VA SB1235 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on February 26 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-02-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0008)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on February 26 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-02-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0008)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Possession or distribution of marijuana for medical purposes; epilepsy. Provides an affirmative defense in a prosecution for the possession of marijuana if the marijuana is in the form of cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil possessed pursuant to a valid written certification issued by a practitioner of medicine or osteopathy licensed by the Board of Medicine for purposes of treating or alleviating a patient's symptoms of intractable epilepsy. The bill provides that a practitioner shall not be prosecuted for distribution of marijuana under the circumstances outlined in the bill. The bill contains an emergency clause.
Title
Cannabidiol oil and THC-A oil; recommendation and dispensing.
Sponsors
| Sen. Adam Ebbin [D] | Sen. Dave Marsden [D] |
Roll Calls
2015-02-13 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE EMERGENCY (92-Y 1-N 1-A) (Y: 94 N: 1 NV: 6 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2015-02-11 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 1-N) (Y: 37 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (11-Y 2-N) (Y: 11 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 1-N) (Y: 14 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-11 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 1-N) (Y: 37 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (11-Y 2-N) (Y: 11 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 1-N) (Y: 14 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-26 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0008) | |
| 2015-02-26 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 8 (effective 2/26/15) | |
| 2015-02-23 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015 | |
| 2015-02-23 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/23/15 |
| 2015-02-20 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2015-02-17 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2015-02-17 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1235ER) |
| 2015-02-17 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2015-02-13 | House | VOTE: PASSAGE EMERGENCY (92-Y 1-N 1-A) |
| 2015-02-13 | House | Passed House (92-Y 1-N 1-A) |
| 2015-02-13 | House | Read third time |
| 2015-02-12 | House | Read second time |
| 2015-02-11 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-02-09 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2015-02-09 | House | Read first time |
| 2015-02-09 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2015-02-05 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 1-N) |
| 2015-02-04 | Senate | Printed as engrossed 15104765D-ES3 |
| 2015-02-04 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute with amendment SB1235ES3 |
| 2015-02-04 | Senate | Emergency clause added |
| 2015-02-04 | Senate | Amendment by Senator McDougle agreed to |
| 2015-02-04 | Senate | Reading of amendment waived |
| 2015-02-04 | Senate | Passed by temporarily |
| 2015-02-04 | Senate | Amendment by Senator Marsden rejected |
| 2015-02-04 | Senate | Reading of amendment waived |
| 2015-02-04 | Senate | Substitute by Senator McDougle agreed to 15104765D-S3 |
| 2015-02-04 | Senate | Floor substitute printed 15104765D-S3 (McDougle) |
| 2015-02-04 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
| 2015-02-04 | Senate | Committee substitute rejected15104586D-S2 |
| 2015-02-04 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
| 2015-02-04 | Senate | Committee substitute rejected 15104060D-S1 |
| 2015-02-04 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
| 2015-02-04 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2015-02-03 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-02-02 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 15104586D-S2 |
| 2015-02-02 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (11-Y 2-N) |
| 2015-01-29 | Senate | Rereferred to Courts of Justice |
| 2015-01-29 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 15104060D-S1 |
| 2015-01-29 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 1-N) |
| 2015-01-14 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 2015-01-14 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101107D |
Same As/Similar To
HB1445 (Same As) 2015-02-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0007)
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | 1 | 3472.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 54 | 1 | 3472.3 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
