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Marijuana; definitions, possession and consumption, civil penalties, report.

Possession and consumption of marijuana; penalty. Decriminalizes simple marijuana possession and provides a civil penalty of no more than $25. Current law imposes a maximum fine of $500 and a maximum 30-day jail sentence for a first offense, and subsequent offenses are a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill provides that any violation of simple possession of marijuana shall be charged by a summons in form the same as the uniform summons for motor vehicle law violations and that no court costs shall be assessed for such violations. The bill also provides that a person's criminal history record information shall not include records of any charges or judgments for such violations and records of such charges or judgements shall not be reported to the Central Criminal Records Exchange. However, the bill states that if a violation occurs while an individual is operating a commercial motor vehicle, such violation shall be reported to the Department of Motor Vehicles and shall be included on such individual's driving record. Also, the bill states that the procedure for appeal and trial of any violation of simple possession of marijuana shall be the same as provided by law for misdemeanors. The bill also provides that if requested by either party on appeal to the circuit court, trial by jury shall be provided and the Commonwealth shall be required to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt. Additionally, the bill provides that the suspended sentence/substance abuse screening provisions apply only to criminal violations. The bill defines "marijuana" to include hashish oil and creates a rebuttable presumption that a person who possesses no more than one ounce of marijuana possesses it for personal use. The bill also (i) makes records relating to the arrest, criminal charge, or conviction of possession of marijuana not open to public inspection and disclosure, except in certain circumstances; (ii) prohibits employers and educational institutions from requiring an applicant for employment or admission to disclose information related to such arrest, criminal charge, or conviction; and (iii) prohibits agencies, officials, and employees of the state and local governments from requiring an applicant for a license, permit, registration, or governmental service to disclose information concerning such arrest, criminal charge, or conviction. Also, the bill allows a person charged with a civil offense who is acquitted, a nolle prosequi is taken, or the charge is otherwise dismissed to file a petition requesting expungement of the police records and court records related to the charge. Finally, the bill requires the Secretaries of Agriculture and Forestry, Finance, Health and Human Resources, and Public Safety and Homeland Security to convene a work group to study the impact on the Commonwealth of legalizing the sale and personal use of marijuana and report the recommendations of the work group to the General Assembly and the Governor by November 30, 2020. This bill incorporates SB 815 and is identical to HB 972.

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Virginia General Assembly

2020

SB 2

Virginia SB 2 (2020)

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Adam P. Ebbin

2019-11-18

2020-05-21

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https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB2

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Virginia SB 2 (2020) — Marijuana; definitions, possession and consumption, civil penalties, report.

Version chain

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

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1286) (committee substitute) — source
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB2ER) (committee substitute) — source
Impact statement from DPB (SB2H2) (committee substitute) — source
Impact statement from DPB (SB2S2) (committee substitute) — source
Reenrolled bill text (SB2ER2) (committee substitute) — source
SB2S3 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

Conference report agreed to by Senate (27-Y 12-N) — 27–12 (pass) · upper
VOTE: Adoption (57-Y 33-N) — 56–33 (pass) · lower
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 8-N) — 12–8 (pass) · lower
Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N) — 36–0 (pass) · upper
VOTE: Adoption (58-Y 38-N) — 57–38 (pass) · lower
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (10-Y 3-N) — 10–3 (pass) · upper
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 3-N) — 12–3 (pass) · upper
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation's #'s 1-5 and 7-16 (26-Y 14-N) — 26–14 (pass) · upper
Passed Senate (27-Y 13-N) — 27–13 (pass) · upper
VOTE: (56-Y 37-N) — 55–37 (pass) · lower
House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 38-N) — 1–38 (fail) · upper
VOTE: Adoption #2 (61-Y 37-N) — 60–37 (pass) · lower
Conference report rejected by Senate (2-Y 38-N) — 2–38 (fail) · upper
VOTE: Passage (63-Y 35-N) — 62–35 (pass) · lower
Senate rejected Governor's recommendation #6 (6-Y 34-N) — 6–34 (fail) · upper
Senate rejected Governor's recommendation #17 (5-Y 35-N) — 5–35 (fail) · upper
Senate requested second conference committee (26-Y 14-N) — 26–14 (pass) · upper
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (16-Y 6-N) — 16–6 (pass) · lower

Timeline

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

2019-11-18 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100705D introduction
2019-11-18 Referred to Committee on the Judiciary referral-committee
2020-01-08 Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
2020-01-16 Assigned Judiciary sub: Criminal Law referral-committee
2020-01-28 Impact statement from DPB (SB2)
2020-01-29 Reported from Judiciary with substitute (10-Y 3-N) committee-passage
2020-01-29 Incorporates SB815 (Morrissey)
2020-01-29 Committee substitute printed 20106511D-S1 substitution
2020-01-29 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
2020-02-06 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 3-N) committee-passage
2020-02-10 Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
2020-02-11 Read second time reading-2
2020-02-11 Reading of substitute waived
2020-02-11 Committee substitute agreed to 20106511D-S1
2020-02-11 Reading of amendment waived
2020-02-11 Amendment by Senator Surovell rejected amendment-failure
2020-02-11 Reading of amendment waived
2020-02-11 Amendment by Senator Ebbin agreed to amendment-passage
2020-02-11 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB2ES1
2020-02-11 Printed as engrossed 20106511D-ES1
2020-02-11 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-11 Passed Senate (27-Y 13-N) passage
2020-02-14 Placed on Calendar
2020-02-14 Read first time reading-1
2020-02-14 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
2020-02-14 Impact statement from DPB (SB2ES1)
2020-02-19 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
2020-02-19 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 8-N) committee-passage
2020-02-19 Committee substitute printed 20108640D-H1 substitution
2020-02-19 Referred to Committee on Appropriations referral-committee
2020-02-21 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
2020-02-21 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (16-Y 6-N) committee-passage
2020-02-21 Committee substitute printed 20108848D-H2 substitution
2020-02-25 Read second time reading-2
2020-02-25 Impact statement from DPB (SB2H2)
2020-02-26 Read third time reading-3
2020-02-26 Passed by temporarily
2020-02-26 Committee on Courts of Justice substitute rejected 20108640D-H1
2020-02-26 Committee on Appropriations substitute agreed to 20108848D-H2
2020-02-26 Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB2H2
2020-02-26 Passed House with substitute (63-Y 35-N) passage
2020-02-26 VOTE: Passage (63-Y 35-N)
2020-02-26 House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 38-N)
2020-02-26 House insisted on substitute
2020-02-26 House requested conference committee
2020-02-26 Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-27 Conferees appointed by Senate
2020-02-27 Conferees appointed by House
2020-03-05 Amended by conference committee
2020-03-05 First Conference substitute printed 20109521D-S2
2020-03-05 Conference report agreed to by House (58-Y 38-N)
2020-03-05 VOTE: Adoption (58-Y 38-N)
2020-03-05 Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by House
2020-03-05 Conference report agreed to by House (61-Y 37-N)
2020-03-05 VOTE: Adoption #2 (61-Y 37-N)
2020-03-06 Impact statement from DPB (SB2S2)
2020-03-07 Conference report rejected by Senate (2-Y 38-N)
2020-03-07 Senate requested second conference committee (26-Y 14-N)
2020-03-07 House acceded to request for second conference committee
2020-03-07 Second conferees appointed by House
2020-03-07 Second conferees appointed by Senate
2020-03-07 Second Conference substitute printed 20109965D-S3
2020-03-08 Conference report agreed to by Senate (27-Y 12-N)
2020-03-08 Conference report agreed to by House (57-Y 33-N)
2020-03-08 VOTE: Adoption (57-Y 33-N)
2020-03-18 Enrolled
2020-03-18 Signed by President
2020-03-19 Signed by Speaker
2020-03-20 Impact statement from DPB (SB2ER)
2020-03-20 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
2020-03-20 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-04-11 Governor's recommendation received by Senate
2020-04-22 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation's #'s 1-5 and 7-16 (26-Y 14-N)
2020-04-22 Senate rejected Governor's recommendation #6 (6-Y 34-N)
2020-04-22 Senate rejected Governor's recommendation #17 (5-Y 35-N)
2020-04-22 Passed by temporarily
2020-04-22 House concurred in Governor's recommendation #'s 1-5 and 7-16 (56-Y 37-N)
2020-04-22 VOTE: (56-Y 37-N)
2020-04-22 Governor's recommendation adopted in-part
2020-04-22 Reenrolled
2020-04-22 Reenrolled bill text (SB2ER2)
2020-04-22 Signed by President as reenrolled
2020-04-22 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2020-04-29 Reenrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on April 29, 2020
2020-04-29 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 22, 2020
2020-05-21 Approved by Governor-Chapter 1286 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0f8fcf78-dc29-4dca-92ad-eb44273fdb14. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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