Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB997
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 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 disqualification for a concealed handgun permit.
Session: 2019 Regular Session
Last Action: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (6-Y 9-N)
Last Action Date: January 21, 2019
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Adam Ebbin (D); Lynwood Lewis (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 5% (2 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 21, 2019 | Committee substitute printed to LIS only 19105321D-S1 |
| Senate | Jan 21, 2019 | Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (6-Y 9-N) |
| Senate | Jul 16, 2018 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100110D |
| Senate | Jul 16, 2018 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Jan 21, 2019 | state link | bill text |
| Prefiled | Jul 16, 2018 | 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: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (6-Y 9-N) | 01/21/2019 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | No |
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Link: link to state bill page
