Virginia Senate Bill 745 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-3)
Status: Passed on March 23 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0410)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Penalties for possession, sale, gift, distribution or possession with intent to sell, give or distribute synthetic cannabinoids; bath salts. Lists those chemicals that comprise synthetic cannabinoids and makes possession a Class 1 misdemeanor. Possession with intent to distribute and manufacturing are felonies. The first offender statute applies as it does to marijuana and controlled substances. The bill criminalizes privately compounding with the specific intent to circumvent the criminal penalties for synthetic cannabinoids. The bill also allows restitution for cleaning up sites where the drug is made. A number of Code sections are amended for the purpose of treating synthetic cannabinoids as marijuana is treated throughout the Code. The bill adds chemicals known as "bath salts" to Schedule I of the Drug Control Act. There is an emergency clause. This bill incorporates

Cannabinoids, synthetic; penalties for transport, possession, sale, or distribution, etc.

Sen. Emmett Hanger [R]	Sen. Mark Herring [D]	Sen. Edward Houck [D]	Sen. Ryan McDougle [R]
Sen. Thomas Norment [R]	Sen. Roscoe Reynolds [D]	Sen. Ralph Smith [R]	Sen. Richard Stuart [R]
Sen. William Wampler [R]

2011-02-26 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION EMERGENCY (91-Y 0-N) (Y: 93 N: 0 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-18 - Senate - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (2-Y 38-N) (Y: 2 N: 38 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2011-02-16 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-11 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-23		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0410)
2011-03-23		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 410 (effective 3/23/11)
2011-03-06		Senate: Signed by President
2011-03-03		House: Signed by Speaker
2011-03-03		Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB745ER)
2011-03-03		Senate: Enrolled
2011-02-26		House: VOTE: ADOPTION EMERGENCY (91-Y 0-N)
2011-02-26		House: Conference report agreed to by House (91-Y 0-N)
2011-02-26		Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2011-02-26		Senate: Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2011-02-26		Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2011-02-26		Conference: Emergency clause added by conference committee
2011-02-26		Senate: Conference substitute printed 11105675D-S2
2011-02-24		House: Delegates: Garrett, Gilbert, Miller, P.J.
2011-02-24		House: Conferees appointed by House
2011-02-23		Senate: Senators: Herring, Reynolds, McEachin
2011-02-23		Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
2011-02-23		Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
2011-02-21		House: House requested conference committee
2011-02-21		House: House insisted on substitute
2011-02-18		Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (2-Y 38-N)
2011-02-16		House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
2011-02-16		House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2011-02-16		House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB745H1
2011-02-16		House: Committee substitute agreed to 11105256D-H1
2011-02-16		House: Read third time
2011-02-15		House: Read second time
2011-02-11		House: Committee substitute printed 11105256D-H1
2011-02-11		House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N)
2011-02-08		House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2011-02-08		House: Read first time
2011-02-08		House: Placed on Calendar
2011-02-04		Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
2011-02-03		Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB745S1
2011-02-03		Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 11104345D-S1
2011-02-03		Senate: Reading of substitute waived
2011-02-03		Senate: Read second time
2011-02-02		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2011-02-01		Senate: Reported from Finance (13-Y 0-N)
2011-01-26		Senate: Rereferred to Finance
2011-01-26		Senate: Incorporates SB1373
2011-01-26		Senate: Incorporates SB992
2011-01-26		Senate: Incorporates SB749
2011-01-26		Senate: Incorporates SB1186
2011-01-26		Senate: Incorporates SB926
2011-01-26		Senate: Incorporates SB748
2011-01-26		Senate: Incorporates SB1082
2011-01-26		Senate: Committee substitute printed 11104345D-S1
2011-01-26		Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2011-01-11		Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
2010-10-26		Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2010-10-26		Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100408D

HB1434 (Same As) 2011-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0384)
SB748 (Similar To) 2011-01-26 - Senate: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (SB745-Herring) (15-Y 0-N)
SB749 (Similar To) 2011-01-26 - Senate: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (SB745-Herring) (15-Y 0-N)
SB926 (Similar To) 2011-01-26 - Senate: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (SB745-Herring) (15-Y 0-N)
SB992 (Similar To) 2011-01-26 - Senate: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (SB745-Herring) (15-Y 0-N)
SB1082 (Similar To) 2011-01-26 - Senate: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (SB745-Herring) (15-Y 0-N)
SB1186 (Similar To) 2011-01-26 - Senate: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (SB745-Herring) (15-Y 0-N)
SB1373 (Similar To) 2011-01-26 - Senate: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (SB745-Herring) (15-Y 0-N)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	248.1:1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	3446	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+sum+SB745
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+SB745+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+SB745S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+SB745H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+SB745S2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+SB745ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+CHAP0410+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+S03V0069+SB0745
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+S05V0083+SB0745
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0194SB0745+SB0745
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0223SB0745+SB0745
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+H08V0829+SB0745
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+HV0942+SB0745
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0509SB0745+SB0745
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0669SB0745+SB0745
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0809SB0745+SB0745
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0810SB0745+SB0745
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0811SB0745+SB0745
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+HV1534+SB0745