Virginia House Bill 1862 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 1 2021 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Employee protections; medicinal use of cannabis oil. Prohibits an employer from discharging, disciplining, or discriminating against an employee for such employee's lawful use of cannabis oil pursuant to a valid written certification issued by a practitioner for the treatment or to eliminate the symptoms of the employee's diagnosed condition or disease. The bill provides that such prohibition does not (i) restrict an employer's ability to take any adverse employment action for any work impairment caused by the use of cannabis oil or to prohibit possession during work hours or (ii) require an employer to commit any act that would cause the employer to be in violation of federal law or that would result in the loss of a federal contract or federal funding. Employee protections; medicinal use of cannabis oil. Prohibits an employer from discharging, disciplining, or discriminating against an employee for such employee's lawful use of cannabis oil pursuant to a valid written certification issued by a practitioner for the treatment or to eliminate the symptoms of the employee's diagnosed condition or disease. The bill provides that such prohibition does not (i) restrict an employer's ability to take any adverse employment action for any work impairment caused by the use of cannabis oil or to prohibit possession during work hours or (ii) require an employer to commit any act that would cause the employer to be in violation of federal law or that would result in the loss of a federal contract or federal funding.

Employee protections; medicinal use of cannabis oil.

Del. Dan Helmer [D]

Del. Dawn Adams [D]

Del. Charniele Herring [D]

Del. Elizabeth Guzman [D]

2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-02 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (86-Y 12-N 1-A) (Y: 86 N: 12 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-01-28 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (18-Y 4-N) (Y: 18 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-26 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 2-N) (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-01-26 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 2-N) (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-05	Senate	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
2021-02-03	Senate	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2021-02-03	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2021-02-02	House	VOTE: Passage (86-Y 12-N 1-A)
2021-02-02	House	Read third time and passed House (86-Y 12-N 1-A)
2021-02-01	House	Printed as engrossed 21101426D-E
2021-02-01	House	Engrossed by House as amended HB1862E
2021-02-01	House	Committee amendment agreed to
2021-02-01	House	Read second time
2021-01-29	House	Read first time
2021-01-28	House	Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (18-Y 4-N)
2021-01-26	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 2-N)
2021-01-14	House	Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
2021-01-07	House	Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2021-01-07	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101426D

HB1862 (Carry Over) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
40	1	27.4	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+HB1862
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB1862+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB1862E+hil
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+amd+HB1862AH
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/21103752A.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+HB1862F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+HB1862FE122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H1401V0008+HB1862
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H1401V0018+HB1862
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H14V0080+HB1862
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+HV1332+HB1862
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+S02V0079+HB1862