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Bill

Marijuana and certain traffic offenses; issuing citations, etc,

Issuing citations; possession of marijuana and certain traffic offenses. Provides that no law-enforcement officer may lawfully stop a motor vehicle for operating (i) without a light illuminating a license plate, (ii) with defective and unsafe equipment, (iii) without brake lights or a high mount stop light, (iv) without an exhaust system that prevents excessive or unusual levels of noise, (v) with certain sun-shading materials and tinting films, and (vi) with certain objects suspended in the vehicle. No evidence discovered or obtained as a result of such unlawful stop shall be admissible in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding. The bill also provides that no law-enforcement officer may lawfully stop, search, or seize any person, place, or thing solely on the basis of the odor of marijuana, and no evidence discovered or obtained as a result of such unlawful search or seizure shall be admissible in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding. The bill prohibits the enactment of a local ordinance establishing a primary offense when the corresponding provision in the Code of Virginia is a secondary offense. The bill prohibits any local ordinance relating to the ownership or maintenance of a motor vehicle from being cause to stop or arrest a driver of a motor vehicle unless such violation is a jailable offense. The bill prohibits a law-enforcement officer from stopping a pedestrian for jaywalking or entering a highway where the pedestrian cannot be seen. The bill provides that law-enforcement officers are not permitted to stop a motor vehicle for an expired safety inspection or registration sticker until the first day of the fourth month after the original expiration date. The bill also provides that no evidence discovered or obtained due to an impermissible stop, including evidence obtained with the person's consent, is admissible in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding. This bill is identical to HB 5058.

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Virginia General Assembly

2020specialI

SB 5029

Virginia SB 5029 (2020specialI)

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2020-08-13

2020-11-09

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ocd-bill/884b439c-1d77-4947-aed2-c6eb4dc95963

https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?202+sum+SB5029

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2026-07-01

https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump

2026-07-06

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Virginia SB 5029 (2020specialI) — Marijuana and certain traffic offenses; issuing citations, etc,

Version chain

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

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0051) (committee substitute) — source
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB5029ER) (committee substitute) — source
Impact statement from DPB (SB5029) (committee substitute) — source
Impact statement from DPB (SB5029H1) (committee substitute) — source
Impact statement from DPB (SB5029S1) (committee substitute) — source
Reenrolled bill text (SB5029ER2) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 6-N) — 9–6 (pass) · upper
VOTE: Adoption (51-Y 45-N) — 50–45 (pass) · lower
Constitutional reading dispensed (34-Y 0-N) — 34–0 (pass) · upper
VOTE: (54-Y 44-N) — 53–44 (pass) · lower
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 7-N) — 13–7 (pass) · lower
Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 14-N) — 22–14 (pass) · upper
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation #3 (21-Y 18-N) — 21–18 (pass) · upper
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (33-Y 3-N) — 33–3 (pass) · upper
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation #1 and #2 (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Passed Senate (21-Y 15-N) — 21–15 (pass) · upper
Rereferred from Transportation (13-Y 0-N) — 13–0 (pass) · upper
House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 17-N) — 21–17 (pass) · upper

Timeline

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

2020-08-13 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 08/18/20 20200057D introduction
2020-08-13 Referred to Committee on Transportation referral-committee
2020-08-18 Rereferred from Transportation (13-Y 0-N)
2020-08-18 Rereferred to Judiciary referral-committee
2020-08-19 Impact statement from DPB (SB5029)
2020-08-20 Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 6-N) committee-passage
2020-08-20 Committee substitute printed 20200915D-S1 substitution
2020-08-24 Impact statement from DPB (SB5029S1)
2020-08-26 Constitutional reading dispensed (34-Y 0-N)
2020-08-27 Read second time reading-2
2020-08-27 Reading of substitute waived
2020-08-27 Committee substitute agreed to 20200915D-S1
2020-08-27 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB5029S1
2020-08-28 Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 14-N) passage, reading-3
2020-08-28 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (33-Y 3-N)
2020-08-28 Passed Senate (21-Y 15-N) passage
2020-09-17 Placed on Calendar
2020-09-17 Read first time reading-1
2020-09-17 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
2020-09-22 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
2020-09-22 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 7-N) committee-passage
2020-09-22 Committee substitute printed 20201242D-H1 substitution
2020-09-24 Impact statement from DPB (SB5029H1)
2020-09-24 Read second time reading-2
2020-09-25 Read third time reading-3
2020-09-25 Committee substitute agreed to 20201242D-H1
2020-09-25 Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB5029H1
2020-09-25 Passed House with substitute (51-Y 45-N) passage
2020-09-25 VOTE: Adoption (51-Y 45-N)
2020-10-02 House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 17-N)
2020-10-02 Title replaced 20201242D-H1
2020-10-07 Enrolled
2020-10-07 Signed by President
2020-10-07 Signed by Speaker
2020-10-08 Impact statement from DPB (SB5029ER)
2020-10-14 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on October 14, 2020
2020-10-14 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., October 21, 2020
2020-10-21 Governor's recommendation received by Senate
2020-11-09 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation #1 and #2 (39-Y 0-N)
2020-11-09 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation #3 (21-Y 18-N)
2020-11-09 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (54-Y 44-N)
2020-11-09 VOTE: (54-Y 44-N)
2020-11-09 Governor's recommendation adopted
2020-11-09 Reenrolled
2020-11-09 Reenrolled bill text (SB5029ER2)
2020-11-09 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2020-11-09 Signed by President as reenrolled
2020-11-09 Enacted, Chapter 51 (effective 3/1/21) became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/884b439c-1d77-4947-aed2-c6eb4dc95963. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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