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2022 SESSION
SB 591 Marijuana; shape productions, definitions.
Introduced by: Emmett W. Hanger, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Marijuana; shape prohibitions; definitions of marijuana and tetrahydrocannabinol. Modifies the definition of "marijuana" in several Code sections to (i) include any substance containing a total tetrahydrocannabinol concentration that exceeds 0.3 percent or more than 0.25 milligram of tetrahydrocannabinol per serving or more than one milligram per package and (ii) exclude industrial hemp that is possessed by a person who holds a hemp producer license issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture or his agent; an industrial hemp extract that contains a tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of no greater than 0.3 percent and no more than 0.25 milligram of tetrahydrocannabinol per serving or more than one milligram per package at the time such industrial hemp extract is offered for retail sale and is derived from industrial hemp grown, dealt, or processed in compliance with state or federal law; and any drug product containing tetrahydrocannabinol that is approved for marketing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and scheduled in the Drug Control Act by the Board of Pharmacy. The bill defines "tetrahydrocannabinol" to include any naturally occurring or synthetic tetrahydrocannabinol, including its salts, isomers, or salts of isomers. The bill removes references in the Code to delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol and amends numerous sections to accommodate for the definitional changes described above. The bill requires the Board of Directors of the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority to promulgate regulations that prohibit the production and sale of retail marijuana and retail marijuana products that depict or are in the shape of a human, animal, vehicle, or fruit. The bill has staggered effective dates.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101413D pdf
- 02/04/22 Senate: Committee substitute printed 22105974D-S1 pdf | impact statements
- 02/09/22 Senate: Committee substitute printed 22106399D-S2 pdf | impact statements
- 02/10/22 Senate: Committee substitute printed 22106520D-S3 pdf | impact statement
- 03/02/22 House: Floor substitute printed 22107326D-H1 (Freitas) pdf | impact statement
- 03/21/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB591ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/11/22 Senate: Governor's substitute printed 22108127D-S4 pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- House amendments adopted
- House amendments engrossed
- Governor's recommendation
HISTORY
- 01/12/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101413D
- 01/12/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 01/18/22 Senate: Assigned Rehab sub: Cannabis
- 02/04/22 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (12-Y 0-N 3-A)
- 02/04/22 Senate: Committee substitute printed 22105974D-S1
- 02/04/22 Senate: Rereferred to Judiciary
- 02/09/22 Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/22 Senate: Committee substitute printed 22106399D-S2
- 02/09/22 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/10/22 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/22 Senate: Committee substitute printed 22106520D-S3
- 02/11/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/22 Senate: Read second time
- 02/14/22 Senate: Committee substitute rejected 22105974D-S1
- 02/14/22 Senate: Committee substitute rejected 22106399D-S2
- 02/14/22 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/14/22 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 22106520D-S3
- 02/14/22 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB591S3
- 02/15/22 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/22 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/24/22 House: Read first time
- 02/24/22 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/24/22 House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #5
- 02/24/22 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/22 House: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 1-N)
- 02/28/22 House: Read second time
- 03/01/22 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/02/22 House: Floor substitute printed 22107326D-H1 (Freitas)
- 03/02/22 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/03/22 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/04/22 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/07/22 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/08/22 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/09/22 House: Read third time
- 03/09/22 House: Passed by temporarily
- 03/09/22 House: Substitute by Delegate Freitas withdrawn 22107326D-H1
- 03/09/22 House: Amendments by Delegate Leftwich agreed to
- 03/09/22 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 03/09/22 House: Passed House with amendments (89-Y 7-N)
- 03/09/22 House: VOTE: Passage (89-Y 7-N)
- 03/10/22 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (30-Y 10-N)
- 03/10/22 Senate: Reconsideration of House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/22 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (33-Y 7-N)
- 03/21/22 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/21/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB591ER)
- 03/21/22 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/22/22 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/22/22 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
- 03/22/22 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- 04/11/22 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/11/22 Senate: Governor's substitute printed 22108127D-S4
- 04/27/22 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 04/27/22 Senate: Passed by for the day (20-Y 20-N)
- 04/27/22 Senate: Chair votes yes
- 04/27/22 Senate: Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/27/22 Senate: Amendments specific and severable (0-Y 40-N)
- 04/27/22 Senate: Rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 04/28/22 Senate: Left in Rehabilitation and Social Services