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VA HB 1432

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Marijuana or marijuana products; underage possession, consequences, procedures.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did VA HB 1432 pass?

The current status of VA HB 1432 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-17): Continued pursuant to House Rule 22 to 2027 in Courts of Justice

What is VA HB 1432 about?

Underage consumption or possession of alcoholic beverage or marijuana or marijuana products; consequences; procedures. Reduces the penalties for underage consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages or marijuana or marijuana products to a written warning for a first violation, a written warning and the provision of informational materials about how to access community services for a second violation, and a write-up and an optional referral for accessing community services for a third or subsequent violation. Under current law, underage consumption, purchase, or possession of alcoholic beverages is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor with a period of license suspension and an option for a deferred dismissal in certain circumstances. The current penalties for underage consumption or possession of marijuana or marijuana products is a civil penalty of $25 and an order to enter a substance abuse treatment or education program. The bill also provides that such underage persons are not capable of giving lawful consent to a search and that the unconcealed possession of an alcoholic beverage or marijuana or marijuana products shall not constitute probable cause to initiate a search of a person or that person's personal property to determine any further violations of law. The bill specifies that such underage persons shall not be subject to arrest or otherwise detained or taken into custody by a law-enforcement officer and that a law-enforcement officer's body-worn camera system shall be activated during any encounter involving an underage person suspected to be in violation of such provisions. The bill also puts limits on the dissemination and retention of any law-enforcement records related to violations of such provisions.

Who sponsors VA HB 1432?

Leslie Chambers Mehta is the primary sponsor of VA HB 1432, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Underage consumption or possession of alcoholic beverage or marijuana or marijuana products; consequences; procedures. Reduces the penalties for underage consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages or marijuana or marijuana products to a written warning for a first violation, a written warning and the provision of informational materials about how to access community services for a second violation, and a write-up and an optional referral for accessing community services for a third or subsequent violation. Under current law, underage consumption, purchase, or possession of alcoholic beverages is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor with a period of license suspension and an option for a deferred dismissal in certain circumstances. The current penalties for underage consumption or possession of marijuana or marijuana products is a civil penalty of $25 and an order to enter a substance abuse treatment or education program. The bill also provides that such underage persons are not capable of giving lawful consent to a search and that the unconcealed possession of an alcoholic beverage or marijuana or marijuana products shall not constitute probable cause to initiate a search of a person or that person's personal property to determine any further violations of law. The bill specifies that such underage persons shall not be subject to arrest or otherwise detained or taken into custody by a law-enforcement officer and that a law-enforcement officer's body-worn camera system shall be activated during any encounter involving an underage person suspected to be in violation of such provisions. The bill also puts limits on the dissemination and retention of any law-enforcement records related to violations of such provisions.

Introduced
2026-01-22
Latest action
2026-02-17 — Continued pursuant to House Rule 22 to 2027 in Courts of Justice
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Leslie Chambers Mehtaprimary
  • Joshua G. Colecosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-22

    Presented and ordered printed 26103239D

    introduction

  2. 2026-01-22

    Referred to Committee on General Laws

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-03

    Referred from General Laws and referred to Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-07

    Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-09

    House subcommittee offered

  6. 2026-02-09

    Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 3-N)

    substitution

  7. 2026-02-11

    Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 9-N)

    committee-passage

  8. 2026-02-11

    Committee substitute printed 26107614D-H1

    substitution

  9. 2026-02-13

    Read first time

    reading-1

  10. 2026-02-16

    Floor substitute printed 26108054D-H2 (Mehta)

  11. 2026-02-16

    Floor offered Delegate Mehta Substitute

  12. 2026-02-16

    Read second time

    reading-2

  13. 2026-02-16

    committee substitute rejected

  14. 2026-02-16

    Delegate Mehta Floor substitute agreed to

    substitution

  15. 2026-02-16

    Engrossed by House - floor substitute

  16. 2026-02-17

    Motion to rerefer to Courts of Justice agreed to

  17. 2026-02-17

    Rereferred to Courts of Justice

    referral-committee

  18. 2026-02-17

    Continued pursuant to House Rule 22 to 2027 in Courts of Justice

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute

    2026-02-09 · pass · 7-3

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Vivian E. Watts: yes
    • Karrie K. Delaney: yes
    • Phil M. Hernandez: yes
    • Rae Cousins: yes
    • Katrina Callsen: yes
    • Leslie Chambers Mehta: yes
    • Charlie Schmidt: yes
    • Wren M. Williams: no
    • Will Davis: no
    • Madison Whittle: no
  • Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute

    2026-02-11 · pass · 13-9

    Member-level votes (22)
    • Patrick A. Hope: yes
    • Michelle Lopes Maldonado: yes
    • Vivian E. Watts: yes
    • Marcus B. Simon: yes
    • Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.: yes
    • Karrie K. Delaney: no
    • Phil M. Hernandez: yes
    • Rae Cousins: yes
    • Atoosa R. Reaser: yes
    • Katrina Callsen: no
    • Karen Keys-Gamarra: yes
    • Leslie Chambers Mehta: yes
    • Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie: yes
    • Virgil Thornton: yes
    • Charlie Schmidt: yes
    • Terry G. Kilgore: no
    • James A. "Jay" Leftwich: no
    • Jason S. Ballard: no
    • Wren M. Williams: no
    • Will Davis: no
    • Madison Whittle: no
    • Justin Pence: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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