Virginia 2023, 1st Special Session Status: Enacted

SB 903 — Industrial hemp; regulated hemp products, etc.

Last action — Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0744)

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 05, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Glenn Youngkin (Republican) on April 12, 2023.

Prognosis

Advancing 36% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • Failed a recorded vote

    Failed 15 recorded votes so far — a real headwind.

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Bill Text

Action History

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0744)

  2. Enacted, Chapter 744 (effective 7/1/23)

  3. Signed by Speaker as reenrolled

  4. Signed by President as reenrolled

  5. Reenrolled bill text (SB903ER2)

  6. Reenrolled

  7. Governor's recommendation adopted

  8. VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 41-N)

  9. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (52-Y 41-N)

  10. Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (33-Y 7-N)

  11. Amendments specific and severable (28-Y 12-N)

  12. Impact statement from VCSC (SB903S4)

  13. Governor's substitute printed 23107772D-S4

  14. Governor's recommendation received by Senate

  15. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023

  16. Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023

  17. Impact statement from DPB (SB903ER)

  18. Signed by Speaker

  19. Signed by President

  20. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB903ER)

  21. Enrolled

  22. VOTE: Adoption (78-Y 14-N)

  23. Conference report agreed to by House (78-Y 14-N)

  24. Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 18-N)

  25. Conference substitute printed 23107497D-S3

  26. Amended by conference committee

  27. Delegates: Kilgore, Leftwich, Herring

  28. Conferees appointed by House

  29. Senators: Hanger, Favola, Ebbin

  30. Conferees appointed by Senate

  31. Senate acceded to request (38-Y 2-N)

  32. House requested conference committee

  33. House insisted on substitute

  34. House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)

  35. Impact statement from DPB (SB903H1)

  36. VOTE: Passage (81-Y 15-N)

  37. Passed House with substitute (81-Y 15-N)

  38. Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB903H1

  39. Committee substitute agreed to 23106689D-H1

  40. Read third time

  41. Read second time

  42. Impact statement from VCSC (SB903H1)

  43. Committee substitute printed 23106689D-H1

  44. Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (16-Y 3-N)

  45. Impact statement from DPB (SB903S2)

  46. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

  47. Read first time

  48. Placed on Calendar

  49. Passed Senate (25-Y 15-N)

  50. Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

  51. Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB903S2

  52. Ruling of Chair Sustained (20-Y 20-N)

  53. Chair rules amendment by Senator Surovell not germane

  54. Reading of amendment waived

  55. Read second time

  56. Impact statement from VCSC (SB903S2)

  57. Passed by for the day

  58. Substitute by Senator Hanger agreed to 23106389D-S2

  59. Reading of substitute waived

  60. Committee substitute rejected 23105767D-S1

  61. Read second time

  62. Floor substitute printed 23106389D-S2 (Hanger)

  63. Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)

  64. Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N 1-A)

  65. Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

  66. Committee substitute printed 23105767D-S1

  67. Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (10-Y 5-N)

  68. Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

  69. Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

  70. Assigned Rehab sub: Cannabis

  71. Impact statement from DPB (SB903)

  72. Impact statement from VCSC (SB903)

  73. Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services

  74. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102827D

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 148 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (148)

148 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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