Employee protections; medicinal use of cannabis oil.
Summary
Employee protections; medicinal use of cannabisoil. Amends the provision that prohibits an employer from discriminatingagainst an employee for such employee's lawful use of cannabis oilpursuant to a valid written certification issued by a practitionerfor the treatment or to eliminate the symptoms of the employee'sdiagnosed condition or disease, with certain exceptions, by specifyingthat such use must conform to the laws of the Commonwealth and byexcluding the employees of the Commonwealth and other public bodiesfrom such protections.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Apr 8, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 8, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 23, 2024
How they voted
30–10
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 8, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
52% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Apr 8, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 674 (effective 7/1/24)
Mar 2, 2024
Senate · Passed
Signed by President
Feb 28, 2024
House of Delegates · Passed
Signed by Speaker
Feb 28, 2024
Senate · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB391ER)
Feb 23, 2024
House of Delegates · Passed
VOTE: Passage (80-Y 18-N)
Feb 23, 2024
House of Delegates · Passed
Passed House (80-Y 18-N)
Feb 20, 2024
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Reported from Labor and Commerce (20-Y 2-N)
Feb 14, 2024
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
Feb 8, 2024
Senate · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 10-N)
Feb 7, 2024
Senate · Failed
Committee substitute rejected 241051814D-S1
Feb 6, 2024
Senate · Passed
Passed by for the day
Feb 2, 2024
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (11-Y 3-N)
Feb 2, 2024
Senate · Reported by committee
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Jan 19, 2024
Senate · Reported by committee
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Jan 9, 2024
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Stella Pekarsky
DDemocratic
Co
Angelia Graves
DDemocratic
Co
Saddam Salim
DDemocratic
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about SB 391
Scope: VA
Hi! I can help you understand SB 391. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline