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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 S. B. 1406 Rehabilitation Substitute PDF text:https://lis.virginia.gov/000/cannabisbillsub.pdf See S. B. 1406 Judiciary Substitute PDF Text:https://lis.virginia.gov/000/cannabisbillsub2.pdfSee S. B. 1406 Engrossed PDF Text:https://lis.virginia.gov/000/CannabisBillEngrossed.pdf us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2021 SB 1406 Virginia SB 1406 (2021)
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Virginia SB 1406 (2021) — 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 S. B. 1406 Rehabilitation Substitute PDF text:https://lis.virginia.gov/000/cannabisbillsub.pdf See S. B. 1406 Judiciary Substitute PDF Text:https://lis.virginia.gov/000/cannabisbillsub2.pdfSee S. B. 1406 Engrossed PDF Text:https://lis.virginia.gov/000/CannabisBillEngrossed.pdf

Version chain

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

  1. CHAP0550 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Committee substitute printed 21200020D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Conference substitute printed 21200439D-S3 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Governor's substitute printed 21200895D-S4 (committee substitute) — source
  5. SB1406ER (committee substitute) — source
  6. SB1406ER2 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Conference report agreed to by Senate (20-Y 19-N) — 20–19 (pass) · upper
  • Continued to Special Session 1 in General Laws — 0–0 (fail) · lower
  • VOTE: Passage (56-Y 40-N 2-A) — 55–40 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
  • House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N) — 0–39 (fail) · upper
  • Senate acceded to request (27-Y 10-N) — 27–10 (pass) · upper
  • Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (20-Y 20-N) — 20–19 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 5-N 1-A) — 9–5 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Passage #2 (54-Y 42-N 2-A) — 53–42 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (8-Y 7-N) — 8–7 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (11-Y 4-N) — 11–4 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Agree To (53-Y 44-N 2-A) — 52–44 (pass) · lower
  • Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 15-N) — 23–15 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from General Laws with substitute (15-Y 6-N) — 15–6 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: Agreed To (47-Y 44-N 1-A) — 46–44 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Adam P. Ebbin — primary (person)
  • L. Louise Lucas — primary (person)
  • Joseph D. Morrissey — cosponsor (person)
  • Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
  • Lionell Spruill, Sr. — cosponsor (person)
  • Scott A. Surovell — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2021-01-13 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101512D introduction
  • 2021-01-13 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services referral-committee
  • 2021-01-18 Assigned Rehab sub: Marijuana referral-committee
  • 2021-01-19 Impact statement from VCSC (SB1406)
  • 2021-01-22 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2021-01-22 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (8-Y 7-N) committee-passage
  • 2021-01-22 Committee substitute printed 21103366D-S1 substitution
  • 2021-01-22 Rereferred to Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2021-01-25 Incorporates SB1243 (Morrissey)
  • 2021-01-26 Assigned Judiciary sub: Expungement referral-committee
  • 2021-01-31 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2021-02-01 Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 5-N 1-A) committee-passage
  • 2021-02-01 Committee substitute printed 21104160D-S2 substitution
  • 2021-02-01 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2021-02-02 Impact statement from VCSC (SB1406S2)
  • 2021-02-03 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2021-02-03 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (11-Y 4-N) committee-passage
  • 2021-02-03 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-02-04 Read second time reading-2
  • 2021-02-04 Rehabilitation and Social Services Committee substitute rejected 21103366D-S1
  • 2021-02-04 Judiciary Committee substitute agreed to 21104160D-S2
  • 2021-02-04 Finance and Appropriations Committee amendments agreed to
  • 2021-02-04 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB1406S2
  • 2021-02-04 Printed as engrossed 21104160D-ES2
  • 2021-02-05 Impact statement from DPB (SB1406S1)
  • 2021-02-05 Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 15-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2021-02-06 Impact statement from DPB (SB1406ES2)
  • 2021-02-07 Placed on Calendar
  • 2021-02-07 Read first time reading-1
  • 2021-02-07 Referred to Committee on General Laws referral-committee
  • 2021-02-08 Continued to Special Session 1 in General Laws
  • 2021-02-11 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2021-02-11 Reported from General Laws with substitute (15-Y 6-N) committee-passage
  • 2021-02-11 Committee substitute printed 21200020D-H1 substitution
  • 2021-02-15 Read second time reading-2
  • 2021-02-16 Read third time reading-3
  • 2021-02-16 Committee substitute agreed to 21200020D-H1
  • 2021-02-16 Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1406H1
  • 2021-02-16 Passed House with substitute (56-Y 40-N 2-A) passage
  • 2021-02-16 VOTE: Passage (56-Y 40-N 2-A)
  • 2021-02-16 Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
  • 2021-02-16 Passed House with substitute (54-Y 42-N 2-A) passage
  • 2021-02-16 VOTE: Passage #2 (54-Y 42-N 2-A)
  • 2021-02-18 House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
  • 2021-02-19 House insisted on substitute
  • 2021-02-19 House requested conference committee
  • 2021-02-19 Senate acceded to request (27-Y 10-N)
  • 2021-02-19 Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 2021-02-19 Conferees appointed by House
  • 2021-02-27 Amended by conference committee
  • 2021-02-27 Conference substitute printed 21200439D-S3
  • 2021-02-27 Passed by temporarily
  • 2021-02-27 Pending question ordered
  • 2021-02-27 Conference report agreed to by House (47-Y 44-N 1-A)
  • 2021-02-27 VOTE: Agreed To (47-Y 44-N 1-A)
  • 2021-02-27 Conference report agreed to by Senate (20-Y 19-N)
  • 2021-03-02 Impact statement from VCSC (SB1406S3)
  • 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 (SB1406ER)
  • 2021-03-31 Governor's substitute printed 21200895D-S4
  • 2021-04-01 Governor's recommendation received by Senate
  • 2021-04-02 Impact statement from VCSC (SB1406S4)
  • 2021-04-07 Passed by temporarily
  • 2021-04-07 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (20-Y 20-N)
  • 2021-04-07 Chair votes Yea
  • 2021-04-07 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (53-Y 44-N 2-A)
  • 2021-04-07 VOTE: Agree To (53-Y 44-N 2-A)
  • 2021-04-07 Governor's recommendation adopted
  • 2021-04-07 Reenrolled
  • 2021-04-07 Reenrolled bill text (SB1406ER2)
  • 2021-04-07 Signed by President as reenrolled
  • 2021-04-07 Signed by President as reenrolled
  • 2021-04-07 Enacted, Chapter 550 (effective - see bill) became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/22bfc540-ec3d-42f1-9eb5-33e58c0bf5c9. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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