VA SB391 | 2022 | Regular Session

Virginia Senate Bill 391 (Prior Session Legislation)

Note: Carry Foward to future SB391

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 14 2022 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-03-01 - Continued to 2023 in General Laws (12-Y 10-N)
Pending: House General Laws Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Cannabis control; retail market; transitional sales by pharmaceutical and industrial hemp processors; penalties. Establishes a framework for the creation of a retail marijuana market in the Commonwealth. The bill creates a regulatory and licensing structure for such retail market and for the cultivation, manufacture, and wholesale of marijuana and marijuana products to be administered by the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. The bill allows certain pharmaceutical and industrial hemp processors, pending establishment of the retail market, to cultivate, manufacture, and sell to persons 21 years of age or older cannabis products. The bill also relocates and modifies numerous criminal provisions regarding marijuana offenses. The bill has staggered effective dates. The bill satisfies the reenactment requirement of Chapters 550 and 551 of the Acts of Assembly of 2021, Special Session I, but makes numerous modifications to the provisions of the 2021 legislation related to licensure, criminal penalties, expungement, regulation of certain hemp products, local regulation, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Cannabis control; retail market; transitional sales by pharmaceutical and industrial hemp processors; penalties. Establishes a framework for the creation of a retail marijuana market in the Commonwealth. The bill creates a regulatory and licensing structure for such retail market and for the cultivation, manufacture, and wholesale of marijuana and marijuana products to be administered by the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. The bill allows certain pharmaceutical and industrial hemp processors, pending establishment of the retail market, to cultivate, manufacture, and sell to persons 21 years of age or older cannabis products. The bill also relocates and modifies numerous criminal provisions regarding marijuana offenses. The bill has staggered effective dates. The bill satisfies the reenactment requirement of Chapters 550 and 551 of the Acts of Assembly of 2021, Special Session I, but makes numerous modifications to the provisions of the 2021 legislation related to licensure, criminal penalties, expungement, regulation of certain hemp products, local regulation, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Title

Cannabis control; retail market.

Roll Calls

2022-03-01 - House - House: Continued to 2023 in General Laws (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-28 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2023 (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) (Y: 21 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (23-Y 16-N) (Y: 23 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Committee substitute rejected 22106443D-S2 (15-Y 25-N) (Y: 15 N: 25 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2022-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Committee substitute reconsidered (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (11-Y 4-N 1-A) (Y: 11 N: 4 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (8-Y 7-N) (Y: 8 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-03-01	House	Continued to 2023 in General Laws (12-Y 10-N)
2022-02-28	House	Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2023 (5-Y 3-N)
2022-02-24	House	Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #5
2022-02-24	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2022-02-24	House	Read first time
2022-02-24	House	Placed on Calendar
2022-02-15	Senate	Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
2022-02-15	Senate	Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2022-02-15	Senate	Passed Senate (23-Y 16-N)
2022-02-15	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2022-02-15	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB391S3
2022-02-15	Senate	Substitute by Senator Ebbin agreed to 22106647D-S3
2022-02-15	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2022-02-15	Senate	Committee substitute rejected 22106443D-S2 (15-Y 25-N)
2022-02-15	Senate	Committee substitute reconsidered (40-Y 0-N)
2022-02-15	Senate	Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2022-02-15	Senate	Floor substitute printed 22106647D-S3 (Ebbin)
2022-02-15	Senate	Passed by temporarily
2022-02-14	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB391S2
2022-02-14	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 22106443D-S2
2022-02-14	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2022-02-14	Senate	Committee substitute rejected 22105973D-S1
2022-02-14	Senate	Read second time
2022-02-11	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2022-02-10	Senate	Committee substitute printed 22106443D-S2
2022-02-10	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (11-Y 4-N 1-A)
2022-02-04	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2022-02-04	Senate	Committee substitute printed 22105973D-S1
2022-02-04	Senate	Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (8-Y 7-N)
2022-01-18	Senate	Assigned Rehab sub: Cannabis
2022-01-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
2022-01-11	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103983D

Same As/Similar To

SB391 (Carry Over) 2022-03-01 - Continued to 2023 in General Laws (12-Y 10-N)

Subjects

Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control
Appropriations
Cannabis
Crimes and Offenses Generally
Criminal Procedure
Marijuana

Code Citations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	2	2820	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	1	260	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	1	273	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	1	278.9	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	1	69.40:1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
17	1	276	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	247	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	248	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	248.01	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	248.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	251	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	251.03	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	251.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	251.1:1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	251.1:2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	251.1:3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	252	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	254	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	255	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	255.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	255.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	258	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	258.02	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	258.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	265.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	265.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	265.3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	287.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	308.012	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	308.016	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	308.03	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	308.4	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	371.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	46.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	460	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	474.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	57	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	188.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	303	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	303.01	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	386.22	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	386.25	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	389	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	389.3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	392.02	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	392.2:1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	392.2:2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	392.2:3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	392.2:4	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	392.3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	392.6	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	66	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	81	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	81.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	83.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	1119	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	221	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	2499.8	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	2818	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	2905	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	3114	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	3705.3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	3711	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	3802	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	4024	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	507	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	511	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	206	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	277.08	(n/a)	See Bill Text
23	1	1301	(n/a)	See Bill Text
23	1	609	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	1010	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	3906	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	4113	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	4116	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	5145.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	5145.5	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	5145.6	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	5145.9	(n/a)	See Bill Text
33	2	613	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	100	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	1009	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	101.010	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	101.02	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	101.07	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	101.09	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	101.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	103	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	104	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	105	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	106	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	107	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	1100	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	1101	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	1101.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	1102	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	1105	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	1105.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	1106	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	1107	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	1108	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	111	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	1111	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	1113	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	1119	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	112.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	1121	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	113.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	115	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	116	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	118	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	119	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	1200	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	1207	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	122	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	124	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	128	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	1300	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	1301	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	1303	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	1312	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	1400	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	1407	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	200	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	201	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	202	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	205	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	206.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	206.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	206.3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	212	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	213	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	215	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	216	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	216.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	222	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	224	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	225	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	227	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	230	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	240	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	300	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	302	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	303	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	310	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	310.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	320	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	323	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	324	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	325	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	325.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	329	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	336	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	337	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	338	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	348	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	349	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	350	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	354	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	600	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	601	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	603	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	604	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	606	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	629	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	630	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	700	(n/a)	See Bill Text
46	2	105.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
46	2	347	(n/a)	See Bill Text
5	1	13	(n/a)	See Bill Text
51	1	212	(n/a)	See Bill Text
53	1	231.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	2903	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	3401	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	3408.3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	3442.8	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	3446	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	1	148.3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
6	2	108	(n/a)	See Bill Text
65	2	107	(n/a)	See Bill Text
65	2	402	(n/a)	See Bill Text
65	2	402.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
9	1	101	(n/a)	See Bill Text
9	1	1101	(n/a)	See Bill Text
9	1	400	(n/a)	See Bill Text
9	1	500	(n/a)	See Bill Text
9	1	801	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+SB391
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB391+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB391S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB391S2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB391S3+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/22105795D.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/22105973D.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+SB391F160+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+SB391FS1160+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+SB391FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+SB391FS3122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+S09V0037+SB0391
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+S05V0201+SB0391
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0359SB0391+SB0391
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0447SB0391+SB0391
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0448SB0391+SB0391
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0449SB0391+SB0391
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0450SB0391+SB0391
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0451SB0391+SB0391
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0476SB0391+SB0391
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0477SB0391+SB0391
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H1105V0002+SB0391
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H11V0234+SB0391

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