Virginia 2021 Regular Session Status: In Committee

HB 1815 — Marijuana; legalization of cultivation, manufacture, sale, possession, and testing, penalties.

Last action — Incorporated by General Laws (HB2312-Herring)

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House of Delegates
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Marijuana; legalization of cultivation, manufacture, sale, possession, and testing; penalties. Establishes a regulatory scheme for the regulation of marijuana cultivation facilities, marijuana manufacturing facilities, marijuana testing facilities, and retail marijuana stores by the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The bill also grants localities the authority to enact ordinances establishing additional licensing requirements for marijuana establishments located within such locality and allows the home cultivation of marijuana for personal use under certain circumstances. The bill imposes a tax on retail marijuana and retail marijuana products sold by a retail marijuana store at a rate of 9.7 percent (for a total sales tax of 15 percent) and provides that 67 percent of the revenues collected from the tax be deposited into the general fund and 33 percent of the revenues be deposited into a "Retail Marijuana Education Support Fund" to be used solely for purposes of public education. Finally, the bill establishes several new criminal penalties related to marijuana, as well as modifies some existing criminal penalties. This bill was incorporated into HB 2312.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Incorporated by General Laws (HB2312-Herring)

  2. Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB2312-Herring)

  3. Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming

  4. Referred to Committee on General Laws

  5. Impact statement from VCSC (HB1815)

  6. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100114D

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 17 co-sponsors · 130 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (17)

Not signed on (130)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1815 do?
Marijuana; legalization of cultivation, manufacture, sale, possession, and testing; penalties. Establishes a regulatory scheme for the regulation of marijuana cultivation facilities, marijuana manufacturing facilities, marijuana testing facilities, and retail marijuana stores by the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The bill also grants localities the authority to enact ordinances establishing additional licensing requirements for marijuana establishments located within such locality and allows the home cultivation of marijuana for personal use under certain circumstances. The bill imposes a tax on retail marijuana and retail marijuana products sold by a retail marijuana store at a rate of 9.7 percent (for a total sales tax of 15 percent) and provides that 67 percent of the revenues collected from the tax be deposited into the general fund and 33 percent of the revenues be deposited into a "Retail Marijuana Education Support Fund" to be used solely for purposes of public education. Finally, the bill establishes several new criminal penalties related to marijuana, as well as modifies some existing criminal penalties. This bill was incorporated into HB 2312.
Who sponsors HB 1815?
HB 1815 is sponsored by Joshua G. Cole, Patrick A. Hope, Alfonso H. Lopez, David A. Reid, Marcus B. Simon, Shelly A. Simonds, Joseph D. Morrissey, Kimberly Pope Adams, Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler, Subramanyam, Suhas, Samirah, Ibraheem S., Plum, Kenneth R., Levine, Mark H., Kory, Kaye, Hurst, Chris L., Guy, Nancy D., Carter, Lee J., and Heretick, Steve E..
What is the current status of HB 1815?
This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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