Medical marijuana; administration to terminally ill patients.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 18.2-251.1:2 and 32.1-127 of the Code of Virginia, relating to medical cannabis; administration to terminally ill patients; report.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Medical cannabis; administration to terminally ill patients; report. Directs the Department of Health to promulgate regulations specifying that hospital staff may store, dispense, and administer cannabis oil when a patient has valid certification and exempts such staff from criminal penalties for possession of cannabis oil. The bill directs the Department of Health to convene a work group to discuss the implementation process for providing cannabis products to patients in medical care facil
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Dec 31, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter 555 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Karen Keys-GamarraIrene Shin
Recorded votes
Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 1-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-11 · P · Y 95, N 1, X 3
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-11 · P · Y 40
Senate insisted on amendments (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-06 · P · Y 40
Senate substitute rejected by House (2-Y 94-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-04 · F · N 94, X 3, Y 2
Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 40
Education and Health Substitute agreed to Senate · 2026-03-02 · P · X 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 37, X 3
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 14, X 1
Read third time and passed House (95-Y 1-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-17 · P · Y 95, X 4, N 1
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (18-Y 2-N 1-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-12 · P · Y 18, N 2, A 1, X 1
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N 1-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-10 · P · Y 7, A 1, X 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 555.