SB970
Cannabis control; establishes framework for creating retail market, penalties.
Status:
Vetoed
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
Senate: Senate sustained Governor's veto
Chief Patron:
Aaron Rouse (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Cannabis control; retail market; penalties.
Establishes a framework for the creation of a retail marijuana market in the Commonwealth, to be administered by the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. The bill allows the Authority to begin issuing all marijuana licenses on September 1, 2025, but provides that no retail sales may occur prior to May 1, ... (More) 2026. This bill is identical to HB 2485. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/06/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102567D
- 01/06/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 01/08/2025 - Senate: Impact statement from VCSC (SB970)
- 01/17/2025 - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 7-N)
- 01/17/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 01/17/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25105279D-S1
- 01/17/2025 - Senate: Impact statement from VCSC (SB970)
- 01/28/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
- 01/29/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/29/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute agreed to
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB970)
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/05/2025 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 02/06/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/06/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/06/2025 - House: Reported from General Laws (13-Y 8-N)
- 02/10/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/11/2025 - House: Passed by for the day
- 02/12/2025 - House: Read third time
- 02/12/2025 - House: Passed House (53-Y 44-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB970ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/14/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB970)
- 03/24/2025 - Senate: Governor's Veto Received by Senate
- 03/24/2025 - Vetoed by Governor
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Senate sustained Governor's veto
