Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB542
Legislation Overview
Title: Cannabis control; establishes framework for creation of retail marijuana market, penalties, report.
Description: 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 provides that no retail sales may occur prior to November 1, 2026.
Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
Last Action: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/23/2026 4:45 pm)
Last Action Date: January 23, 2026
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: Lashrecse Aird (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2026 | Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/23/2026 4:45 pm) |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2026 | Senate committee offered |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2026 | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute and rereferred to Courts of Justice (8-Y 7-N) |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2026 | Committee substitute printed 26106071D-S1 |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2026 | Incorporates SB671 (Rouse) |
| Senate | Jan 20, 2026 | Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/20/2026 1:49 pm) |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2026 | Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2026 | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104073D |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 23, 2026 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 23, 2026 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 13, 2026 | 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
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute and rereferred to Courts of Justice (8-Y 7-N) | 01/23/2026 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
