VA HB265 | 2020 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-1)
Status: Introduced on December 30 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-02-05 - Incorporated by Courts of Justice
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on December 30 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-02-05 - Incorporated by Courts of Justice
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Marijuana; 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 sentence and substance abuse screening provisions apply only to criminal violations or to civil violations by a minor. The bill decreases from a Class 5 felony to a Class 6 felony the penalty for distribution or possession with intent to sell more than one-half ounce but not more than five pounds of marijuana.
Title
Marijuana; decriminalization of simple marijuana possession, civil penalty.
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-02-05 | House | Incorporated by Courts of Justice |
2019-12-30 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
2019-12-30 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100927D |
Same As/Similar To
HB972 (Similar To) 2020-05-21 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1285)
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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16 | 1 | 260 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
18 | 2 | 248.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
18 | 2 | 250.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
18 | 2 | 251 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
18 | 2 | 252 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
18 | 2 | 259.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
18 | 2 | 287.2 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
18 | 2 | 460 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
19 | 2 | 386.22 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
46 | 2 | 390.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Virginia State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB265 |
Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB265+hil |