---
type: "Bill"
title: "Controlled substances; manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing misbranded drugs, etc."
description: "Controlled substances; manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, etc.; adulterated or misbranded drugs; penalties. Makes it a Class 6 felony for any person, except for permitted manufacturers, to possess, purchase, sell, give, distribute, or possess with intent to sell, give, or distribute an encapsulating machine or a tableting machine that manufactures, compounds, converts, produces, processes, prepares, or otherwise introduces into the human body a controlled substance. The bill makes it a Class 5 felony if such person knows, intends, or has reasonable cause to believe that such action will result in the unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance or counterfeit controlled substance that contains (i) a controlled substance classified in Schedule I or Schedule II of the Drug Control Act; (ii) cocaine, coca leaves, or any salt, compound, derivative, or preparation thereof as described in Schedule II of the Drug Control Act; or (iii) a controlled substance analog as defined in relevant law.The bill also makes it a felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than 10 nor more than 40 years for any person 18 years of age or older to knowingly allow a minor or a mentally incapacitated or physically helpless person of any age to be present during the manufacture or attempted manufacture of any substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl.The bill also increases from a Class 2 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony the penalty for violations related to adulterated or misbranded drugs and cosmetics."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 469"
citation: "Virginia SB 469 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mark D. Obenshain"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 37
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-01-09"
last_action: "2024-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/606e4113-36ef-4199-93bb-6126c942afd4"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB469"
source_hash: "9e811f2ef97e0ec5649043d01c879a0303d2944f25c852416843d7e05b7fd1f6"
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 469 (2024) — Controlled substances; manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing misbranded drugs, etc.

Controlled substances; manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, etc.; adulterated or misbranded drugs; penalties. Makes it a Class 6 felony for any person, except for permitted manufacturers, to possess, purchase, sell, give, distribute, or possess with intent to sell, give, or distribute an encapsulating machine or a tableting machine that manufactures, compounds, converts, produces, processes, prepares, or otherwise introduces into the human body a controlled substance. The bill makes it a Class 5 felony if such person knows, intends, or has reasonable cause to believe that such action will result in the unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance or counterfeit controlled substance that contains (i) a controlled substance classified in Schedule I or Schedule II of the Drug Control Act; (ii) cocaine, coca leaves, or any salt, compound, derivative, or preparation thereof as described in Schedule II of the Drug Control Act; or (iii) a controlled substance analog as defined in relevant law.The bill also makes it a felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than 10 nor more than 40 years for any person 18 years of age or older to knowingly allow a minor or a mentally incapacitated or physically helpless person of any age to be present during the manufacture or attempted manufacture of any substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl.The bill also increases from a Class 2 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony the penalty for violations related to adulterated or misbranded drugs and cosmetics.

## Version chain

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

1. **CHAP0371** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0371)
2. **Committee substitute printed 24105678D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB469S1)
3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104018D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB469)
4. **SB469ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB469ER)

## Votes

- Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) — **14–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 0-N 2-A) — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 2-N) — **38–2** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mark D. Obenshain — primary (person)
- Bill DeSteph — cosponsor (person)
- Bryce E. Reeves — cosponsor (person)
- Christie New Craig — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher T. Head — cosponsor (person)
- Emily M. Jordan — cosponsor (person)
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer B. Boysko — cosponsor (person)
- John J. McGuire, III — cosponsor (person)
- Mark J. Peake — cosponsor (person)
- Richard H. Stuart — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan T. McDougle — cosponsor (person)
- T. Travis Hackworth — cosponsor (person)
- Tara A. Durant — cosponsor (person)
- Timmy F. French — cosponsor (person)
- Todd E. Pillion — cosponsor (person)
- William M. Stanley, Jr. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-09** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104018D `filing, introduction`
- **2024-01-09** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-11** Impact statement from VCSC (SB469)
- **2024-01-17** Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 0-N 2-A) `committee-passage`
- **2024-01-17** Committee substitute printed 24105678D-S1 `substitution`
- **2024-01-17** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-19** Impact statement from VCSC (SB469S1)
- **2024-01-24** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2024-01-25** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2024-01-26** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-01-26** Reading of substitute waived
- **2024-01-26** Committee substitute agreed to 24105678D-S1 `substitution`
- **2024-01-26** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB469S1 `substitution`
- **2024-01-29** Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 2-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-01-31** Impact statement from DPB (SB469S1)
- **2024-02-13** Placed on Calendar
- **2024-02-13** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2024-02-13** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-20** Assigned Courts sub: Criminal `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-21** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- **2024-02-21** Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-23** Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-23** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-28** Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-04** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2024-03-04** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2024-03-04** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2024-03-07** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB469ER) `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-08** Signed by President `passage`
- **2024-03-11** Impact statement from DPB (SB469ER)
- **2024-03-11** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 `enrolled`
- **2024-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-04** Approved by Governor-Chapter 371 (effective 7/1/24) `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-04** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0371)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/606e4113-36ef-4199-93bb-6126c942afd4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).