VirginiaManufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute a controlled substance or an imitation controlled substance prohibited; penalties.
What it does
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. This bill is identical to SB 888.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 24Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0394)Latest
- Mar 24Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 394 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Feb 18Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Feb 18Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 18, 2025Minor
- Feb 15Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 12Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 12Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1955)
- Feb 12Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1955ER)Major
- Feb 12EnrolledMinor
- Feb 10Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 10Read third timeMinor
- Feb 7Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 7Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N)
- Feb 7Rules suspended
- Feb 5Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 31Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 31Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Jan 30Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Jan 28Read first timeMinor
- Jan 24Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 17Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 16Assigned Courts sub: CriminalMinor
- Jan 8Impact statement from VCSC (HB1955)
- Jan 6Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 6Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101715DIntroduced