Virginia House Bill 2218 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 18 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0227)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Pharmaceutical processors; cannabis products. Permits pharmaceutical processors to produce and distribute cannabis products other than cannabis oil and for that purpose 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 provides that if a practitioner determines it is consistent with the standard of care to dispense botanical cannabis to a minor, the written certification shall specifically authorize such dispensing. The bill allows the Board of Pharmacy to assess and collect botanical cannabis regulatory fees 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. The bill exempts the Board of Pharmacy's acquisition of a commercially available cannabis-specific software product to implement the provisions of the bill from the Virginia Public Procurement Act.

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

Del. C.E. Hayes [D]

Del. Dawn Adams [D]

2021-02-22 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (90-Y 7-N 2-A) (Y: 90 N: 7 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (31-Y 8-N) (Y: 31 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N) (Y: 14 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (12-Y 2-N) (Y: 12 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
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
2021-03-18		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0227)
2021-03-18		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 227 (effective 7/1/21)
2021-03-01		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
2021-03-01	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021
2021-02-26	House	Signed by Speaker
2021-02-25	Senate	Signed by President
2021-02-25	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2218ER)
2021-02-25	House	Enrolled
2021-02-22	House	VOTE: Adoption (90-Y 7-N 2-A)
2021-02-22	House	Senate substitute agreed to by House 21200081D-S1 (90-Y 7-N 2-A)
2021-02-22	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-02-18	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (31-Y 8-N)
2021-02-18	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2218S1
2021-02-18	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 21200081D-S1
2021-02-18	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2021-02-18	Senate	Read third time
2021-02-17	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N)
2021-02-17	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-11	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2021-02-11	Senate	Committee substitute printed 21200081D-S1
2021-02-11	Senate	Reported from Education and Health with substitute (12-Y 2-N)
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)
SB1333 (Same As) 2021-03-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0228)
SB1333 (Same As) 2021-03-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0228)

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?212+sum+HB2218
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2218+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2218H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2218S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2218ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0227+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/.htm
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/21200081D.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2218F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2218FH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2218FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2218FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H1202C0011+HB2218
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H12C0094+HB2218
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HC1396+HB2218
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S04C0124+HB2218
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S04V0015+HB2218
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S05V0043+HB2218
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0114HB2218+HB2218
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0167HB2218+HB2218
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV1845+HB2218