Status



Status: Introduced on January 10 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber

Action: 2017-01-23 - Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice with letter (15-Y 0-N)

Text: Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)Status: Introduced on January 10 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamberAction: 2017-01-23 - Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice with letter (15-Y 0-N)Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Marijuana; decriminalization of simple marijuana possession. Decriminalizes simple marijuana possession and provides a civil penalty of no more than $100 for a first violation, $250 for a second violation, and $500 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.

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Title

Marijuana; decriminalization of simple possession.

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History

Date Chamber Action 2017-01-23 Senate Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice with letter (15-Y 0-N) 2017-01-10 Senate Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 2017-01-10 Senate Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103829D

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Code Citations

Chapter Article Section Citation Type Statute Text 16 1 260 (n/a) See Bill Text 18 2 250.1 (n/a) See Bill Text 18 2 251 (n/a) See Bill Text 18 2 252 (n/a) See Bill Text 18 2 259.1 (n/a) See Bill Text 18 2 308.09 (n/a) See Bill Text 18 2 308.1:5 (n/a) See Bill Text 46 2 390.1 (n/a) See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

Type Source Summary http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+SB1269 Text http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+SB1269+hil Roll Call http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+S03V0097+SB1269

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