VA SB997 | 2019 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on July 16 2018 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-01-21 - Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (6-Y 9-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on July 16 2018 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-01-21 - Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (6-Y 9-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
Marijuana; decriminalization of simple marijuana possession; penalty. Decriminalizes simple marijuana possession and provides a civil penalty of no more than $50 for a first violation, $100 for a second violation, and $250 for a third or subsequent violation. Current law imposes a maximum fine of $500 and a maximum 30-day jail sentence for a first offense, and subsequent offenses are a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill provides that the suspended sentence/substance abuse screening provisions and driver's license suspension provisions apply only to criminal violations or to civil violations by a juvenile. The bill provides that a court may suspend a driver's license for a civil violation committed by an adult. A civil violation will be treated as a conviction for prohibitions on the purchase or transport of a handgun and disqualification for a concealed handgun permit.
Title
Marijuana; decriminalization of simple possession, penalty.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2019-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (6-Y 9-N) (Y: 6 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-01-21 | Senate | Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (6-Y 9-N) |
2019-01-21 | Senate | Committee substitute printed to LIS only 19105321D-S1 |
2018-07-16 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
2018-07-16 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100110D |
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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16 | 1 | 260 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
18 | 2 | 250.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
18 | 2 | 251 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
18 | 2 | 252 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
18 | 2 | 259.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
18 | 2 | 308.09 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
18 | 2 | 308.1:5 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
46 | 2 | 390.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |