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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I

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SB 1406 Marijuana; legalization of simple possession, etc.

Introduced by: Adam P. Ebbin | L. Louise Lucas | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)

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 SB 1243 and is identical to HB 2312. See S. B. 1406 Chapter PDF text:

https://legacylis.virginia.gov/000/chapter 550.pdf  

FULL TEXT

• 01/13/21  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101512D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/22/21  Senate: Committee substitute printed 21103366D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/01/21  Senate: Committee substitute printed 21104160D-S2  pdf | impact statement
• 02/04/21  Senate: Printed as engrossed 21104160D-ES2  pdf | impact statement
• 02/11/21  House: Committee substitute printed 21200020D-H1  pdf
• 02/27/21  Senate: Conference substitute printed 21200439D-S3  pdf | impact statement
• 03/09/21  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1406ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/31/21  Senate: Governor's substitute printed 21200895D-S4  pdf | impact statement
• 04/07/21  Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB1406ER2)  pdf
• 04/07/21  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0550)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• Senate amendments
• Conference amendments
• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 01/13/21  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101512D
• 01/13/21  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
• 01/18/21  Senate: Assigned Rehab sub: Marijuana
• 01/22/21  Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (8-Y 7-N)
• 01/22/21  Senate: Committee substitute printed 21103366D-S1
• 01/22/21  Senate: Rereferred to Judiciary
• 01/25/21  Senate: Incorporates SB1243 (Morrissey)
• 01/26/21  Senate: Assigned Judiciary sub: Expungement
• 02/01/21  Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 5-N 1-A)
• 02/01/21  Senate: Committee substitute printed 21104160D-S2
• 02/01/21  Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
• 02/03/21  Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (11-Y 4-N)
• 02/03/21  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/21  Senate: Read second time
• 02/04/21  Senate: Rehabilitation and Social Services Committee substitute rejected 21103366D-S1
• 02/04/21  Senate: Judiciary Committee substitute agreed to 21104160D-S2
• 02/04/21  Senate: Finance and Appropriations Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/04/21  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB1406S2
• 02/04/21  Senate: Printed as engrossed 21104160D-ES2
• 02/05/21  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 15-N)
• 02/07/21  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/07/21  House: Read first time
• 02/07/21  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/08/21  House: Continued to Special Session 1 in General Laws by voice vote
• 02/11/21  House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (15-Y 6-N)
• 02/11/21  House: Committee substitute printed 21200020D-H1
• 02/15/21  House: Read second time
• 02/16/21  House: Read third time
• 02/16/21  House: Committee substitute agreed to 21200020D-H1
• 02/16/21  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1406H1
• 02/16/21  House: Passed House with substitute (56-Y 40-N 2-A)
• 02/16/21  House: VOTE: Passage (56-Y 40-N 2-A)
• 02/16/21  House: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
• 02/16/21  House: Passed House with substitute (54-Y 42-N 2-A)
• 02/16/21  House: VOTE: Passage #2 (54-Y 42-N 2-A)
• 02/18/21  Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
• 02/19/21  House: House insisted on substitute
• 02/19/21  House: House requested conference committee
• 02/19/21  Senate: Senate acceded to request (27-Y 10-N)
• 02/19/21  Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
• 02/19/21  Senate: Senators: Ebbin, Lucas, McPike, Surovell, Dunnavant
• 02/19/21  House: Conferees appointed by House
• 02/19/21  House: Delegates: Herring, Mullin, Torian, Bagby, Knight
• 02/27/21  Conference: Amended by conference committee
• 02/27/21  Senate: Conference substitute printed 21200439D-S3
• 02/27/21  Senate: Passed by temporarily
• 02/27/21  House: Pending question ordered
• 02/27/21  House: Conference report agreed to by House (47-Y 44-N 1-A)
• 02/27/21  House: VOTE: Agreed To (47-Y 44-N 1-A)
• 02/27/21  Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (20-Y 19-N)
• 03/09/21  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/09/21  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/09/21  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1406ER)
• 03/11/21  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/15/21  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
• 03/15/21  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
• 03/31/21  Senate: Governor's substitute printed 21200895D-S4
• 04/01/21  Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
• 04/07/21  Senate: Passed by temporarily
• 04/07/21  Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (20-Y 20-N)
• 04/07/21  Senate: Chair votes Yea
• 04/07/21  House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (53-Y 44-N 2-A)
• 04/07/21  House: VOTE: Agree To (53-Y 44-N 2-A)
• 04/07/21  Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
• 04/07/21  Senate: Reenrolled
• 04/07/21  Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB1406ER2)
• 04/07/21  Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
• 04/07/21  Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
• 04/07/21  House: Enacted, Chapter 550 (effective - see bill)
• 04/07/21  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0550)