Virginia House Bill 2218 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 2 2021 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Pharmaceutical processors; cannabis products. Permits pharmaceutical processors to produce and distribute cannabis products other than cannabis oil. The bill defines the terms "botanical cannabis," "cannabis product," and "usable cannabis." The bill requires the Board of Pharmacy to establish testing standards for botanical cannabis and botanical cannabis products, establish a registration process for botanical cannabis products, and promulgate emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill. The bill allows the Board of Pharmacy to assess and collect a one-time botanical cannabis regulatory fee from each pharmaceutical processor, not to exceed $75,000, to cover costs associated with the implementation of the provisions of the bill, including costs for new personnel, training, promulgation of regulations and guidance documents, and information technology. Pharmaceutical processors; cannabis products. Permits pharmaceutical processors to produce and distribute cannabis products other than cannabis oil. The bill defines the terms "botanical cannabis," "cannabis product," and "usable cannabis." The bill requires the Board of Pharmacy to establish testing standards for botanical cannabis and botanical cannabis products, establish a registration process for botanical cannabis products, and promulgate emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill. The bill allows the Board of Pharmacy to assess and collect a one-time botanical cannabis regulatory fee from each pharmaceutical processor, not to exceed $75,000, to cover costs associated with the implementation of the provisions of the bill, including costs for new personnel, training, promulgation of regulations and guidance documents, and information technology.

Pharmaceutical processors; permits processors to produce & distribute cannabis products.

Del. C.E. Hayes [D]

Del. Dawn Adams [D]

2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-03 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (93-Y 3-N 2-A) (Y: 93 N: 3 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-01-28 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-28 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N) (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-05	Senate	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2021-02-04	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2021-02-04	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2021-02-03	House	VOTE: Passage (93-Y 3-N 2-A)
2021-02-03	House	Read third time and passed House (93-Y 3-N 2-A)
2021-02-02	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2218H1
2021-02-02	House	Committee substitute agreed to 21103713D-H1
2021-02-02	House	Read second time
2021-02-01	House	Read first time
2021-01-28	House	Committee substitute printed 21103713D-H1
2021-01-28	House	Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
2021-01-28	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N)
2021-01-15	House	Assigned HWI sub: Health Professions
2021-01-13	House	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2021-01-13	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102492D

HB2218 (Carry Over) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	250.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	2519	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	2521	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	2903	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	3408.3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	3442.5	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	3442.8	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+HB2218
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB2218+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB2218H1+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/21103713D.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/21103713.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+HB2218F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+HB2218FH1122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H1202V0011+HB2218
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H12V0094+HB2218
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+HV1396+HB2218
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+S04V0124+HB2218