Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB815
Legislation Overview
Title: Marijuana; decriminalization of simple possession, penalty.
Description: Marijuana; decriminalization of simple marijuana possession; penalty. 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 apply only to criminal violations or civil violations by a juvenile, and the driver's license suspension provisions apply only to criminal violations. A civil violation will be treated as a conviction for prohibitions on the purchase or transport of a handgun and disqualification for a concealed handgun permit.
Session: 2020 Regular Session
Last Action: Incorporated by Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 29, 2020
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Joseph Morrissey (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 29, 2020 | Incorporated by Judiciary |
| Senate | Jan 16, 2020 | Assigned Juciciary sub: Criminal Law |
| Senate | Jan 8, 2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103848D |
| Senate | Jan 8, 2020 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 8, 2020 | 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 |
| Senate: Incorporated by Judiciary | 01/29/2020 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
