---
type: "Bill"
title: "Medical marijuana program; product requirements, certifications."
description: "Medical marijuana program; product requirements, certifications."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 2368"
citation: "Virginia HB 2368 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Adams, D.M."]
version_count: 5
action_count: 40
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2023-01-13"
last_action: "2023-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/074b9d03-7365-4e14-97a6-772177b8a5b4"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB2368"
source_hash: "eb5082db306198bd12ef5704f6adf03f15ea025df8f5aea032ae20ecd2321442"
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 HB 2368 (2023) — Medical marijuana program; product requirements, certifications.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **CHAP0799** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0799)
2. **HB2368ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2368ER)
3. **HB2368ER2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2368ER2)
4. **Presented and ordered printed 23104177D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2368)
5. **Printed as engrossed 23104177D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2368E)

## Votes

- VOTE: Block Vote Adoption (95-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 1-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (4-Y 2-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Passed Senate (37-Y 2-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Adams, D.M. — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-13** Presented and ordered printed 23104177D `introduction`
- **2023-01-13** Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-25** Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3 `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-27** Impact statement from DPB (HB2368)
- **2023-02-02** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-02-02** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (4-Y 2-N)
- **2023-02-02** Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-05** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2023-02-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-06** Committee amendments agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2023-02-06** Engrossed by House as amended HB2368E
- **2023-02-06** Printed as engrossed 23104177D-E
- **2023-02-07** Impact statement from DPB (HB2368E)
- **2023-02-07** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-07** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-08** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2023-02-08** Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-17** Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-20** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-21** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2023-02-21** Passed Senate (37-Y 2-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-24** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-02-24** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2368ER) `passage`
- **2023-02-24** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-02-25** Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-02-25** Impact statement from DPB (HB2368ER)
- **2023-03-02** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-02** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-27** Governor's recommendation received by House `executive-veto-line-item`
- **2023-04-12** Placed on Calendar
- **2023-04-12** House concurred in Governor's recommendation BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
- **2023-04-12** VOTE: Block Vote Adoption (95-Y 0-N)
- **2023-04-12** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- **2023-04-12** Governor's recommendation adopted `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-12** Reenrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-04-12** Reenrolled bill text (HB2368ER2) `enrolled`
- **2023-04-12** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
- **2023-04-12** Signed by President as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
- **2023-04-12** Enacted, Chapter 799 (effective 7/1/23) `became-law`
- **2023-04-12** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0799)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/074b9d03-7365-4e14-97a6-772177b8a5b4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).