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type: "Bill"
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title: "First offender drug program; previous misdemeanor marijuana conviction, etc."
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description: "First offense drug program; previous misdemeanor marijuana conviction. Allows any person to participate in the first offender drug program even if such person was previously convicted of an offense related to misdemeanor possession of marijuana or who has had a previous dismissal of a misdemeanor offense for possession of marijuana pursuant to the program. Current law prohibits any person with a previous marijuana conviction from participating in the program. This bill is identical to SB 362."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "HB 452"
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citation: "Virginia HB 452 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Katrina Callsen"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 46
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2024-01-08"
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last_action: "2024-04-17"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0d79fac2-f4f5-495c-b11f-d0e95fc8eaa1"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB452"
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source_hash: "f4fc8a57525b806a87387305670c1674ce9a0046e6b60d23ce9317093c349968"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 452 (2024) — First offender drug program; previous misdemeanor marijuana conviction, etc.
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First offense drug program; previous misdemeanor marijuana conviction. Allows any person to participate in the first offender drug program even if such person was previously convicted of an offense related to misdemeanor possession of marijuana or who has had a previous dismissal of a misdemeanor offense for possession of marijuana pursuant to the program. Current law prohibits any person with a previous marijuana conviction from participating in the program. This bill is identical to SB 362.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **CHAP0811** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0811)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 24108045D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB452S1)
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3. **Governor's substitute printed 24109197D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB452H1)
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4. **HB452ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB452ER)
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5. **HB452ER2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB452ER2)
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6. **Printed as engrossed 24102898D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB452E)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- BLOCK VOTE: (100-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Adoption (55-Y 44-N) — **54–44** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (10-Y 0-N) — **10–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Katrina Callsen — primary (person)
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- Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
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- Jackie H. Glass — cosponsor (person)
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- Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-08** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102898D `filing, introduction`
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- **2024-01-08** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-26** Assigned Courts sub: Criminal `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-29** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-02** Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-06** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-07** Impact statement from DPB (HB452)
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- **2024-02-07** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-07** Committee amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-02-07** Engrossed by House as amended HB452E
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- **2024-02-07** Printed as engrossed 24102898D-E
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- **2024-02-08** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-02-08** Impact statement from DPB (HB452E)
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- **2024-02-08** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-09** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2024-02-09** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-21** Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (10-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-21** Committee substitute printed 24108045D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-23** Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-26** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-26** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2024-02-26** Committee substitute agreed to 24108045D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-26** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB452S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-26** Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-28** Impact statement from DPB (HB452S1)
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- **2024-02-28** Senate substitute agreed to by House 24108045D-S1 (55-Y 44-N) `substitution`
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- **2024-02-28** VOTE: Adoption (55-Y 44-N)
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- **2024-03-05** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-05** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB452ER) `passage`
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- **2024-03-05** Impact statement from DPB (HB452ER)
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- **2024-03-05** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-03-07** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2024-03-11** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2024-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-03-22** Governor's recommendation received by House `executive-veto-line-item`
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- **2024-03-22** Governor's substitute printed 24109197D-H1
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- **2024-04-17** House concurred in Governor's recommendation BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-04-17** BLOCK VOTE: (100-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-04-17** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-04-17** Governor's recommendation adopted `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-17** Reenrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-04-17** Reenrolled bill text (HB452ER2) `enrolled`
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- **2024-04-17** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
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- **2024-04-17** Signed by President as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
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- **2024-04-17** Enacted, Chapter 811 (effective 7/1/24) `became-law`
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- **2024-04-17** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0811)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0d79fac2-f4f5-495c-b11f-d0e95fc8eaa1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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