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type: "Bill"
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title: "Xylazine; penalty for manufacturing, selling, etc., for human consumption."
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description: "Xylazine; manufacturing; selling; giving; distributing; possessing; veterinary use exemption; penalties. Provides that any person who knowingly manufactures, sells, gives, distributes, or possesses with the intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute the substance xylazine, when intended for human consumption, is guilty of a Class 5 felony. Under the bill, any person who knowingly possesses xylazine, when intended for human consumption, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Under the bill, it is not an offense to (i) manufacture xylazine for legitimate veterinary use; (ii) distribute or sell xylazine for authorized veterinary use; (iii) possess, administer, prescribe, or dispense xylazine in good faith for use by animals within the course of legitimate veterinary practice; or (iv) possess or administer xylazine pursuant to a valid prescription from a licensed veterinarian. This bill is identical to SB 614."
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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 1187"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1187 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["M. Keith Hodges"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 34
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2024-01-10"
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last_action: "2024-04-04"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/614a6add-ca06-4b87-970d-77979fc28fa9"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB1187"
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source_hash: "9fb32c294597590e44a56197d9466eebcc13b55aa9f55a898f07cbd135d62dea"
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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 1187 (2024) — Xylazine; penalty for manufacturing, selling, etc., for human consumption.
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Xylazine; manufacturing; selling; giving; distributing; possessing; veterinary use exemption; penalties. Provides that any person who knowingly manufactures, sells, gives, distributes, or possesses with the intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute the substance xylazine, when intended for human consumption, is guilty of a Class 5 felony. Under the bill, any person who knowingly possesses xylazine, when intended for human consumption, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Under the bill, it is not an offense to (i) manufacture xylazine for legitimate veterinary use; (ii) distribute or sell xylazine for authorized veterinary use; (iii) possess, administer, prescribe, or dispense xylazine in good faith for use by animals within the course of legitimate veterinary practice; or (iv) possess or administer xylazine pursuant to a valid prescription from a licensed veterinarian. This bill is identical to SB 614.
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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. **CHAP0472** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0472)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 24106501D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1187H1)
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3. **HB1187ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1187ER)
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4. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104644D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1187)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 0-N) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- M. Keith Hodges — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-10** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104644D `filing, introduction`
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- **2024-01-10** Impact statement from VCSC (HB1187)
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- **2024-01-10** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-24** Impact statement from DPB (HB1187)
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- **2024-01-26** Assigned Courts sub: Criminal `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-02** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-02-02** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) `substitution`
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- **2024-02-07** Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-07** Committee substitute printed 24106501D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-08** Impact statement from VCSC (HB1187H1)
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- **2024-02-09** Impact statement from DPB (HB1187H1)
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- **2024-02-09** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-12** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-12** Committee substitute agreed to 24106501D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-12** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1187H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-13** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-02-13** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-14** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2024-02-14** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-21** Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-21** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-28** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-29** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-03-01** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-01** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-07** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1187ER) `passage`
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- **2024-03-07** Impact statement from DPB (HB1187ER)
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- **2024-03-07** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-03-08** 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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- **2024-04-04** Approved by Governor-Chapter 472 (effective 7/1/24) `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-04** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0472)
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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/614a6add-ca06-4b87-970d-77979fc28fa9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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