Virginia Senate Bill 594 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 6 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-04-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0719)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Cannabimimetic agents; controlled substance analogs; regulation by Board of Pharmacy; penalties. Substitutes the term "cannabimimetic agents" for the term "synthetic cannabinoids" to describe certain substances that are unlawful to possess, sell, give, distribute, or manufacture. The bill authorizes the Board of Pharmacy to place controlled substance analogs (a substance that has a chemical structure substantially similar to that of a controlled substance in Schedule I or II and that has or is intended to have the same or a greater stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system) into the list of controlled substances found in Schedule I or II via an expedited regulatory process. A substance added via this process is removed from such list after 18 months unless a general law is enacted adding the substance to such list. Such controlled substance analogs are subject to the same penalties as those for the actual drug. The bill also repeals the specific criminal penalties for possession, etc., of synthetic cannabinoids and places cannabimimetic agents on the list of controlled substances in Schedule I, where they will be subject to the same penalties as those for other Schedule I controlled substances with the exception of simple possession, which will be penalized as a Class 1 misdemeanor instead of as a Class 5 felony.

Controlled substance analogs; regulation by Board of Pharmacy, synthetic cannabinoids, penalties.

Sen. Mark Obenshain [R]

2014-03-06 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-03-06 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-03-03 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-03-03 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-26 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-24 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-16 - Senate - Senate: Rereferred from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-04-06		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0719)
2014-04-06		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 719 (effective 7/1/14)
2014-03-18	House	Signed by Speaker
2014-03-17	Senate	Signed by President
2014-03-17	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB594ER)
2014-03-17	Senate	Enrolled
2014-03-06	Senate	Title replaced 14105234D-H1
2014-03-06	Senate	House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2014-03-06	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
2014-03-06	House	Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2014-03-06	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB594H1
2014-03-06	House	Committee substitute agreed to 14105234D-H1
2014-03-06	House	Read third time
2014-03-05	House	Read second time
2014-03-03	House	Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
2014-03-03	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
2014-02-28	House	Assigned App. sub: Public Safety
2014-02-26	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2014-02-26	House	Committee substitute printed 14105234D-H1
2014-02-26	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
2014-02-24	House	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2014-02-24	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
2014-02-18	House	Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
2014-02-18	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2014-02-18	House	Referred from Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote
2014-02-12	House	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2014-02-12	House	Read first time
2014-02-12	House	Placed on Calendar
2014-02-10	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2014-02-07	Senate	Printed as engrossed 14103613D-E
2014-02-07	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB594E
2014-02-07	Senate	Committee amendments agreed to
2014-02-07	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2014-02-07	Senate	Read second time
2014-02-06	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2014-02-05	Senate	Reported from Finance with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
2014-01-22	Senate	Rereferred to Finance
2014-01-22	Senate	Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
2014-01-16	Senate	Rereferred to Courts of Justice
2014-01-16	Senate	Rereferred from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N)
2014-01-13	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2014-01-13	Senate	Presented and ordered printed 14103613D

HB1112 (Same As) 2014-04-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0674)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	2	907	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	1	260	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	1	278.8:01	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	248.1:1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	250	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	251	(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	308.09	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	308.1:5	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	308.4	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	46.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	474.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	187	(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	83.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	4006	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	277.08	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	279.3:1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	233	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	225	(n/a)	See Bill Text
53	1	145	(n/a)	See Bill Text
53	1	203	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	3401	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	3443	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	3446	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	3456	(n/a)	See Bill Text
9	1	176.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+sum+SB594
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+SB594+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+SB594E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+SB594H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+SB594ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+CHAP0719+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+S04V0036+SB0594
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+S03V0088+SB0594
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+S05V0129+SB0594
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+SV0301SB0594+SB0594
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+SV0329SB0594+SB0594
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+H0801V0186+SB0594
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+H08V0382+SB0594
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+H0208V0016+SB0594
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+H02V0227+SB0594
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+HV1373+SB0594
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+SV0846SB0594+SB0594