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BILL #SponsorDescriptionStatusSummary HYPERLINK "" \h HB 87Lee J. CarterMarijuana; Legalization Of Simple Possession, Penalties.H Impact statement from VCSC (HB87) (12/12)Marijuana; legalization of simple marijuana possession; penalties. Eliminates criminal penalties for possession of marijuana for persons who are 21 years of age or older. The bill also decriminalizes marijuana possession for persons under 21 years of age and provides a civil penalty of no more than $100 for possession of (i) two and one-half ounces or less of marijuana or (ii) 12 or fewer marijuana plants and a civil penalty of no more than $500 for possession of more than (a) two and one-half ounces...Full SummaryHB 212Chris L. Hurst; Karrie K. DelaneyCustody And Visitation Arrangements; Use Of Cannabidiol Oil Or Thc-a Oil By Foster Parent, Etc.H Impact statement from DPB (HB212) (1/10)Custody and visitation arrangements; foster care; adoption; use of cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil. Provides that the use of cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil by a parent in a custody or visitation case shall not serve as the sole basis for the denial or restriction of custody or visitation, if such parent has a written certification by a practitioner attesting to the benefit of such use. The bill further provides that such use by a foster parent shall not be the sole reason a child is removed from a foster...Full SummaryHB 248Joseph C. LindseyIndustrial Hemp Products; Signage, Green Cross Emblem.H Committee Referral Pending (12/30)Industrial hemp products; signage; green cross emblem. Authorizes any locality to adopt ordinances restricting the display by any business that sells hemp products of the symbol of a green cross with arms of equal length on exterior signage. The bill also authorizes the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services to adopt regulations restricting such display.HB 249Joseph C. LindseyHemp Products; Regulation, Labeling.H Committee Referral Pending (12/30)Hemp products; regulation; labeling. Directs the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services to adopt regulations prohibiting the use of the term "CBD" in connection with a hemp product, which current law defines to include any lawful product that contains industrial hemp, including oil containing an industrial hemp extract. The bill provides that such regulations shall authorize the use of the term "H-CBD" or "Hemp CBD" instead. The bill authorizes the Board to adopt further regulations governin...Full SummaryHB 265Ibraheem S. Samirah; Karrie K. Delaney; Kaye Kory; et al.Marijuana; Decriminalization Of Simple Marijuana Possession, Civil Penalty.H Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (12/30)House Courts of JusticeMarijuana; decriminalization of simple marijuana possession; penalty. Decriminalizes marijuana possession and provides a civil penalty of no more than $25. Under current law, a first offense is punishable by a maximum fine of $500 and a maximum jail sentence of 30 days, and subsequent offenses are a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill creates a rebuttable presumption that a person who possesses no more than one-half ounce of marijuana possesses it for personal use and provides that the existing suspended...Full SummaryHB 269Joseph D. Morrissey; Karrie K. Delaney; Kaye Kory; et al.Marijuana; Legalization Of Simple Marijuana Possession, Penalty.H Impact statement from VCSC (HB269) (1/2)Marijuana; legalization of simple marijuana possession; penalty. Eliminates criminal penalties for possession of marijuana for persons who are 21 years of age or older. The bill also decriminalizes marijuana possession for persons under 21 years of age and provides a civil penalty of no more than $50 for a first violation, $100 for a second violation, and $250 for a third or subsequent violation. Under current law, a first offense is punishable by a maximum fine of $500 and a maximum jail sentence...Full SummaryHB 301Mark H. LevineMarijuana; Decriminalization Of Simple Possession, Penalty.H Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (12/30)House Courts of JusticeMarijuana; decriminalization of simple marijuana possession. Decriminalizes simple marijuana possession and provides a civil penalty, payable to the Literary Fund, of no more than $100 for a first violation, $250 for a second violation, and $500 for a third or subsequent violation. Under current law, a first offense is punishable by a maximum fine of $500 and a maximum 30-day jail sentence, and subsequent offenses are a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill reduces the criminal penalties for distributio...Full Summary HYPERLINK "" \h HB 347Glenn R. DavisTetrahydrocannabinol Products; Permits To Process And Dispense Cannabidiol Oil And Thc-a Oil.H Committee Referral Pending (1/1)Tetrahydrocannabinol products; permits to process and dispense cannabidiol oil and THC-A oil. Increases from one to two the number of pharmaceutical processor permits the Board of Pharmacy may issue or renew for each health service area in any year and allows each pharmaceutical processor to whom a permit has been issued by the Board of Pharmacy to operate up to two off-site dispensing facilities for the dispensing of cannabidiol oil and THC-A oil. The bill directs the Board of Pharmacy to issue additional...Full SummaryHB 349Glenn R. DavisHemp Products; Regulation, Advertising.H Committee Referral Pending (1/1)Hemp products; regulation; advertising. Directs the Board of Agriculture and consumer services to adopt regulations prohibiting any person who is not a credentialed medical professional from wearing a white laboratory coat or jacket or other medical attire or device in any hemp product advertisement or marketing material that could reasonably be expected to portray such person as a medical professional. Current law defines "hemp product" to include any lawful product that contains industrial hemp,...Full Summary HYPERLINK "" \h HB 481Kaye KoryMarijuana; Decriminalization Of Simple Marijuana Possession, Penalty.H Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (1/3)House Courts of JusticeMarijuana; decriminalization of simple marijuana possession; penalty. Decriminalizes simple marijuana possession and provides a civil penalty of no more than $50 for a first violation, $100 for a second violation, and $250 for a third or subsequent violation. Current law imposes a maximum fine of $500 and a maximum 30-day jail sentence for a first offense, and subsequent offenses are a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill provides that the suspended sentence/substance abuse screening provisions and driver's...Full SummaryHB 484Glenn R. DavisHemp Products; Regulation, Labeling.H Committee Referral Pending (1/3)Hemp products; regulation; labeling. Directs the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services to adopt regulations prohibiting the use of the term "CBD" in connection with a hemp product, which current law defines to include any lawful product that contains industrial hemp, including oil containing an industrial hemp extract. The bill provides that such regulations shall authorize the use of the term "H-CBD" or "Hemp CBD" instead. The bill authorizes the Board to adopt further regulations governin...Full SummaryHB 491Daniel W. Marshall, IIIVirginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; Industrial Hemp Marketing Plan, Report.H Committee Referral Pending (1/3)Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; industrial hemp marketing plan; report. Directs the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority to develop a marketing plan for industrial hemp. The bill requires the Authority to report to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources by November 30, 2020, on its marketing...Full SummaryHB 695Shelly A. SimondsReports Of Certain Acts To School Authorities; Exclusion Possession Of Certain Amount Of Marijuana.H Referred to Committee on Education (1/6)House EducationReports of certain acts to school authorities; exclusion; possession of certain amount of marijuana. Excludes from the incident reports required to be made to division superintendents and principals or their designees incidents involving the possession, for personal use and without the indicia of an intent to distribute, of less than one-quarter of one ounce of marijuana on a school bus, on school property, or at a school-sponsored activity.HB 865Mark H. LevineExpungement Of Certain Misdemeanor Drug Offenses.H Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (1/7)House Courts of JusticeExpungement of certain misdemeanor drug offenses. Allows a person convicted of a misdemeanor offense of possession of a controlled substance or marijuana, or charged with such an offense which charge was deferred and dismissed, who has successfully completed all terms of probation to file a petition for expungement one year after the completion of such terms if he has not been convicted of any offense involving violence. Any conviction that is expunged will be considered a prior conviction for purposes...Full SummaryHB 942Daniel W. Marshall, IIIIndustrial Hemp; Federal Regulations, Adoption In Virginia.H Committee Referral Pending (1/7)Industrial hemp; federal regulations; adoption in Virginia. Directs the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services to conform the regulations of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to any federal regulation adopted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, immediately upon publication in the Federal Register, that materially expands opportunities for growing, producing, or dealing in industrial hemp in the Commonwealth. The bill exempts such regulatory amendments by the Board from the...Full SummaryHB 943Daniel W. Marshall, IIIIndustrial Hemp; Testing After Harvest.H Committee Referral Pending (1/7)Industrial hemp; testing after harvest. Directs the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services, in conducting a required random test of a grower's industrial hemp for compliance with tetrahydrocannabinol limits, to test a sample of industrial hemp that is collected after harvest rather than from within a production field.HB 962Daniel W. Marshall, IIIHemp Products Intended For Smoking.H Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (1/7)House Courts of JusticeHemp products intended for smoking. Provides that it shall be legal to produce, distribute, and consume hemp products intended for smoking. Current law is silent on the legality of such products. The bill prohibits the sale to persons under age 21 of hemp products intended for smoking.HB 972Charniele L. HerringPossession And Consumption Of Marijuana; Penalty.H Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (1/7)House Courts of JusticePossession and consumption of marijuana; penalty. Decriminalizes simple marijuana possession and provides a civil penalty of no more than $50 or, if such person is smoking, consuming, or otherwise ingesting marijuana in a public place at the time of the violation, no more than $250. Current law imposes a maximum fine of $500 and a maximum 30-day jail sentence for a first offense, and subsequent offenses are a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill provides that any person who knowingly or intentionally smokes,...Full SummaryHB 1317Lashrecse D. AirdIndustrial Hemp Grower; Public Notice; Buffer Zone; Odor Mitigation.H Committee Referral Pending (1/8)Industrial hemp grower; public notice; buffer zone; odor mitigation. Requires any applicant for registration as a grower of industrial hemp to state either that the growing premises are more than 100 yards from any residential area or that he has complied with pre-registration public notice and comment requirements set by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The bill directs the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services to adopt regulations requiring each registered grower of industrial...Full SummaryHB 1430Wendy W. GooditisIndustrial Hemp Extract; Approval As Food Or Ingredient; Regulations; Fund.H Committee Referral Pending (1/8)Industrial hemp extract; approval as food or ingredient; regulations; fund. Provides that an industrial hemp extract, as defined in the bill, is a food and is subject to applicable laws and regulations. The bill establishes (i) requirements for the production of an industrial hemp extract or a food containing an extract and (ii) conditions under which a manufacturer of such extract or food shall be considered an approved source. The bill authorizes the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services to...Full SummaryHB 1460Israel D. O'QuinnDispensing Cannabidiol Oil And Thc-a Oil; Non-virginia Residents.H Committee Referral Pending (1/8)Dispensing cannabidiol oil and THC-A oil; non-Virginia residents. Removes the requirement that a person be a Virginia resident to obtain a certification for cannabidiol oil and THC-A oil in Virginia. The bill requires pharmaceutical processors to dispense cannabidiol oil and THC-A oil to non-Virginia residents pursuant to a valid written certification issued by a Virginia practitioner.HB 1507Jennifer Carroll FoyPossession Of Marijuana.H Committee Referral Pending (1/8)Possession of marijuana.HJ 130Steve E. HeretickStudy; Joint Subcommittee To Study The Development Of A Framework For Regulated Adult-use.H Committee Referral Pending (1/10)Study; Joint Subcommittee to Study the Development of a Framework for Regulated Adult-Use of Cannabis and Medical Cannabis; report. Establishes the Joint Subcommittee to Study the Development of a Framework for Regulated Adult-Use of Cannabis and Medical Cannabis (Joint Subcommittee). The bill requires the Joint Subcommittee to (i) study and provide guidance on the potential creation of a Cannabis Control Commission to oversee licensing and regulation of industrial hemp, medical cannabis, and adult-use...Full SummaryHJ 132Charniele L. HerringStudy; Joint Subcommittee To Study The Development Of A Framework For Regulated Adult-use.H Committee Referral Pending (1/10)Study; Joint Subcommittee to Study the Development of a Framework for Regulated Adult-Use of Cannabis and Medical Cannabis; report.SB 2Kaye Kory; Lynwood W. Lewis, Jr.; Siobhan S. Dunnavant; et al.Marijuana; Decriminalization Of Simple Possession, Civil Penalty.S Referred to Committee on the Judiciary (11/18)Senate the JudiciaryMarijuana; decriminalization of simple marijuana possession; penalty. Decriminalizes simple marijuana possession and provides a civil penalty of no more than $50. Current law imposes a maximum fine of $500 and a maximum 30-day jail sentence for a first offense, and subsequent offenses are a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill provides that the suspended sentence and substance abuse screening provisions and driver's license suspension provisions apply only to criminal violations or to civil violations by...Full SummarySB 61Kaye Kory; David W. MarsdenCustody And Visitation Arrangements; Use Of Cannabidiol Oil Or Thc-a Oil By Foster Parent, Etc.S Impact statement from DPB (SB61) (1/10)Senate the JudiciaryCustody and visitation arrangements; foster care; adoption; use of cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil. Provides that the use of cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil by a parent in a custody or visitation case shall not serve as the sole basis for the denial or restriction of custody or visitation, if such parent has a written certification by a practitioner attesting to the benefit of such use. The bill further provides that such use by a foster parent shall not be the sole reason a child is removed from a foster...Full SummarySB 646Scott A. SurovellTetrahydrocannabinol Concentration; Definition.S Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (1/7)Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural ResourcesTetrahydrocannabinol concentration; definition. Clarifies that "tetrahydrocannabinol concentration" refers to delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and is determined using post-decarboxylation testing or other equivalent method. The bill contains an emergency clause.SB 815Joseph D. MorrisseyMarijuana; Decriminalization Of Simple Marijuana Possession; Penalty.S Referred to Committee on the Judiciary (1/8)Senate the JudiciaryMarijuana; decriminalization of simple marijuana possession; penalty. Decriminalizes simple marijuana possession and provides a civil penalty of no more than $50 for a first violation, $100 for a second violation, and $250 for a third or subsequent violation. Current law imposes a maximum fine of $500 and a maximum 30-day jail sentence for a first offense, and subsequent offenses are a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill provides that the suspended sentence/substance abuse screening provisions apply only...Full SummarySB 827Frank M. Ruff, Jr.Industrial Hemp; Federal Regulations, Adoption In Virginia.S Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (1/8)Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural ResourcesIndustrial hemp; federal regulations; adoption in Virginia. Directs the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services to conform the regulations of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to any federal regulation adopted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, immediately upon publication in the Federal Register, that materially expands opportunities for growing, producing, or dealing in industrial hemp in the Commonwealth. The bill exempts such regulatory amendments by the Board from the...Full SummarySB 885David W. MarsdenPerformance Of Laboratory Analysis; Cannabidiol Oil; Thc-a Oil; Tetrahydrocannabinol.S Referred to Committee on Education and Health (1/8)Senate Education and HealthPerformance of laboratory analysis; cannabidiol oil; THC-A oil; tetrahydrocannabinol. Provides that no person employed by an analytical laboratory to retrieve, deliver, or possess cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil samples from a permitted pharmaceutical processor for performing required testing shall be prosecuted for the possession or distribution of cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil for storing cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil for testing purposes in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Board of Pharmacy....Full SummarySB 918David W. MarsdenIndustrial Hemp Extract; Approval As Food Or Ingredient; Regulations; Fund.S Introduced bill reprinted 20102700D (1/8)Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural ResourcesIndustrial hemp extract; approval as food or ingredient; regulations; fund. Provides that an industrial hemp extract, as defined in the bill, is a food and is subject to applicable laws and regulations. The bill establishes (i) requirements for the production of an industrial hemp extract or a food containing an extract and (ii) conditions under which a manufacturer of such extract or food shall be considered an approved source. The bill authorizes the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services to...Full SummarySJR 66Adam P. EbbinStudy; Joint Subcommittee To Study The Development Of A Framework For Adult-use Of Cannabis.S Referred to Committee on Rules (1/8)Senate RulesStudy; Joint Subcommittee to Study the Development of a Framework for Regulated Adult-Use of Cannabis and Medical Cannabis; report. Establishes the Joint Subcommittee to Study the Development of a Framework for Regulated Adult-Use of Cannabis and Medical Cannabis (Joint Subcommittee). The bill requires the Joint Subcommittee to (i) study and provide guidance on the potential creation of a Cannabis Control Commission to oversee licensing and regulation of industrial hemp, medical cannabis, and adult-use...Full SummarySJR 67Joshua G. Cole; Jennifer L. McClellanStudy; Jlarc; Legalization And Regulation Of Growth, Sale And Possession Of Marijuana.S Referred to Committee on Rules (1/8)Senate RulesStudy; JLARC; legalization and regulation of growth, sale and possession of marijuana; redress impacts of marijuana prohibition; report. ................
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