VirginiaMedical care facilities; expanded access to medical cannabis for terminally ill patients.
What it does
Medical care facilities; expanded access to medical cannabis for terminally ill patients. Requires medical care facilities to permit terminally ill patients, as defined in the bill, to use medical cannabis. The bill requires medical care facilities to adopt policies facilitating the use of medical cannabis.
More detail
The provisions of the bill do not apply to the provision of emergency medical services, including in emergency departments of hospitals. The bill requires compliance with applicable drug and medication requirements, specifies that compliance with its provisions shall not be a condition of obtaining, retaining, or renewing a license as a medical care facility, and establishes a protocol for noncompliance in the event of intervention by the federal government. The bill has a delayed effective date contingent on the federal rescheduling of marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug. This bill was incorporated into HB 75.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 12Incorporated by Health and Human Services (HB75-Keys-Gamarra) (Voice Vote)Latest
- Feb 10Subcommittee recommends incorporating (Voice Vote)
- Feb 10House subcommittee offered
- Jan 30Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB486)
- Jan 21Assigned sub: HealthMinor
- Jan 12Referred to Committee on Health and Human ServicesMinor
- Jan 12Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104839DIntroduced