HB1598
Medical cannabis program; transition from Board of Pharmacy to Virginia Cannabis Control Authority.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Medical cannabis program; transition from Board of Pharmacy to Virginia Cannabis Control Authority.
Transfers oversight and administration of the Commonwealth's medical cannabis program from the Board of Pharmacy to the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2024, and is identical to SB 788.-
Bill History
- 01/06/2023 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23104034D
- 01/06/2023 - House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/25/2023 - House: Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3
- 02/02/2023 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/02/2023 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/2023 - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/2023 - House: Committee substitute printed 23106176D-H1
- 02/02/2023 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1598)
- 02/04/2023 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1598H1)
- 02/05/2023 - House: Read first time
- 02/06/2023 - House: Read second time
- 02/06/2023 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 23106176D-H1
- 02/06/2023 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1598H1
- 02/07/2023 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/2023 - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/2023 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/08/2023 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/10/2023 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (11-Y 4-N)
- 02/10/2023 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/14/2023 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N 1-A)
- 02/14/2023 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/2023 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/15/2023 - Senate: Passed Senate (29-Y 11-N)
- 02/20/2023 - House: Enrolled
- 02/20/2023 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1598ER)
- 02/20/2023 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1598ER)
- 02/20/2023 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/21/2023 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/02/2023 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
- 03/02/2023 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
- 03/27/2023 - House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/12/2023 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/12/2023 - House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
- 04/12/2023 - House: VOTE: Block Vote Adoption (95-Y 0-N)
- 04/12/2023 - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/12/2023 - Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/12/2023 - House: Reenrolled
- 04/12/2023 - House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1598ER2)
- 04/12/2023 - House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/12/2023 - Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/12/2023 - House: Enacted, Chapter 773 (effective - see bill)
- 04/12/2023 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0773)
