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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. This bill is identical to HB 2485.
Introduced
Jan 6, 2025
Last Action
Apr 2, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 2 co
Passed by for the day
Senate sustained Governor's veto
Vetoed by Governor
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB970)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Signed by President
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB970ER)
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Passed House (53-Y 44-N)
Read third time
Passed by for the day
Read second time
Read first time
Placed on Calendar
Referred to Committee on General Laws
Reported from General Laws (13-Y 8-N)
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB970)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute agreed to
Reading of substitute waived
Read second time
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 7-N)
Impact statement from VCSC (SB970)
Committee substitute printed 25105279D-S1
Impact statement from VCSC (SB970)
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102567D
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Senate sustained Governor's veto
Aaron R. Rouse
Jennifer D. Carroll Foy