---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pharmaceutical processors; cannabidiol oil, permit to operate processor."
description: "Board of Pharmacy; pharmaceutical processors;cannabis oil. Replaces the definitions of cannabidiol oil andTHC-A oil with a definition for cannabis oil. The bill allows pharmaceuticalprocessors to acquire industrial hemp grown and processed in Virginiafrom a registered industrial hemp dealer or processor and allowsa pharmaceutical processor to process and formulate industrial hempwith cannabis plant extract into an allowable dosage."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 1670"
citation: "Virginia HB 1670 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Israel D. O'Quinn"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 35
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2020-01-17"
last_action: "2020-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e061915b-a98b-4dab-b7d6-c8c4329cbb4e"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1670"
source_hash: "05c77ed2bc204d1d96ca637ead123211bc2c8e5705dabda4c1aef0ab19ea6982"
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 1670 (2020) — Pharmaceutical processors; cannabidiol oil, permit to operate processor.

Board of Pharmacy; pharmaceutical processors;cannabis oil. Replaces the definitions of cannabidiol oil andTHC-A oil with a definition for cannabis oil. The bill allows pharmaceuticalprocessors to acquire industrial hemp grown and processed in Virginiafrom a registered industrial hemp dealer or processor and allowsa pharmaceutical processor to process and formulate industrial hempwith cannabis plant extract into an allowable dosage.

## Version chain

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

1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0928)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0928)
2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1670ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1670ER)
3. **Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1670H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1670H1)
4. **Impact statement from DPB (HB1670)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1670)

## Votes

- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N) — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Education and Health with amendments (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Israel D. O'Quinn — primary (person)
- Glenn R. Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Terry G. Kilgore — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-17** Presented and ordered printed 20105477D `introduction`
- **2020-01-17** Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-22** Assigned HWI sub: Health Professions `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-29** Impact statement from DPB (HB1670)
- **2020-01-30** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2020-01-30** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
- **2020-02-04** Committee substitute printed 20106381D-H1 `substitution`
- **2020-02-04** Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-05** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2020-02-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-02-06** Committee substitute agreed to 20106381D-H1
- **2020-02-06** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1670H1
- **2020-02-07** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-02-07** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- **2020-02-10** Impact statement from DPB (HB1670H1)
- **2020-02-10** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2020-02-10** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-18** Assigned Education sub: Health Professions `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-27** Reported from Education and Health with amendments (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-28** Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- **2020-03-02** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2020-03-02** Reading of amendments waived
- **2020-03-02** Committee amendments agreed to
- **2020-03-02** Engrossed by Senate as amended
- **2020-03-02** Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2020-03-03** Placed on Calendar
- **2020-03-03** Senate amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
- **2020-03-03** VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N)
- **2020-03-06** Enrolled
- **2020-03-06** Impact statement from DPB (HB1670ER)
- **2020-03-06** Signed by Speaker
- **2020-03-06** Signed by President
- **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
- **2020-04-09** Approved by Governor-Chapter 928 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e061915b-a98b-4dab-b7d6-c8c4329cbb4e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).