Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB111
Legislation Overview
Title: Marijuana; decriminalization of simple possession, civil penalty.
Description: Marijuana; decriminalization of simple marijuana Marijuana; decriminalization of simple marijuana possession. 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
Session: 2018 Regular Session
Last Action: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (6-Y 9-N)
Last Action Date: January 29, 2018
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
1 sponsors: Adam Ebbin (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 29, 2018 | Committee substitute printed to LIS only 18106267D-S1 |
| Senate | Jan 29, 2018 | Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (6-Y 9-N) |
| Senate | Dec 15, 2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101142D |
| Senate | Dec 15, 2017 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 29, 2018 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Dec 15, 2017 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (6-Y 9-N)
Link: link to state bill page
