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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 HB 452."
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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: "SB 362"
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citation: "Virginia SB 362 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Adam P. Ebbin"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 40
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2024-01-09"
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last_action: "2024-04-17"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0ef8251c-0ad5-4ea6-8acd-0fcdab9d69b6"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB362"
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source_hash: "2a65112866503c69d110f9e784e11c2b91bf8279ac77397f2b7add40de15cc17"
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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 SB 362 (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 HB 452.
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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. **CHAP0785** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0785)
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2. **Governor's substitute printed 24109199D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB362S1)
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3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100119D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB362)
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4. **Printed as engrossed 24100119D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB362E)
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5. **SB362ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB362ER)
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6. **SB362ER2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB362ER2)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 10-N) — **12–10** (pass) · lower
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- Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Passage (51-Y 49-N) — **50–49** (pass) · lower
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- BLOCK VOTE: (97-Y 0-N) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Adam P. Ebbin — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-09** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100119D `filing, introduction`
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- **2024-01-09** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-10** Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name
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- **2024-01-15** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-01-15** Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-01-16** Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-01-17** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-01-17** Reading of amendments waived
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- **2024-01-17** Committee amendments agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-01-17** Engrossed by Senate as amended SB362E
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- **2024-01-17** Printed as engrossed 24100119D-E
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- **2024-01-18** Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-02-05** Impact statement from DPB (SB362E)
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- **2024-02-13** Placed on Calendar
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- **2024-02-13** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-13** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-16** Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 10-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-20** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-21** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-21** Passed House (51-Y 49-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-21** VOTE: Passage (51-Y 49-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-26** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-02-26** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB362ER) `passage`
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- **2024-02-26** Impact statement from DPB (SB362ER)
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- **2024-02-26** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-02-28** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2024-03-11** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 `enrolled`
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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 Senate `executive-veto-line-item`
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- **2024-03-22** Governor's substitute printed 24109199D-S1
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- **2024-04-17** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-04-17** House concurred in Governor's recommendation BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-04-17** BLOCK VOTE: (97-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 (SB362ER2) `enrolled`
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- **2024-04-17** Signed by President as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
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- **2024-04-17** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
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- **2024-04-17** Enacted, Chapter 785 (effective 7/1/24) `became-law`
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- **2024-04-17** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0785)
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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/0ef8251c-0ad5-4ea6-8acd-0fcdab9d69b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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