Virginia House Bill 1955

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 29 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-01-30 - Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute a controlled substance or an imitation controlled substance prohibited; penalties. Removes the distinction between cocaine, which refers to powder cocaine, its salts, optical and geometric isomers, and salts of isomers and a mixture or substance that contains cocaine base, which refers to crack cocaine, for the offense of manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute a controlled substance or an imitation controlled substance.

Manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute a controlled substance or an imitation controlled substance prohibited; penalties.

Del. Debra Gardner [D]	Del. Kelly Convirs-Fowler [D]	Del. Patrick Hope [D]	Del. Karen Keys-Gamarra [D]
Del. Marty Martinez [D]

2025-01-30 - House - Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-01-24 - House - Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-17 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-30	House	Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)
2025-01-29	House	Read second time and engrossed
2025-01-28	House	Read first time
2025-01-24	House	Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
2025-01-17	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2025-01-16	House	Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
2025-01-08	House	Impact statement from VCSC (HB1955)
2025-01-06	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2025-01-06	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101715D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1955
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1955/text/HB1955
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015392.PDF
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017420.PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB1955/20251/H08001V2510311
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB1955/20251/H08V2511029
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB1955/20251/2518291