SB 362 Virginia Senate · 2024 Regular Session

First offender drug program; previous misdemeanor marijuana conviction, etc.

Summary
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.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Signed Apr 17, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jan 18, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 21, 2024

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Jan 18, 2024
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
40
Key actions
14
Committee
6
Amendments
3
Apr 17, 2024
Signed into law
Governor's recommendation adopted
executive
Apr 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Governor's recommendation BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 22, 2024
Vetoed
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB362ER)
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (51-Y 49-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House (51-Y 49-N)
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 17, 2024
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB362E
upper
Jan 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Jan 17, 2024
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Jan 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Adam Ebbin
Adam Ebbin
DDemocratic
VA
39