2312 Courts of Justice Substitute PDF text: https://lis.virginia.gov/000/housecannabisbillsub2.pdf See H. B. 2312 Senate Rehabilitation Substitute PDF text: https://lis.virginia.gov/000/cannabisbillS1sub.pdf See H. B. 2312 Conference Substitute PDF text: https://lis.virginia.gov/000/cannabisconferenceH3sub.pdf Read the Bill »
Status
03/03/2021: Awaiting a Vote in the Finance and Appropriations Committee
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) |
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