SJ 67 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Marijuana; JLARC to study legalization of growth, sale, and possession.

Summary

Study; JLARC; legalization and regulation of growth, sale and possession of marijuana; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study and make recommendations for how Virginia should go about legalizing and regulating the growth, sale, and possession of marijuana by July 1, 2022, and address the impacts of marijuana prohibition.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Mar 2020

Senate Passage

Feb 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2020

Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2020 Last action Mar 8, 2020

Floor votes · Senate Mar 2, 2020 · House of Delegates Mar 8, 2020

How they voted

31–9

Passed

Total votes 40

Mar 2, 2020

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

10 Yea 9 Nay

52% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 8, 2020

Lower · Passed

Conference report agreed to by House (61-Y 32-N)

lower

Mar 8, 2020

Upper · Passed

Conference report agreed to by Senate by voice vote

upper

Mar 8, 2020

Lower · Passed

Passed by temporarily

lower

Mar 7, 2020

Legislature · Passed

Amended by conference committee

legislature

Mar 2, 2020

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (31-9)

senate

Feb 27, 2020

Lower · Passed

House requested conference committee

lower

Feb 24, 2020

Lower · Passed

Engrossed by House - committee substitute SJ67H1

lower

Feb 24, 2020

Lower · Passed

Committee substitute agreed to 20108662D-H1

lower

Feb 19, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Rules with substitute (12-Y 5-N)

lower

Feb 13, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Rules

lower

Feb 6, 2020

Upper · Passed

Read third time and agreed to by Senate by voice vote

upper

Feb 5, 2020

Introduced

Engrossed by Senate as amended SJ67E

upper

Feb 5, 2020

Upper · Passed

Amendment by Senator McClellan agreed to

upper

Feb 5, 2020

Introduced

Reading of amendment waived

upper

Feb 4, 2020

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Jan 31, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Rules

upper

Jan 8, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Rules

upper

Jan 8, 2020

Introduced

Presented and ordered printed 20105391D

upper

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors