VA SB1361 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 3 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-06 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1361)
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Hearing: Feb 10 in House Committee Room C - 206
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 3 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-06 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1361)
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Hearing: Feb 10 in House Committee Room C - 206
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
Inhaling drugs or other noxious chemical substances or causing, etc., others to do so; distribution of nitrous oxide to persons under 18 prohibited; penalties. Prohibits the sale or distribution of nitrous oxide to persons under 18 years of age with exceptions as defined in the bill. Any person who fails to make diligent inquiry as to whether the person trying to obtain nitrous oxide is 18 years of age or older or sells, distributes, or attempts to sell or distribute nitrous oxide to a person under 18 years of age is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also adds nitrous oxide to the list of noxious chemical substances for which it is unlawful to deliberately smell or inhale with the intent to become intoxicated, inebriated, excited, or stupefied or to dull the brain or nervous system, or to deliberately cause another person to do so.
Title
Nitrous oxide; unlawful for any person to sell, distribute, etc., to persons under 18 years of age,
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-02-03 - Senate - Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-03 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-31 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-01-29 - Senate - Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-03 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-31 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-01-29 - Senate - Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-06 | Senate | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1361) |
| 2025-02-06 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2025-02-06 | House | Read first time |
| 2025-02-06 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | Printed as engrossed 25100989D-E |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | Courts of Justice Amendment agreed to |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | Reading of amendment waived |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2025-01-31 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2025-01-31 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-01-31 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 2025-01-29 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-01-24 | Senate | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1361) |
| 2025-01-13 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2025-01-13 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25100989D |
