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Bill

Marijuana; legalization of simple possession, etc.

Marijuana; legalization of simple possession; penalties. Eliminates criminal penalties for possession of marijuana for persons who are 21 years of age or older. The bill also modifies several other criminal penalties related to marijuana and provides for an automatic expungement process for those convicted of certain marijuana-related crimes. The bill establishes a regulatory scheme for the regulation of marijuana cultivation facilities, marijuana manufacturing facilities, marijuana testing facilities, marijuana wholesalers, and retail marijuana stores by the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority, renamed as the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control Authority. The bill imposes a tax on retail marijuana, retail marijuana products, and marijuana paraphernalia sold by a retail marijuana store, as well as non-retail marijuana and non-retail marijuana products at a rate of 21 percent and provides that localities may by ordinance levy a three percent tax on any such marijuana or marijuana products. The bill provides that net profits attributable to regulatory activities of the Authority's Board of Directors pursuant to this bill shall be appropriated as follows: (i) 40 percent to pre-kindergarten programs for at-risk three and four year olds, (ii) 30 percent to the Cannabis Equity Reinvestment Fund, established in the bill, (iii) 25 percent to substance use disorder prevention and treatment programs, and (iv) five percent to public health programs. The bill creates the Cannabis Control Advisory Board, the Cannabis Equity Reinvestment Board, and the Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2023, with provisions for the Authority's Board of Directors to promulgate regulations for the implementation of the bill and for implementation of the automatic expungement process to begin in due course. In addition, the bill establishes three work groups to begin their efforts in due course: one focused on public health and safety issues, one focused on providing resources for teachers in elementary and secondary schools, and one focused on college-aged individuals. See H. B. 2312 General Laws Substitute PDF text:https://lis.virginia.gov/000/housecannabisbillsub.pdf See H. B. 2312 Courts of Justice Substitute PDF text:https://lis.virginia.gov/000/housecannabisbillsub2.pdf

us/states/va

Virginia General Assembly

2021

HB 2312

Virginia HB 2312 (2021)

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enacted

Charniele L. Herring

2021-01-20

2021-04-07

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ocd-bill/d47fb840-7901-46db-857d-c084840bee64

https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB2312

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

2026-07-06

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Virginia HB 2312 (2021) — Marijuana; legalization of simple possession, etc.

Version chain

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

CHAP0551 (committee substitute) — source
Committee substitute printed 21200016D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
Conference substitute printed 21200441D-H3 (committee substitute) — source
Governor's substitute printed 21200898D-H4 (committee substitute) — source
HB2312ER (committee substitute) — source
HB2312ER2 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

VOTE: Agreed To (48-Y 43-N 2-A) — 47–43 (pass) · lower
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (20-Y 20-N) — 20–19 (pass) · upper
Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 16-N) — 23–16 (pass) · upper
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 1-N) — 6–1 (pass) · lower
VOTE: Adoption (53-Y 44-N 2-A) — 52–44 (pass) · lower
Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N) — 14–0 (pass) · upper
Conference report agreed to by Senate (20-Y 19-N) — 20–19 (pass) · upper
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 3-N) — 13–3 (pass) · upper
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Reported from General Laws with substitute (14-Y 6-N) — 14–6 (pass) · lower
VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 99-N 1-A) — 0–98 (fail) · lower
Reported from Appropriations (14-Y 7-N) — 14–7 (pass) · lower
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (8-Y 6-N) — 8–6 (pass) · upper
VOTE: Passage (55-Y 42-N 2-A) — 54–42 (pass) · lower
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 8-N) — 13–8 (pass) · lower
Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N) — 38–0 (pass) · upper

Timeline

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

2021-01-20 Presented and ordered printed 21101659D introduction
2021-01-20 Referred to Committee on General Laws referral-committee
2021-01-21 Impact statement from VCSC (HB2312)
2021-01-25 Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming referral-committee
2021-01-29 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
2021-01-30 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 1-N)
2021-01-30 Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee for Courts of Justice
2021-01-30 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
2021-01-30 Reported from General Laws with substitute (14-Y 6-N) committee-passage
2021-01-30 Committee substitute printed 21104236D-H1 substitution
2021-01-30 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
2021-01-30 Incorporates HB 1815 (Heretick)
2021-01-31 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
2021-01-31 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 8-N) committee-passage
2021-01-31 Committee substitute printed 21104248D-H2 substitution
2021-01-31 Referred to Committee on Appropriations referral-committee
2021-02-02 Impact statement from VCSC (HB2312H2)
2021-02-03 Impact statement from VCSC (HB2312H1)
2021-02-03 Reported from Appropriations (14-Y 7-N) committee-passage
2021-02-03 Impact statement from DPB (HB2312H2)
2021-02-03 Read first time reading-1
2021-02-04 Read second time reading-2
2021-02-04 Committee on General Laws substitute rejected 21104236D-H1
2021-02-04 Committee Courts of Justice substitute agreed to 21104248D-H2
2021-02-04 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2312H2
2021-02-05 Pending question ordered
2021-02-05 Read third time and passed House (55-Y 42-N 2-A) passage, reading-3
2021-02-05 VOTE: Passage (55-Y 42-N 2-A)
2021-02-05 Constitutional reading dispensed
2021-02-05 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services referral-committee
2021-02-05 Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)
2021-02-12 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
2021-02-12 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (8-Y 6-N) committee-passage
2021-02-12 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
2021-02-12 Committee substitute printed 21200016D-S1 substitution
2021-02-12 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 3-N) committee-passage
2021-02-15 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-16 Read third time reading-3
2021-02-16 Reading of substitute waived
2021-02-16 Committee substitute agreed to 21200016D-S1
2021-02-16 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2312S1
2021-02-16 Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 16-N) passage
2021-02-18 Placed on Calendar
2021-02-18 Senate substitute rejected by House 21200016D-S1 (0-Y 99-N 1-A)
2021-02-18 VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 99-N 1-A)
2021-02-19 Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N)
2021-02-19 Senate requested conference committee
2021-02-19 House acceded to request
2021-02-19 Conferees appointed by House
2021-02-19 Conferees appointed by Senate
2021-02-27 Amended by conference committee
2021-02-27 Conference substitute printed 21200441D-H3
2021-02-27 Passed by temporarily
2021-02-27 Pending question ordered
2021-02-27 Conference report agreed to by House (48-Y 43-N 2-A)
2021-02-27 VOTE: Agreed To (48-Y 43-N 2-A)
2021-02-27 Conference report agreed to by Senate (20-Y 19-N)
2021-03-02 Impact statement from VCSC (HB2312H3)
2021-03-09 Enrolled
2021-03-09 Signed by President
2021-03-11 Signed by Speaker
2021-03-15 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
2021-03-15 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
2021-03-19 Impact statement from DPB (HB2312ER)
2021-03-31 Governor's substitute printed 21200898D-H4
2021-03-31 Governor's recommendation received by House
2021-04-02 Impact statement from VCSC (HB2312H4)
2021-04-07 Placed on Calendar
2021-04-07 Pending question ordered
2021-04-07 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (53-Y 44-N 2-A)
2021-04-07 VOTE: Adoption (53-Y 44-N 2-A)
2021-04-07 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (20-Y 20-N)
2021-04-07 Chair votes Yea
2021-04-07 Governor's recommendation adopted
2021-04-07 Reenrolled
2021-04-07 Reenrolled bill text (HB2312ER2)
2021-04-07 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2021-04-07 Signed by President as reenrolled
2021-04-07 Enacted, Chapter 551 (effective - see bill) became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d47fb840-7901-46db-857d-c084840bee64. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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