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Virginia General Assembly · SB 543 · Acts of Assembly Chapter 1016

Marijuana and hemp products; enforcement.

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Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 3.2-4118, 3.2-4126, 3.2-5145.2:1, 4.1-226, 4.1-227, 4.1-604, 8.01-216.3, 9.1-102, 58.1-3700, and 59.1-200 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 4.1-624.1 and 4.1-1106.1, by adding in Chapter 12 of Title 4.1 a section... Read the full text

2026 session

What it does

Marijuana and hemp products; enforcement. Amends various provisions of law to increase enforcement and penalties related to the illegal sale of marijuana or marijuana products by persons licensed or permitted by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority, and the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority (CCA). The bill requires the Board of Directors of the CCA (the Board) to create and require a decal for retail marijuana stores, m
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Where it is

Introduced · Jan 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 1016 (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

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Lashrecse D. Aird

Recorded votes

House concurred in Governor's recommendation (65-Y 33-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-04-22 · P · Y 65, N 33, X 2
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-04-22 · P · Y 21, N 18, X 1
Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 17-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-14 · P · Y 22, N 17, X 1
Conference report agreed to by House (65-Y 30-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-14 · P · Y 65, N 30, X 4
Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-12 · P · Y 40
General Laws Amendment rejected by Senate Senate · 2026-03-10 · F · N 39, Y 1
Passed House with amendment (66-Y 32-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-06 · P · Y 66, N 32, X 1
Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (17-Y 4-N)House of Delegates · 2026-03-03 · P · Y 17, N 4
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 1-N)House of Delegates · 2026-03-03 · P · Y 8, N 1
Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 14-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-17 · P · Y 26, N 14
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 35, X 5
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 1-N 1-A)Senate · 2026-02-12 · P · Y 13, A 1, N 1
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-01-23 · P · Y 15
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.
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