Virginia Senate Bill 701 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 29 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-29 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0577)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Cannabidiol oil and THC-A oil; permitting of pharmaceutical processors to manufacture and provide. Authorizes a pharmaceutical processor, after obtaining a permit from the Board of Pharmacy (the Board) and under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist, to manufacture and provide cannabidiol oil and THC-A oil to be used for the treatment of intractable epilepsy. The bill sets limits on the number of permits that the Board may issue and requires that the Board adopt regulations establishing health, safety, and security requirements for permitted processors. The bill provides that only a licensed practitioner of medicine or osteopathy who is a neurologist or who specializes in the treatment of epilepsy may issue a written certification to a patient for the use of cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil. The bill also requires that a practitioner who issues a written certification for cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil, the patient issued such certification, and, if the patient is a minor or incapacitated, the patient's parent or legal guardian register with the Board. The bill requires further that a pharmaceutical processor shall not provide cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil to a patient or a patient's parent or legal guardian without first verifying that the patient, the patient's parent or legal guardian if the patient is a minor or incapacitated, and the practitioner who issued the written certification have registered with the Board. Finally, the bill provides an affirmative defense for agents and employees of pharmaceutical processors in a prosecution for the manufacture, possession, or distribution of marijuana. An enactment clause provides that except for provisions requiring the Board to promulgate regulations, the provisions of the bill do not become effective unless reenacted by the 2017 Session of the General Assembly.

Cannabidiol oil and THC-A oil; permitting of pharmaceutical processors to manufacture and provide.

Sen. Dave Marsden [D]

2016-03-08 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-07 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-02 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-29 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N) (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 2-N) (Y: 37 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (35-Y 3-N) (Y: 35 N: 3 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 2-N 1-A) (Y: 12 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2016-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-29		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0577)
2016-03-29		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 577 (effective 7/1/16)
2016-03-11		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
2016-03-11	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/11/16
2016-03-10	Senate	Signed by President
2016-03-10	House	Signed by Speaker
2016-03-10	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB701ER)
2016-03-10	Senate	Enrolled
2016-03-08	Senate	Title replaced 16105960D-H1
2016-03-08	Senate	House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2016-03-08	Senate	Passed by temporarily
2016-03-07	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
2016-03-07	House	Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTES (96-Y 0-N)
2016-03-07	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB701H1
2016-03-07	House	Committee substitute agreed to 16105960D-H1
2016-03-07	House	Read third time
2016-03-04	House	Read second time
2016-03-02	House	Committee substitute printed 16105960D-H1
2016-03-02	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2016-02-29	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N)
2016-02-18	House	Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
2016-02-18	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2016-02-18	House	Read first time
2016-02-18	House	Placed on Calendar
2016-02-16	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2016-02-16	Senate	Passed Senate (37-Y 2-N)
2016-02-16	Senate	Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2016-02-16	Senate	Passed Senate (35-Y 3-N)
2016-02-16	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB701S2
2016-02-16	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 16105542D-S2
2016-02-16	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2016-02-16	Senate	Committee substitute rejected 16105173D-S1
2016-02-16	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2016-02-16	Senate	Read second time
2016-02-16	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2016-02-15	Senate	Committee substitute printed 16105542D-S2
2016-02-15	Senate	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 2-N 1-A)
2016-02-04	Senate	Rereferred to Courts of Justice
2016-02-04	Senate	Committee substitute printed 16105173D-S1
2016-02-04	Senate	Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2016-02-01	Senate	Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
2016-01-21	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2016-01-21	Senate	Presented and ordered printed 16103609D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
54	1	3408.3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	3442.10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	3442.5	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+SB701
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB701+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB701S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB701S2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB701H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB701ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0577+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S04V0092+SB0701
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S03V0230+SB0701
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0453SB0701+SB0701
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0467SB0701+SB0701
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0471SB0701+SB0701
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0472SB0701+SB0701
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0466SB0701+SB0701
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H0801V0268+SB0701
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H08V0414+SB0701
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+HV1202+SB0701
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0937SB0701+SB0701