Medical cannabis program; transition from Board of Pharmacy to Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. (SB788)

Introduced By

Sen. Barbara Favola (D-Arlington) with support from co-patron Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church)

Progress

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

Description

Medical cannabis program; transition from Board of Pharmacy to Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. Transfers oversight and administration of the Commonwealth's medical cannabis program from the Board of Pharmacy to the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2024, and is identical to HB 1598. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
11/20/2022Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101667D
11/20/2022Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
01/13/2023Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
01/13/2023Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes adopted
01/13/2023Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (11-Y 1-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
01/13/2023Committee substitute printed 23103753D-S1
01/13/2023Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
01/23/2023Impact statement from DPB (SB788S1)
01/25/2023Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
01/25/2023Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (12-Y 2-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
01/26/2023Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/27/2023Read second time
01/27/2023Reading of substitute waived
01/27/2023Committee substitute agreed to 23103753D-S1
01/27/2023Reading of amendment waived
01/27/2023Committee amendment agreed to
01/27/2023Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB788ES1
01/27/2023Printed as engrossed 23103753D-ES1
01/30/2023Passed by for the day
01/31/2023Passed by temporarily
01/31/2023Passed Senate (31-Y 8-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2023Impact statement from DPB (SB788ES1)
02/08/2023Placed on Calendar
02/08/2023Read first time
02/08/2023Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
02/09/2023House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
02/09/2023Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/09/2023Committee substitute printed 23106178D-H1
02/09/2023Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/10/2023Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
02/13/2023Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/14/2023Read second time
02/14/2023Impact statement from DPB (SB788H1)
02/15/2023Read third time
02/15/2023Committee substitute agreed to 23106178D-H1
02/15/2023Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB788H1
02/15/2023Passed House with substitute (97-Y 0-N)
02/15/2023VOTE: Passage (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2023House substitute agreed to by Senate (29-Y 10-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2023Enrolled
02/20/2023Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB788ER)
02/20/2023Signed by Speaker
02/21/2023Signed by President
02/27/2023Impact statement from DPB (SB788ER)
03/02/2023Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
03/02/2023G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
03/27/2023Governor's recommendation received by Senate
04/12/2023G Approved by Governor-Chapter 740 (effective - see bill)
04/12/2023Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
04/12/2023House concurred in Governor's recommendation BLOCK VOTE (93-Y 0-N)
04/12/2023VOTE: Block Vote Adoption (93-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
04/12/2023G Governor's recommendation adopted
04/12/2023Reenrolled
04/12/2023Reenrolled bill text (SB788ER2)
04/12/2023Signed by President as reenrolled
04/12/2023Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/12/2023Enacted, Chapter 740 (effective - see bill)
04/12/2023G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0740)

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: HB1598.