VirginiaCannabis control; establishes framework for creating retail market, penalties.
What it does
Cannabis control; retail market; penalties. Establishes a framework for the creation of a retail marijuana market in the Commonwealth, to be administered by the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. The bill allows the Authority to begin issuing all marijuana licenses on September 1, 2025, but provides that no retail sales may occur prior to May 1, 2026.
More detail
This bill is identical to SB 970.
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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
- Apr 2House sustained Governor's vetoLatest
- Mar 24Vetoed by Governor Glenn YoungkinMajor
- Mar 14Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2485)
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2485ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 12Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Read third timeMinor
- Feb 11Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 11Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 11Rules suspended
- Feb 11Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)Minor
- Feb 7Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social ServicesMinor
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 4Read third time and passed House (53-Y 46-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (53-Y 46-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 3General Laws Substitute agreed to
- Feb 3Read second timeMinor
- Jan 31Read first timeMinor
- Jan 30Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2485)
- Jan 29Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 8-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 8-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- Jan 28Assigned Approps sub: Transportation & Public SafetyMinor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws with substitute and rereferred to Appropriations (14-Y 8-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 28Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (14-Y 8-N)Minor
- Jan 28Committee substitute printed 25105892D-H1Major
- Jan 27Impact statement from VCSC (HB2485)
- Jan 24Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 1-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and rereferred to Appropriations (5-Y 1-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 22Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #5Minor
- Jan 9Impact statement from VCSC (HB2485)
- Jan 8Referred to Committee on General LawsMinor
- Jan 8Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101954DIntroduced