republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2019/hb-1720.md

type, title, description, jurisdiction, legislature, session, identifier, citation, classification, subjects, status, primary_sponsors, version_count, action_count, vote_count, first_action, last_action, source, source_identifier, source_url, source_hash, vintage, source_snapshot, retrieved_at, confidence, tags

type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	Cannabidiol oil and THC-A oil; possession or distribution at public school.	Provides that no school nurse employed by a local school board, person employed by a local health department who is assigned to the public school pursuant to an agreement between the local health department and the school board, or other person employed by or contracted with a local school board to deliver health-related services shall be prosecuted for possession or distribution of cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil for storing, dispensing, or administering cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil, in accordance with a policy adopted by the local school board, to a student who has been issued a valid written certification for the use of cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil. The bill also provides that the Department of Health Professions, in coordination with the Department of Education, shall develop and make available to school boards a standardized form that is to be completed by the practitioner who issues a written certification and a pharmaceutical processor that dispenses the cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil to a student. The bill also provides that no school board shall be required to suspend or expel any student who holds a valid written certification for the use of cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil issued by a practitioner for the possession or use of such oil in accordance with the student's individualized health plan and in compliance with a policy adopted by the school board. This bill is identical to	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2019	HB 1720	Virginia HB 1720 (2019)	bill	Crimes and Offenses Generally Education Narcotics and Drugs	enacted	Chris L. Hurst	7	33	11	2018-12-17	2019-03-18	openstates	ocd-bill/68a8e6fd-cfe7-49bc-aa43-6f20d7a37b32	http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB1720	e63a0b2c3947977d045db7e2adf36dacede9b936a639676c5188870539c72ec2	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia HB 1720 (2019) — Cannabidiol oil and THC-A oil; possession or distribution at public school.

Provides that no school nurse employed by a local school board, person employed by a local health department who is assigned to the public school pursuant to an agreement between the local health department and the school board, or other person employed by or contracted with a local school board to deliver health-related services shall be prosecuted for possession or distribution of cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil for storing, dispensing, or administering cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil, in accordance with a policy adopted by the local school board, to a student who has been issued a valid written certification for the use of cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil. The bill also provides that the Department of Health Professions, in coordination with the Department of Education, shall develop and make available to school boards a standardized form that is to be completed by the practitioner who issues a written certification and a pharmaceutical processor that dispenses the cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil to a student. The bill also provides that no school board shall be required to suspend or expel any student who holds a valid written certification for the use of cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil issued by a practitioner for the possession or use of such oil in accordance with the student's individualized health plan and in compliance with a policy adopted by the school board. This bill is identical to

Version chain

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

1. Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0573) (committee substitute) — source
2. House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted (committee substitute) — source
3. House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1720ER) (committee substitute) — source
4. House: Committee substitute printed 19105452D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
5. House: Conference substitute printed 19107602D-H2 (committee substitute) — source
6. House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100264D (committee substitute) — source
7. Senate: Committee substitute printed 19106546D-S1 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Conference report agreed to by House — 99–0 (pass) · lower
• Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute — 16–0 (pass) · lower
• Conference report agreed to by Senate — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• Senate substitute rejected by House 19106546D-S1 — 0–96 (fail) · lower
• Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute — 15–0 (pass) · upper
• Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — 8–0 (pass) · lower
• Passed Senate with substitute — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• Senate insisted on substitute — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE — 99–0 (pass) · lower
• Senate substitute agreed to by House 19106546D-S1 — 96–0 (pass) · lower
• Constitutional reading dispensed — 40–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Chris L. Hurst — primary (person)
• David A. Reid — cosponsor (person)
• Dawn M. Adams — cosponsor (person)
• Delores L. McQuinn — cosponsor (person)
• Eileen Filler-Corn — cosponsor (person)
• Jeffrey M. Bourne — cosponsor (person)
• Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
• Kenneth R. Plum — cosponsor (person)
• Marcus B. Simon — cosponsor (person)
• Mark H. Levine — cosponsor (person)
• Michael P. Mullin — cosponsor (person)
• Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
• Wendy W. Gooditis — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-12-17 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100264D introduction
• 2018-12-17 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
• 2019-01-18 Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 referral-committee
• 2019-01-29 Read first time reading-1
• 2019-01-30 Read second time reading-2
• 2019-01-30 Committee substitute agreed to 19105452D-H1
• 2019-01-30 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1720H1
• 2019-01-31 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
• 2019-02-01 Constitutional reading dispensed
• 2019-02-01 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
• 2019-02-11 Read third time reading-3
• 2019-02-11 Reading of substitute waived
• 2019-02-11 Committee substitute agreed to 19106546D-S1
• 2019-02-11 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1720S1
• 2019-02-13 Placed on Calendar
• 2019-02-13 Senate substitute agreed to by House 19106546D-S1 (96-Y 0-N)
• 2019-02-13 Reconsideration of Senate substitute agreed to by House
• 2019-02-13 Passed by for the day
• 2019-02-14 Senate substitute rejected by House 19106546D-S1 (0-Y 96-N)
• 2019-02-18 Senate requested conference committee
• 2019-02-19 House acceded to request
• 2019-02-19 Conferees appointed by House
• 2019-02-20 Conferees appointed by Senate
• 2019-02-21 Conferees reappointed by Senate
• 2019-02-23 Amended by conference committee
• 2019-02-23 Conference substitute printed 19107602D-H2
• 2019-02-23 Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
• 2019-03-07 Enrolled
• 2019-03-07 Signed by Speaker
• 2019-03-09 Signed by President
• 2019-03-11 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2019
• 2019-03-11 Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
• 2019-03-18 Approved by Governor-Chapter 573 (effective 7/1/19) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/68a8e6fd-cfe7-49bc-aa43-6f20d7a37b32. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).