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| Bill | Controlled substances; manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing misbranded drugs, etc. | Controlled substances; manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, etc.; adulterated or misbranded drugs; penalties. Makes it a Class 6 felony for any person, except for permitted manufacturers, to possess, purchase, sell, give, distribute, or possess with intent to sell, give, or distribute an encapsulating machine or a tableting machine that manufactures, compounds, converts, produces, processes, prepares, or otherwise introduces into the human body a controlled substance. The bill makes it a Class 5 felony if such person knows, intends, or has reasonable cause to believe that such action will result in the unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance or counterfeit controlled substance that contains (i) a controlled substance classified in Schedule I or Schedule II of the Drug Control Act; (ii) cocaine, coca leaves, or any salt, compound, derivative, or preparation thereof as described in Schedule II of the Drug Control Act; or (iii) a controlled substance analog as defined in relevant law.The bill also makes it a felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than 10 nor more than 40 years for any person 18 years of age or older to knowingly allow a minor or a mentally incapacitated or physically helpless person of any age to be present during the manufacture or attempted manufacture of any substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl.The bill also increases from a Class 2 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony the penalty for violations related to adulterated or misbranded drugs and cosmetics. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2024 | SB 469 | Virginia SB 469 (2024) |
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Virginia SB 469 (2024) — Controlled substances; manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing misbranded drugs, etc.
Controlled substances; manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, etc.; adulterated or misbranded drugs; penalties. Makes it a Class 6 felony for any person, except for permitted manufacturers, to possess, purchase, sell, give, distribute, or possess with intent to sell, give, or distribute an encapsulating machine or a tableting machine that manufactures, compounds, converts, produces, processes, prepares, or otherwise introduces into the human body a controlled substance. The bill makes it a Class 5 felony if such person knows, intends, or has reasonable cause to believe that such action will result in the unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance or counterfeit controlled substance that contains (i) a controlled substance classified in Schedule I or Schedule II of the Drug Control Act; (ii) cocaine, coca leaves, or any salt, compound, derivative, or preparation thereof as described in Schedule II of the Drug Control Act; or (iii) a controlled substance analog as defined in relevant law.The bill also makes it a felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than 10 nor more than 40 years for any person 18 years of age or older to knowingly allow a minor or a mentally incapacitated or physically helpless person of any age to be present during the manufacture or attempted manufacture of any substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl.The bill also increases from a Class 2 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony the penalty for violations related to adulterated or misbranded drugs and cosmetics.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- CHAP0371 (committee substitute) — source
- Committee substitute printed 24105678D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
- Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104018D (committee substitute) — source
- SB469ER (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) — 21–0 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) — 14–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 0-N 2-A) — 13–0 (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) — 96–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
- Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 2-N) — 38–2 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — 8–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Mark D. Obenshain — primary (person)
- Bill DeSteph — cosponsor (person)
- Bryce E. Reeves — cosponsor (person)
- Christie New Craig — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher T. Head — cosponsor (person)
- Emily M. Jordan — cosponsor (person)
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer B. Boysko — cosponsor (person)
- John J. McGuire, III — cosponsor (person)
- Mark J. Peake — cosponsor (person)
- Richard H. Stuart — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan T. McDougle — cosponsor (person)
- T. Travis Hackworth — cosponsor (person)
- Tara A. Durant — cosponsor (person)
- Timmy F. French — cosponsor (person)
- Todd E. Pillion — cosponsor (person)
- William M. Stanley, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2024-01-09 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104018D
filing, introduction - 2024-01-09 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2024-01-11 Impact statement from VCSC (SB469)
- 2024-01-17 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 0-N 2-A)
committee-passage - 2024-01-17 Committee substitute printed 24105678D-S1
substitution - 2024-01-17 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
referral-committee - 2024-01-19 Impact statement from VCSC (SB469S1)
- 2024-01-24 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2024-01-25 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 2024-01-26 Read second time
reading-2 - 2024-01-26 Reading of substitute waived
- 2024-01-26 Committee substitute agreed to 24105678D-S1
substitution - 2024-01-26 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB469S1
substitution - 2024-01-29 Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2024-01-31 Impact statement from DPB (SB469S1)
- 2024-02-13 Placed on Calendar
- 2024-02-13 Read first time
reading-1 - 2024-02-13 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2024-02-20 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
referral-committee - 2024-02-21 Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 2024-02-21 Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
referral-committee - 2024-02-23 Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2024-02-23 Referred to Committee on Appropriations
referral-committee - 2024-02-28 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2024-03-01 Read second time
reading-2 - 2024-03-04 Read third time
reading-3 - 2024-03-04 Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
passage - 2024-03-04 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N)
passage - 2024-03-07 Enrolled
enrolled - 2024-03-07 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB469ER)
passage - 2024-03-07 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2024-03-08 Signed by President
passage - 2024-03-11 Impact statement from DPB (SB469ER)
- 2024-03-11 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
enrolled - 2024-03-11 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
executive-receipt - 2024-04-04 Approved by Governor-Chapter 371 (effective 7/1/24)
executive-signature - 2024-04-04 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0371)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/606e4113-36ef-4199-93bb-6126c942afd4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).