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Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB542

Legislation Overview

Title: Cannabis control; establishes framework for creation of retail marijuana market, penalties, report.

Description: Cannabis control; retail market; penalties. Establishes a framework for the creation of a retail marijuana market in the Commonwealth and provides that no retail sales may occur prior to January 1, 2028. The bill requires that no later than January 1, 2028, the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority (CCA) shall become a division of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (ABC) to form the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Cannabis Control Authority (ABCCA). No later than November 15, 2026, the bill requires ABC and CCA to submit a joint implementation plan to combine the two authorities to the Joint Commission to Oversee the Transition of the Commonwealth into a Cannabis Retail Market and the Chairs of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations. The bill specifies that prior to the transition to the ABCCA, the CCA shall administer the licensing and regulation of the retail cannabis market and ABC shall be the primary authority responsible for enforcing laws related to the illegal sale and distribution of marijuana and marijuana products. This bill incorporates SB 671 and SB 826.

Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session

Last Action: House Conferees: Krizek, Herring, Morefield

Last Action Date: March 4, 2026

History

Chamber	Date	Action
Senate	Mar 4, 2026	Senate Conferees: Aird, VanValkenburg, Rouse, Head
Senate	Mar 4, 2026	Conferees appointed by Senate
Senate	Mar 4, 2026	Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
House	Mar 4, 2026	House requested conference committee
House	Mar 4, 2026	House insisted on substitute
Senate	Mar 4, 2026	House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)
House	Mar 4, 2026	Passed House with substitute (66-Y 33-N 0-A)
House	Mar 4, 2026	Engrossed by House - committee substitute
House	Mar 4, 2026	committee substitute agreed to
House	Mar 4, 2026	committee substitute rejected
House	Mar 4, 2026	Read third time
House	Mar 4, 2026	House Conferees: Krizek, Herring, Morefield
House	Mar 4, 2026	Conferees appointed by House
Senate	Mar 4, 2026	Conferees appointed by Senate
Senate	Mar 4, 2026	Senate Conferees: Aird, VanValkenburg, Rouse, Head
House	Mar 3, 2026	Read second time
House	Feb 27, 2026	Reported from Appropriations with substitute (16-Y 6-N)
House	Feb 27, 2026	Committee substitute printed 26108819D-H2
Senate	Feb 27, 2026	Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/27/2026 3:37 pm)
House	Feb 25, 2026	Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety
Senate	Feb 25, 2026	Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/25/2026 1:08 pm)
House	Feb 25, 2026	Committee substitute printed 26108519D-H1
Senate	Feb 24, 2026	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB542)
House	Feb 24, 2026	House committee offered
House	Feb 24, 2026	Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (16-Y 4-N)
House	Feb 23, 2026	Referred to Committee on General Laws
House	Feb 23, 2026	Read first time
House	Feb 23, 2026	Placed on Calendar
Senate	Feb 17, 2026	Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Senate	Feb 17, 2026	Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/17/2026 8:52 am)
Senate	Feb 17, 2026	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB542)
Senate	Feb 17, 2026	Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 19-N 1-A)
Senate	Feb 17, 2026	Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Senate	Feb 16, 2026	Read second time
Senate	Feb 16, 2026	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
Senate	Feb 16, 2026	Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
Senate	Feb 16, 2026	Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote)
Senate	Feb 16, 2026	Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote)
Senate	Feb 13, 2026	Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)
Senate	Feb 13, 2026	Substitute bill reprinted 26107979D
Senate	Feb 13, 2026	Passed by for the day
Senate	Feb 13, 2026	Committee substitute printed 26107979D-S3
Senate	Feb 13, 2026	Rules suspended
Senate	Feb 12, 2026	Incorporates SB826 (Lucas)
Senate	Feb 12, 2026	Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (7-Y 5-N 3-A)
Senate	Feb 6, 2026	Committee substitute printed 26107341D-S2
Senate	Feb 6, 2026	Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/6/2026 2:10 pm)
Senate	Feb 5, 2026	Senate committee offered
Senate	Feb 4, 2026	Senate committee amendments offered
Senate	Feb 4, 2026	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
Senate	Feb 4, 2026	Senate committee offered
Senate	Jan 23, 2026	Incorporates SB671 (Rouse)
Senate	Jan 23, 2026	Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/23/2026 4:45 pm)
Senate	Jan 23, 2026	Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute and rereferred to Courts of Justice (8-Y 7-N)
Senate	Jan 23, 2026	Senate committee offered
Senate	Jan 20, 2026	Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/20/2026 1:49 pm)
Senate	Jan 13, 2026	Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
Senate	Jan 13, 2026	Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104073D

Texts

Type	Date	State Link	Text
Comm Sub	Feb 27, 2026	state link	bill text
Comm Sub	Feb 25, 2026	state link	bill text
Comm Sub	Feb 24, 2026	state link	bill text
Comm Sub	Feb 13, 2026	state link	bill text
Comm Sub	Feb 6, 2026	state link	bill text
Comm Sub	Feb 5, 2026	state link	bill text
Comm Sub	Feb 4, 2026	state link	bill text
Comm Sub	Jan 23, 2026	state link	bill text
Comm Sub	Jan 23, 2026	state link	bill text
Introduced	Jan 13, 2026	state link	bill text

Amendments

Title	Description	Date	State Link	Text	Adopted
Courts of Justice Amendment	Courts of Justice Amendment	Nov 30, -0001	State Link	amendment text	No

Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

Description	Vote Date	Yea Votes	Nay Votes	No Votes	Absent	Passed
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute and rereferred to Courts of Justice (8-Y 7-N)	01/23/2026	8	7	0	0	Yes
Brewer, Emily (R) Nay Carroll Foy, Jennifer (D) Yea DeSteph, Bill (R) Nay Favola, Barbara (D) Yea French, Timmy (R) Nay Head, Chris (R) Nay Jones, Michael (D) Yea McDougle, Ryan (R) Nay Peake, Mark (R) Nay Reeves, Bryce (R) Nay Roem, Danica (D) Yea Salim, Saddam (D) Yea Surovell, Scott (D) Yea VanValkenburg, Schuyler (D) Yea Williams Graves, Angelia (D) Yea
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Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)	02/4/2026	9	6	0	0	Yes
Aird, Lashrecse (D) Yea Bagby, Lamont (D) Yea Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea Carroll Foy, Jennifer (D) Yea Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea Favola, Barbara (D) Yea McDougle, Ryan (R) Nay Obenshain, Mark (R) Nay Peake, Mark (R) Nay Perry, Russet (D) Yea Salim, Saddam (D) Yea Stanley, William (R) Nay Stuart, Richard (R) Nay Sturtevant, Glen (R) Nay Surovell, Scott (D) Yea
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Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (7-Y 5-N 3-A)	02/12/2026	7	5	3	0	Yes
Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea Ebbin, Adam (D) NV Favola, Barbara (D) Yea Locke, Mamie (D) Yea Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea Marsden, Dave (D) Yea McDougle, Ryan (R) Nay McPike, Jeremy (D) NV Obenshain, Mark (R) Nay Pillion, Todd (R) Nay Reeves, Bryce (R) Nay Rouse, Aaron (D) Yea Stuart, Richard (R) Nay Surovell, Scott (D) NV
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Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)	02/13/2026	35	0	0	5	Yes
Aird, Lashrecse (D) Yea Bagby, Lamont (D) Yea Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea Brankley Mulchi, Tammy (R) Yea Brewer, Emily (R) Yea Carroll Foy, Jennifer (D) Yea Cifers, Luther (R) Yea DeSteph, Bill (R) Yea Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea Diggs, J.D. (R) Yea Durant, Tara (R) Yea Ebbin, Adam (D) Yea Favola, Barbara (D) Yea French, Timmy (R) Absent Hackworth, Travis (R) Absent Head, Chris (R) Absent Jones, Michael (D) Yea Locke, Mamie (D) Yea Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea Marsden, Dave (D) Yea McDougle, Ryan (R) Yea McPike, Jeremy (D) Absent New Craig, Christie (R) Yea Obenshain, Mark (R) Yea Peake, Mark (R) Yea Pekarsky, Stella (D) Yea Perry, Russet (D) Yea Pillion, Todd (R) Absent Reeves, Bryce (R) Yea Roem, Danica (D) Yea Rouse, Aaron (D) Yea Salim, Saddam (D) Yea Srinivasan, Kannan (D) Yea Stanley, William (R) Yea Stuart, Richard (R) Yea Sturtevant, Glen (R) Yea Suetterlein, David (R) Yea Surovell, Scott (D) Yea VanValkenburg, Schuyler (D) Yea Williams Graves, Angelia (D) Yea
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Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 19-N 1-A)	02/17/2026	20	19	1	0	Yes
Aird, Lashrecse (D) Yea Bagby, Lamont (D) Yea Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea Brankley Mulchi, Tammy (R) Nay Brewer, Emily (R) Nay Carroll Foy, Jennifer (D) Yea Cifers, Luther (R) Nay DeSteph, Bill (R) Nay Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea Diggs, J.D. (R) Nay Durant, Tara (R) Nay Ebbin, Adam (D) NV Favola, Barbara (D) Yea French, Timmy (R) Nay Hackworth, Travis (R) Nay Head, Chris (R) Nay Jones, Michael (D) Yea Locke, Mamie (D) Yea Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea Marsden, Dave (D) Yea McDougle, Ryan (R) Nay McPike, Jeremy (D) Yea New Craig, Christie (R) Nay Obenshain, Mark (R) Nay Peake, Mark (R) Nay Pekarsky, Stella (D) Yea Perry, Russet (D) Yea Pillion, Todd (R) Nay Reeves, Bryce (R) Nay Roem, Danica (D) Yea Rouse, Aaron (D) Yea Salim, Saddam (D) Yea Srinivasan, Kannan (D) Yea Stanley, William (R) Nay Stuart, Richard (R) Nay Sturtevant, Glen (R) Nay Suetterlein, David (R) Nay Surovell, Scott (D) Yea VanValkenburg, Schuyler (D) Yea Williams Graves, Angelia (D) Yea
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Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)	02/17/2026	40	0	0	0	Yes
Aird, Lashrecse (D) Yea Bagby, Lamont (D) Yea Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea Brankley Mulchi, Tammy (R) Yea Brewer, Emily (R) Yea Carroll Foy, Jennifer (D) Yea Cifers, Luther (R) Yea DeSteph, Bill (R) Yea Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea Diggs, J.D. (R) Yea Durant, Tara (R) Yea Ebbin, Adam (D) Yea Favola, Barbara (D) Yea French, Timmy (R) Yea Hackworth, Travis (R) Yea Head, Chris (R) Yea Jones, Michael (D) Yea Locke, Mamie (D) Yea Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea Marsden, Dave (D) Yea McDougle, Ryan (R) Yea McPike, Jeremy (D) Yea New Craig, Christie (R) Yea Obenshain, Mark (R) Yea Peake, Mark (R) Yea Pekarsky, Stella (D) Yea Perry, Russet (D) Yea Pillion, Todd (R) Yea Reeves, Bryce (R) Yea Roem, Danica (D) Yea Rouse, Aaron (D) Yea Salim, Saddam (D) Yea Srinivasan, Kannan (D) Yea Stanley, William (R) Yea Stuart, Richard (R) Yea Sturtevant, Glen (R) Yea Suetterlein, David (R) Yea Surovell, Scott (D) Yea VanValkenburg, Schuyler (D) Yea Williams Graves, Angelia (D) Yea
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Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)	02/17/2026	21	19	0	0	Yes
Aird, Lashrecse (D) Yea Bagby, Lamont (D) Yea Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea Brankley Mulchi, Tammy (R) Nay Brewer, Emily (R) Nay Carroll Foy, Jennifer (D) Yea Cifers, Luther (R) Nay DeSteph, Bill (R) Nay Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea Diggs, J.D. (R) Nay Durant, Tara (R) Nay Ebbin, Adam (D) Yea Favola, Barbara (D) Yea French, Timmy (R) Nay Hackworth, Travis (R) Nay Head, Chris (R) Nay Jones, Michael (D) Yea Locke, Mamie (D) Yea Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea Marsden, Dave (D) Yea McDougle, Ryan (R) Nay McPike, Jeremy (D) Yea New Craig, Christie (R) Nay Obenshain, Mark (R) Nay Peake, Mark (R) Nay Pekarsky, Stella (D) Yea Perry, Russet (D) Yea Pillion, Todd (R) Nay Reeves, Bryce (R) Nay Roem, Danica (D) Yea Rouse, Aaron (D) Yea Salim, Saddam (D) Yea Srinivasan, Kannan (D) Yea Stanley, William (R) Nay Stuart, Richard (R) Nay Sturtevant, Glen (R) Nay Suetterlein, David (R) Nay Surovell, Scott (D) Yea VanValkenburg, Schuyler (D) Yea Williams Graves, Angelia (D) Yea
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Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (16-Y 4-N)	02/24/2026	16	4	0	1	Yes
Austin, Terry (R) Nay Bloxom, Robert (R) Nay Callsen, Katrina (D) Yea Campbell, Ellen (R) Absent Carr, Betsy (D) Yea Carroll, Stacey Annie (D) Yea Cole, Joshua (D) Yea Delaney, Karrie (D) Yea Fowler, Hyland (R) Nay Franklin, Lily (D) Yea Guzman, Elizabeth (D) Yea Hernandez, Phil (D) Yea Krizek, Paul (D) Yea McClure, Adele (D) Yea Morefield, James (R) Yea Price, Marcia (D) Yea Reaser, Atoosa (D) Yea Seibold, Holly (D) Yea Simon, Marcus (D) Yea Torian, Luke (D) Yea Wiley, Bill (R) Nay
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Reported from Appropriations with substitute (16-Y 6-N)	02/27/2026	16	6	0	0	Yes
Askew, Alex (D) Yea Austin, Terry (R) Nay Bloxom, Robert (R) Nay Campbell, Ellen (R) Nay Carr, Betsy (D) Yea Hayes, C.E. (D) Yea Herring, Charniele (D) Yea Hodges, M. Keith (R) Nay Krizek, Paul (D) Yea Laufer, Amy (D) Yea McQuinn, Delores (D) Yea Morefield, James (R) Yea Price, Marcia (D) Yea Reid, David (D) Yea Sewell, Briana (D) Yea Simonds, Shelly (D) Yea Thomas, Joshua (D) Yea Torian, Luke (D) Yea Tran, Kathy (D) Yea Wiley, Bill (R) Nay Willett, Rodney (D) Yea Wyatt, Scott (R) Nay
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Passed House with substitute (66-Y 33-N 0-A)	03/4/2026	66	33	0	0	Yes
Adams, Kimberly Pope (D) Yea Anderson, Jessica (D) Yea Anthony, Bonita (D) Yea Askew, Alex (D) Yea Austin, Terry (R) Nay Ballard, Jason (R) Nay Bloxom, Robert (R) Nay Bulova, Gretchen (D) Yea Callsen, Katrina (D) Yea Campbell, Ellen (R) Nay Carnegie, Karen (D) Yea Carr, Betsy (D) Yea Carroll, Stacey Annie (D) Yea Cherry, Mike (R) Nay Clark, Nadarius (D) Yea Cohen, Laura Jane (D) Yea Cole, Joshua (D) Yea Cole, Nicole (D) Yea Convirs-Fowler, Kelly (D) Yea Cornett, Mitchell (R) Nay Cousins, Rae (D) Yea Davis, William (R) Nay Delaney, Karrie (D) Yea Dougherty, Lindsey (D) Yea Downey, Mark (D) Yea Feggans, Michael (D) Yea Ferrell Tata, Anne (R) Nay Fowler, Hyland (R) Nay Franklin, Lily (D) Yea Franklin, Margaret (D) Yea Gardner, Debra (D) Yea Garrett, Thomas (R) Nay Glass, Jackie (D) Yea Griffin, Tim (R) Nay Guzman, Elizabeth (D) Yea Hamilton, Karen (R) Nay Hayes, C.E. (D) Yea Helmer, Dan (D) Yea Henson, Rozia (D) Yea Hernandez, Phil (D) Yea Herring, Charniele (D) Yea Hodges, M. Keith (R) Nay Hope, Patrick (D) Yea Keys-Gamarra, Karen (D) Yea Kilgore, Terry (R) Nay Krizek, Paul (D) Yea Laufer, Amy (D) Yea LeVere Bolling, Destiny (D) Yea Leftwich, James (R) Nay Lopes-Maldonado, Michelle (D) Yea Lopez, Alfonso (D) Yea Martinez, Fernando (D) Yea McAuliff, John Chilton (D) Yea McClure, Adele (D) Yea McGuire, Garrett (D) Yea McNamara, Joseph (R) Nay McPike, Kirk (D) Yea McQuinn, Delores (D) Yea Mehta, Leslie Chambers (D) Yea Morefield, James (R) Yea Nivar, May (D) Yea O'Quinn, Israel (R) Nay Oates, Delores (R) Nay Pence, Justin (R) Nay Phillips, Eric (R) Nay Price, Marcia (D) Yea Pugh Kent, Hillary (R) Nay Rasoul, Sam (D) Yea Reaser, Atoosa (D) Yea Reid, David (D) Yea Runion, Chris (R) Nay Schmidt, Charlie (D) Yea Scott, Don (D) Yea Scott, Phillip (R) Nay Seibold, Holly (D) Yea Sewell, Briana (D) Yea Shin, Irene (D) Yea Simon, Marcus (D) Yea Simonds, Shelly (D) Yea Singh, J.J. (D) Yea Sullivan, Richard (D) Yea Thomas, Joshua (D) Yea Thornton, Virgil (D) Yea Torian, Luke (D) Yea Tran, Kathy (D) Yea Wachsmann, H. Otto (R) Nay Walker, Wendell (R) Nay Ward, Jeion (D) Yea Ware, Lee (R) Nay Watts, Vivian (D) Yea Webert, Michael (R) Nay Whittle, Madison (R) Nay Wiley, Bill (R) Nay Willett, Rodney (D) Yea Williams, Wren (R) Yea Wilt, Tony (R) Nay Wright, Thomas (R) Nay Wyatt, Scott (R) Nay Zehr, Eric (R) Nay
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House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)	03/4/2026	0	40	0	0	No
Aird, Lashrecse (D) Nay Bagby, Lamont (D) Nay Bennett-Parker, Elizabeth (D) Nay Boysko, Jennifer (D) Nay Brankley Mulchi, Tammy (R) Nay Brewer, Emily (R) Nay Carroll Foy, Jennifer (D) Nay Cifers, Luther (R) Nay DeSteph, Bill (R) Nay Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Nay Diggs, J.D. (R) Nay Durant, Tara (R) Nay Favola, Barbara (D) Nay French, Timmy (R) Nay Hackworth, Travis (R) Nay Head, Chris (R) Nay Jones, Michael (D) Nay Locke, Mamie (D) Nay Lucas, L. Louise (D) Nay Marsden, Dave (D) Nay McDougle, Ryan (R) Nay McPike, Jeremy (D) Nay New Craig, Christie (R) Nay Obenshain, Mark (R) Nay Peake, Mark (R) Nay Pekarsky, Stella (D) Nay Perry, Russet (D) Nay Pillion, Todd (R) Nay Reeves, Bryce (R) Nay Roem, Danica (D) Nay Rouse, Aaron (D) Nay Salim, Saddam (D) Nay Srinivasan, Kannan (D) Nay Stanley, William (R) Nay Stuart, Richard (R) Nay Sturtevant, Glen (R) Nay Suetterlein, David (R) Nay Surovell, Scott (D) Nay VanValkenburg, Schuyler (D) Nay Williams Graves, Angelia (D) Nay
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Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A)	03/4/2026	40	0	0	0	Yes
Aird, Lashrecse (D) Yea Bagby, Lamont (D) Yea Bennett-Parker, Elizabeth (D) Yea Boysko, Jennifer (D) Yea Brankley Mulchi, Tammy (R) Yea Brewer, Emily (R) Yea Carroll Foy, Jennifer (D) Yea Cifers, Luther (R) Yea DeSteph, Bill (R) Yea Deeds, R. Creigh (D) Yea Diggs, J.D. (R) Yea Durant, Tara (R) Yea Favola, Barbara (D) Yea French, Timmy (R) Yea Hackworth, Travis (R) Yea Head, Chris (R) Yea Jones, Michael (D) Yea Locke, Mamie (D) Yea Lucas, L. Louise (D) Yea Marsden, Dave (D) Yea McDougle, Ryan (R) Yea McPike, Jeremy (D) Yea New Craig, Christie (R) Yea Obenshain, Mark (R) Yea Peake, Mark (R) Yea Pekarsky, Stella (D) Yea Perry, Russet (D) Yea Pillion, Todd (R) Yea Reeves, Bryce (R) Yea Roem, Danica (D) Yea Rouse, Aaron (D) Yea Salim, Saddam (D) Yea Srinivasan, Kannan (D) Yea Stanley, William (R) Yea Stuart, Richard (R) Yea Sturtevant, Glen (R) Yea Suetterlein, David (R) Yea Surovell, Scott (D) Yea VanValkenburg, Schuyler (D) Yea Williams Graves, Angelia (D) Yea
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