The Evolution of Virginia Medical Marijuana Legislation

Have you ever wondered what a medical marijuana bill must go through to be signed into law? Here's what happened with Virginia's latest update to its existing medical marijuana laws.

SUMMARY

Board of Pharmacy; cannabidiol oil and tetrahydrocannabinol oil; regulation of pharmaceutical processors. Authorizes licensed physician assistants and licensed nurse practitioners to issue a written certification for use of cannabidiol oil and THC-A oil. The bill requires the Board to promulgate regulations establishing dosage limitations, which shall require that each dispensed dose of cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil not exceed 10 milligrams of tetrahydrocannabinol. The bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Resources and the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry to convene a work group to review and recommend an appropriate structure for an oversight organization in Virginia and report its findings and recommendations to the Chairmen of the Senate Committees on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and Education and Health and the House Committees on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and Health, Welfare and Institutions by November 1, 2019.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/19  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102904D pdf

• impact statement01/24/19  Senate: Committee substitute printed 19105737D-S1 pdf

• impact statement02/20/19  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1557ER) pdf

• impact statement03/21/19  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0681) pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted

• House amendments adopted

• House amendments engrossed

HISTORY

• 01/09/19  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102904D

• 01/09/19  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health

• 01/18/19  Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions

• 01/24/19  Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N)

• 01/24/19  Senate: Committee substitute printed 19105737D-S1

• 01/25/19  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 1-N)

• 01/28/19  Senate: Read second time

• 01/28/19  Senate: Reading of substitute waived

• 01/28/19  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 19105737D-S1

• 01/28/19  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1557S1

• 01/29/19  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

• 02/04/19  House: Placed on Calendar02/04/19  House: Read first time

• 02/04/19  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

• 02/06/19  House: Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3

• 02/07/19  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (4-Y 2-N)

• 02/12/19  House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (22-Y 0-N)

• 02/12/19  House: Read second time

• 02/13/19  House: Read third time

• 02/13/19  House: Committee amendments agreed to

• 02/13/19  House: Engrossed by House as amended

• 02/13/19  House: Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)

• 02/13/19  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)

• 02/15/19  Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)

• 02/20/19  Senate: Enrolled

• 02/20/19  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1557ER)

• 02/20/19  Senate: Signed by President

• 02/20/19  House: Signed by Speaker

• 02/27/19  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 27, 2019

• 02/27/19  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019

• 03/21/19  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 681 (effective 7/1/19)

• 03/21/19  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0681)