Virginia Senate Joint Resolution 66 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 5 2020 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-02-27 - Tabled in Rules (15-Y 3-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Study; Joint Subcommittee to Study the Development of a Framework for Regulated Adult-Use of Cannabis and Medical Cannabis; report. Establishes the Joint Subcommittee to Study the Development of a Framework for Regulated Adult-Use of Cannabis and Medical Cannabis (Joint Subcommittee). The bill requires the Joint Subcommittee to (i) study and provide guidance on the potential creation of a Cannabis Control Commission to oversee licensing and regulation of industrial hemp, medical cannabis, and adult-use of cannabis; (ii) provide regulatory guidance on potential tax rates and revenue forecasts for retail and wholesale products; (iii) study and make recommendations regarding the issuance of initial cultivation and retail licenses; (iv) develop and recommend a fee structure and grandfathering process for current pharmaceutical processors; (v) study and recommend potential marijuana advertising regulations; (vi) study and determine appropriate public consumption venues and personal cultivation allowances; (vii) study funding and processing requirements for expungement of criminal records and rights restoration related to marijuana decriminalization; (viii) study and recommend methods for diversifying ownership of the marijuana market; (ix) assess the California, Massachusetts, and Illinois marijuana programs and their effectiveness in transferring economic prosperity to disproportionately affected areas; (x) study the potential development of a community reinvestment fund; and (xi) review and analyze National Highway Traffic Safety Administration studies on marijuana-related impairment. The joint subcommittee shall also review studies conducted by JLARC considering the legalization and regulation of the growth, sale, and possession of marijuana and any recommended best practices and policies to address the impact of marijuana prohibition on marginalized members of the community.

Cannabis and medical cannabis; joint subcommittee to study development of framework for regulation.

Sen. Adam Ebbin [D]

2020-02-27 - House - House: Tabled in Rules (15-Y 3-N) (Y: 15 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Reading waived (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-27	House	Tabled in Rules (15-Y 3-N)
2020-02-19	House	Referred to Committee on Rules
2020-02-19	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-02-06	Senate	Read third time and agreed to by Senate by voice vote
2020-02-05	Senate	Printed as engrossed 20105313D-E
2020-02-05	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended SJ66E
2020-02-05	Senate	Amendment by Senator Ebbin agreed to
2020-02-05	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2020-02-05	Senate	Read second time
2020-02-04	Senate	Passed by for the day
2020-02-03	Senate	Reading waived (40-Y 0-N)
2020-01-31	Senate	Reported from Rules by voice vote
2020-01-08	Senate	Referred to Committee on Rules
2020-01-08	Senate	Presented and ordered printed 20105313D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SJ66
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SJ66+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SJ66E+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0289SJ0066+SJ0066
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H20V0192+SJ0066