VA HB149 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Passed on April 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-08 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0632)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Passed on April 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-08 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0632)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Employee protections; medicinal use of cannabis oil. Amends the provision that prohibits an employer from discriminating against an employee for such employee's lawful use of medical cannabis oil, with certain exceptions, by specifying that such use must conform to the laws of the Commonwealth and by including the employees, other than law-enforcement officers, of the Commonwealth and other public bodies in such protections.
Title
Employee protections; medicinal use of cannabis oil.
Sponsors
| Del. Dan Helmer [D] | Del. Nadarius Clark [D] | Del. Laura Jane Cohen [D] | Del. Joshua Cole [D] |
| Del. Phil Hernandez [D] |
Roll Calls
2024-02-29 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (82-Y 17-N) (Y: 82 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (26-Y 13-N) (Y: 26 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Rereferred from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-29 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (78-Y 20-N) (Y: 78 N: 20 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-01-23 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (19-Y 2-N) (Y: 19 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-18 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (26-Y 13-N) (Y: 26 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Rereferred from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-29 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (78-Y 20-N) (Y: 78 N: 20 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-01-23 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (19-Y 2-N) (Y: 19 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-18 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-08 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0632) | |
| 2024-04-08 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 632 (effective 7/1/24) | |
| 2024-03-11 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-11 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB149ER) |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Enrolled |
| 2024-02-29 | House | VOTE: Adoption (82-Y 17-N) |
| 2024-02-29 | House | Senate substitute agreed to by House 24108207D-S1 (82-Y 17-N) |
| 2024-02-27 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute (26-Y 13-N) |
| 2024-02-27 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB149S1 |
| 2024-02-27 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to 24108207D-S1 |
| 2024-02-27 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
| 2024-02-27 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2024-02-26 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-23 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 24108207D-S1 |
| 2024-02-23 | Senate | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (10-Y 5-N) |
| 2024-02-19 | Senate | Rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services |
| 2024-02-19 | Senate | Rereferred from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-30 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 2024-01-30 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2024-01-29 | House | VOTE: Passage (78-Y 20-N) |
| 2024-01-29 | House | Read third time and passed House (78-Y 20-N) |
| 2024-01-26 | House | Printed as engrossed 24100935D-E |
| 2024-01-26 | House | Engrossed by House as amended HB149E |
| 2024-01-26 | House | Committee amendments agreed to |
| 2024-01-26 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-01-25 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-01-23 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (19-Y 2-N) |
| 2024-01-18 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-15 | House | Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| 2024-01-02 | House | Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce |
| 2024-01-02 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100935D |
Same As/Similar To
SB529 (Similar To) 2024-01-19 - Incorporated by Rehabilitation and Social Services
SB391 (Similar To) 2024-04-08 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 674 (effective 7/1/24)
SB391 (Similar To) 2024-04-08 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 674 (effective 7/1/24)
