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BILL #SponsorDescriptionStatusSummaryHB 87Ibraheem S. Samirah; Lee J. CarterMarijuana; Legalization Of Simple Possession, Penalties.MonitorH Continued to 2021 in Courts of Justice (2/5)House Courts of JusticeMarijuana; 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.MonitorH Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (10-Y 10-N) (1/27)House Courts of Justice; House Health, Welfare and InstitutionsCustody 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.MonitorH Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 3-N) (1/22)House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesIndustrial 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.MonitorH Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (1-Y 5-N) (1/22)House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesHemp 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 265Steve E. Heretick; Clinton L. Jenkins; Elizabeth R. Guzman; et al.Marijuana; Decriminalization Of Simple Marijuana Possession, Civil Penalty.MonitorH Incorporated by Courts of Justice (HB972-Herring) (2/5)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 269Steve E. Heretick; Elizabeth R. Guzman; Joseph D. Morrissey; et al.Marijuana; Legalization Of Simple Marijuana Possession, Penalty.MonitorH Continued to 2021 in Courts of Justice (2/5)House Courts of JusticeMarijuana; 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.MonitorH Incorporated by Courts of Justice (HB972-Herring) (2/5)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* HB 347Glenn R. DavisTetrahydrocannabinol Products; Permits To Process And Dispense Cannabidiol Oil And Thc-a Oil.MonitorH Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB347H1 (2/7)House Health, Welfare and InstitutionsTetrahydrocannabinol 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.SupportH Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N) (1/29)House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesHemp 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 SummaryHB 481Kaye KoryMarijuana; Decriminalization Of Simple Marijuana Possession, Penalty.MonitorH Incorporated by Courts of Justice (HB972-Herring) (2/5)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.MonitorH Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (7-Y 0-N) (1/29)House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesHemp 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, III; James E. Edmunds, II; Les R. Adams; et al.Industrial Hemp; Vdacs To Convene Work Group To Assess Opportunities For Development Of Industry.SupportH Impact statement from DPB (HB491H1) (2/6)House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesVirginia 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.SupportH Incorporated by Education (HB257-Mullin) (1/29)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. LevineMisdemeanor Drug Offenses, Certain; Expungement.MonitorH Continued to 2021 in Courts of Justice (1/31)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, III; Les R. Adams; Mark L. Keam; et al.Industrial Hemp; Federal Regulations, Adoption In Virginia.MonitorH VOTE: Passage Emergency (94-Y 0-N) (2/4)House Agriculture, Chesapeake 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 SummaryHB 943Daniel W. Marshall, III; James E. Edmunds, IIIndustrial Hemp; Testing After Harvest.MonitorH Impact statement from DPB (HB943) (1/24)House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesIndustrial 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, III; James E. Edmunds, IIHemp; Products Intended For Smoking.SupportH Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 1-N) (2/6)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 972Elizabeth R. Guzman; Charniele L. Herring; Kaye Kory; et al.Marijuana; Possession And Consumption, Penalty.MonitorH Read first time (2/6)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.OpposeH Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 4-N) (1/22)House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesTestified against and had bill killed in House Ag subcommittee Jan. 23.HB 1430Wendy W. Gooditis; Elizabeth R. Guzman; Mark L. KeamIndustrial Hemp Extract; Approval As Food Or Ingredient, Regulations.SupportH Impact statement from DPB (HB1430H1) (2/6)House Agriculture, Chesapeake 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 SummaryHB 1460Israel D. O'QuinnCannabidiol Oil And Thc-a Oil; Certification For Use Of Oil.MonitorH Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) (2/7)House Health, Welfare and InstitutionsDispensing 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 1507Don L. Scott; Joshua G. Cole; Jennifer Carroll Foy; et al.Marijuana; Possession.MonitorH Continued to 2021 in Courts of Justice (2/5)House Courts of JusticePossession of marijuana.HB 1566Mark L. Keam; Nicholas J. Freitas; James E. Edmunds, IIIndustrial Hemp; Definition, Maximum Thc Concentration.TBDH Continued to 2021 in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (1/29)House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesMay jeopardize approval of VDAC's state plan to USDAHB 1621Kenneth R. Plum; Alfonso H. Lopez; Sam RasoulVirginia Urban Agriculture Advisory Council; Created, Report.MonitorH Read first time (2/6)House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesVirginia Urban Agriculture Advisory Council created; report. Creates the Virginia Urban Agriculture Advisory Council as an advisory council in the legislative branch of state government to encourage urban agriculture and contribute to building a local food economy. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2023.HB 1652Tony O. Wilt; David L. BulovaIncome Tax, State And Corporate; Tax Credit, Agricultural Best Management Practices.MonitorH Committee substitute printed 20106501D-H1 (2/5)House Appropriations; House FinanceTax credit; agricultural best management practices. Creates an enhanced individual and corporate income tax credit beginning in taxable year 2020 for the implementation of certain agricultural best management practices by the taxpayer that are required as part of a certified resource management plan. The enhanced tax credit is equal to 75 percent of the first $100,000 expended in implementing certain agricultural best management practices, and each amount shall be consistent with the rate offere...Full SummaryHB 1670Israel D. O'Quinn; Glenn R. Davis; Terry G. KilgorePharmaceutical Processors; Cannabidiol Oil, Formulation May Include Oil From Industrial Hemp.MonitorH Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) (2/7)House Health, Welfare and InstitutionsAllows pharmaceutical processors to acquire industrial hemp grown and processed in Virginia from a registered industrial hemp dealer or processorHJ 130Steve E. Heretick; Ibraheem S. Samirah; Jennifer B. Boysko; et al.Cannabis And Medical Cannabis; Joint Subcommittee To Study Development Of Framework For Regulation.MonitorH Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N) (1/29)House 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 SummaryHJ 132Charniele L. HerringCannabis And Medical Cannabis; Joint Subcommittee To Study Development Of Framework For Regulation.MonitorH Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 0-N) (2/3)House RulesStudy; Joint Subcommittee to Study the Development of a Framework for Regulated Adult-Use of Cannabis and Medical Cannabis; report.SB 2Adam P. Ebbin; Thomas K. Norment, Jr.; Jennifer B. Boysko; et al.Marijuana; Decriminalization Of Simple Possession, Civil Penalty.MonitorS Reported from Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 3-N) (2/6)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 61David W. Marsden; Kaye KoryCustody And Visitation Arrangements; Use Of Cannabidiol Oil Or Thc-a Oil By Foster Parent, Etc.MonitorS Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (13-Y 0-N) (1/15)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 Summary* SB 646Scott A. SurovellTetrahydrocannabinol Concentration; Definition.SupportS Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (2/7)Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural ResourcesChanges definition of THC from total THC to Delta-9SB 815Joseph D. MorrisseyMarijuana; Decriminalization Of Simple Possession, Penalty.MonitorS Incorporated by Judiciary (SB2-Ebbin) (12-Y 0-N) (1/29)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.MonitorS Incorporated by Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (SB918-Marsden) (14-Y 0-N) (1/28)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.MonitorS Impact statement from DPB (SB885S1) (2/5)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. Marsden; Frank M. Ruff, Jr.Industrial Hemp Extract; Approval As Food Or Ingredient, Regulations.SupportS Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N) (2/6)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 SummarySB 969David W. MarsdenPharmaceutical Processors; Off-site Dispensing Locations.MonitorS Stricken at request of patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (1/30)Senate Education and HealthPharmaceutical processors; off-site dispensing locations. Allows each pharmaceutical processor to whom a permit has been issued by the Board of Pharmacy to operate up to five off-site dispensing locations for the dispensing of cannabidiol oil and THC-A oil.SB 976David W. MarsdenBoard Of Pharmacy; Pharmaceutical Processors; Processing And Dispensing Cannabis Oil.SupportS Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (2/7)Senate Education and HealthHas Telemedicine provision (Scott)SB 1015David W. MarsdenMarijuana; Possession Of Cannabidiol Oil Or Thc-a Oil.MonitorS Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (2/7)Senate the JudiciaryPossession of marijuana; cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil. Provides that no person shall be arrested or prosecuted for possession of marijuana, subject to any civil penalty, denied any right or privilege, or subject to any disciplinary action by a professional licensing board for possessing marijuana in the form of cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil if such person possessed such oil pursuant to a valid written certification issued by a practitioner in the course of his professional practice. The bill also provides...Full SummarySB 1045Ghazala F. HashmiCannabidiol Oil And Thc-a Oil; Sample Testing.MonitorS Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (2/4)Senate Education and HealthCannabidiol oil and THC-A oil; sample testing. Directs the Board of Pharmacy to require that, after processing and before dispensing cannabidiol oil and THC-A oil, a pharmaceutical processor make a homogenized sample available from each batch of product for testing at an independent laboratory meeting Board requirements.SJR 66Adam P. Ebbin; Kaye KoryCannabis And Medical Cannabis; Joint Subcommittee To Study Development Of Framework For Regulation.MonitorS Read third time and agreed to by Senate by voice vote (2/6)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 67Jennifer L. McClellan; Joseph D. Morrissey; Joshua G. ColeMarijuana; Jlarc To Study Legalization Of Growth, Sale, And Possession.MonitorS Read third time and agreed to by Senate by voice vote (2/6)Senate RulesStudy; JLARC; legalization and regulation of growth, sale and possession of marijuana; redress impacts of marijuana prohibition; report. ................
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