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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Tetrahydrocannabinol concentration; definition."
+description: "Tetrahydrocannabinol concentration; definition.Clarifies that \"tetrahydrocannabinol concentration\" refers to delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinoland is determined using post-decarboxylation testing or other equivalentmethod. The bill contains an emergency clause."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
+legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
+session: "2020"
+identifier: "SB 646"
+citation: "Virginia SB 646 (2020)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Scott A. Surovell"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 31
+vote_count: 7
+first_action: "2020-01-07"
+last_action: "2020-04-07"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3f28c1f9-71ac-417f-86ef-1b5ed11ef243"
+source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB646"
+source_hash: "e387fced8067bc8c332ed4fd4945e9e8ec42ca461063c95b855779c4ede13a56"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
+---
+
+# Virginia SB 646 (2020) — Tetrahydrocannabinol concentration; definition.
+
+Tetrahydrocannabinol concentration; definition.Clarifies that "tetrahydrocannabinol concentration" refers to delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinoland is determined using post-decarboxylation testing or other equivalentmethod. The bill contains an emergency clause.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0831)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0831)
+2. **Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB646ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB646ER)
+3. **Impact statement from DPB (SB646)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB646)
+4. **Impact statement from DPB (SB646S1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB646S1)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
+- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
+- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
+- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
+- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (14-Y 0-N) — **14–0** (pass) · upper
+- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Scott A. Surovell — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-01-07** Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/08/20 20105071D `introduction`
+- **2020-01-07** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
+- **2020-01-14** Assigned ACNR sub: Hemp `referral-committee`
+- **2020-01-22** Impact statement from DPB (SB646)
+- **2020-02-04** Committee substitute printed 20107636D-S1 `substitution`
+- **2020-02-04** Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
+- **2020-02-06** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
+- **2020-02-07** Impact statement from DPB (SB646S1)
+- **2020-02-07** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2020-02-07** Reading of substitute waived
+- **2020-02-07** Committee substitute agreed to 20107636D-S1
+- **2020-02-07** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB646S1
+- **2020-02-07** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
+- **2020-02-07** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
+- **2020-02-12** Placed on Calendar
+- **2020-02-12** Read first time `reading-1`
+- **2020-02-12** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
+- **2020-02-14** Assigned Courts sub: Criminal `referral-committee`
+- **2020-02-24** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
+- **2020-02-28** Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
+- **2020-03-03** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2020-03-04** Read third time `reading-3`
+- **2020-03-04** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) `passage`
+- **2020-03-04** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
+- **2020-03-07** Enrolled
+- **2020-03-07** Signed by President
+- **2020-03-08** Signed by Speaker
+- **2020-03-09** Impact statement from DPB (SB646ER)
+- **2020-03-12** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
+- **2020-03-12** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
+- **2020-04-07** Approved by Governor-Chapter 831 (effective 4/7/20) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3f28c1f9-71ac-417f-86ef-1b5ed11ef243`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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