VA HB 75
enactedMedical cannabis; administration to terminally ill patients, report.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did VA HB 75 pass?
Yes. VA HB 75 has been enacted into law as of 2026-04-13. Latest recorded action (2026-04-13): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0555)
What is VA HB 75 about?
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 facilities and report on its discussion to the Chairs of the House Committee on Health and Human Services and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 1, 2026. This bill incorporates HB 486. This bill is identical to SB 332.
Who sponsors VA HB 75?
Karen Keys-Gamarra is the primary sponsor of VA HB 75, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
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 facilities and report on its discussion to the Chairs of the House Committee on Health and Human Services and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 1, 2026. This bill incorporates HB 486. This bill is identical to SB 332.
- Introduced
- 2025-12-31
- Latest action
- 2026-04-13 — Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0555)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Karen Keys-Gamarraprimary
- Irene Shincosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-12-31
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103193D
filing,introduction
2025-12-31
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
referral-committee
2026-01-16
Assigned sub: Health
referral-committee
2026-01-30
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB75)
2026-02-10
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N 1-A)
substitution
2026-02-12
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (18-Y 2-N 1-A)
committee-passage
2026-02-12
Incorporates HB486 (Shin)
2026-02-12
Committee substitute printed 26107743D-H1
substitution
2026-02-15
Read first time
reading-1
2026-02-16
Floor substitute printed 26108023D-H2 (Keys-Gamarra)
2026-02-16
Floor offered Delegate Keys-Gamarra Substitute
2026-02-16
Read second time
reading-2
2026-02-16
committee substitute rejected
2026-02-16
Delegate Keys-Gamarra Floor substitute agreed to
substitution
2026-02-16
Engrossed by House - floor substitute
2026-02-17
Read third time and passed House (95-Y 1-N 0-A)
passage,reading-3
2026-02-18
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2026-02-18
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
referral-committee
2026-02-23
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB75)
2026-02-26
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
committee-passage
2026-02-27
Rules suspended
2026-02-27
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-27
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-02-27
Committee substitute printed 26108827D-S1
substitution
2026-03-02
Education and Health Substitute agreed to
2026-03-02
Read third time
reading-3
2026-03-02
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
substitution
2026-03-02
Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage
2026-03-04
Senate substitute rejected by House (2-Y 94-N 0-A)
2026-03-06
Senate insisted on amendments (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-03-06
Senate requested conference committee
referral-committee
2026-03-09
House acceded to request
2026-03-10
Conferees appointed by House
2026-03-10
House Conferees: Keys-Gamarra, Laufer, Kent
2026-03-10
Conferees appointed by Senate
2026-03-10
Senate Conferees: Favola, Bagby, Head
2026-03-11
Conference Report released
2026-03-11
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-11
Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 1-N 0-A)
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-19
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB75)
2026-03-30
Enrolled
enrolled
2026-03-30
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB75ER)
passage
2026-03-30
Signed by President
passage
2026-03-31
Signed by Speaker
passage
2026-03-31
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
enrolled,executive-receipt
2026-03-31
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt
2026-04-01
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB75)
2026-04-13
Approved by Governor-Chapter 555 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature
2026-04-13
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0555)
Versions
Documents
Votes
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute
2026-02-10 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Patrick A. Hope: yes
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price: abstain
- Sam Rasoul: not voting
- Charniele L. Herring: yes
- Irene Shin: yes
- Mark C. Downey: yes
- Garrett McGuire: yes
- M. Keith Hodges: not voting
- Wendell S. Walker: yes
- H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.: yes
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute
2026-02-12 · pass · 18-2
Member-level votes (22)
- Rodney T. Willett: yes
- Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
- Patrick A. Hope: yes
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price: no
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
- Sam Rasoul: yes
- Charniele L. Herring: yes
- Irene Shin: yes
- Joshua G. Cole: yes
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr.: yes
- Debra D. Gardner: yes
- Laura Jane Cohen: yes
- Mark C. Downey: yes
- Nicole Cole: yes
- Garrett McGuire: yes
- M. Keith Hodges: yes
- Wendell S. Walker: yes
- Mike A. Cherry: no
- Phillip A. Scott: abstain
- H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.: yes
- Mitchell Cornett: yes
- Wren M. Williams: not voting
H VOTE:
2026-02-17 · pass · 94-1
Member-level votes (99)
- Jessica L. Anderson: yes
- Bonita G. Anthony: yes
- Alex Q. Askew: yes
- Terry L. Austin: yes
- Jason S. Ballard: yes
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: yes
- Gretchen M. Bulova: yes
- Katrina Callsen: yes
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie: yes
- Betsy B. Carr: yes
- Stacey Annie Carroll: yes
- Mike A. Cherry: yes
- Nadarius E. Clark: not voting
- Laura Jane Cohen: yes
- Joshua G. Cole: yes
- Nicole Cole: yes
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler: yes
- Mitchell Cornett: yes
- Rae Cousins: yes
- Will Davis: yes
- Karrie K. Delaney: yes
- Lindsey Dougherty: yes
- Mark C. Downey: yes
- Michael B. Feggans: yes
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.: yes
- Lily V. Franklin: yes
- Margaret A. Franklin: yes
- Debra D. Gardner: yes
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.: yes
- Jackie H. Glass: yes
- Timothy P. Griffin: no
- Elizabeth R. Guzman: yes
- Karen Hamilton: yes
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
- Dan I. Helmer: yes
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr.: yes
- Phil M. Hernandez: yes
- Charniele L. Herring: yes
- M. Keith Hodges: yes
- Patrick A. Hope: yes
- Hillary Pugh Kent: yes
- Karen Keys-Gamarra: yes
- Terry G. Kilgore: yes
- Barry D. Knight: not voting
- Paul E. Krizek: yes
- Amy J. Laufer: yes
- James A. "Jay" Leftwich: yes
- Destiny LeVere Bolling: yes
- Alfonso H. Lopez: yes
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado: yes
- Marty Martinez: yes
- John Chilton McAuliff: not voting
- Adele Y. McClure: yes
- Garrett McGuire: yes
- Ellen H. McLaughlin: yes
- Joseph P. McNamara: yes
- Delores L. McQuinn: yes
- Leslie Chambers Mehta: yes
- James W. Morefield: yes
- May Nivar: yes
- Delores Oates: yes
- Israel D. O'Quinn: yes
- Justin Pence: yes
- Eric Phillips: yes
- Kimberly Pope Adams: yes
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price: yes
- Sam Rasoul: yes
- Atoosa R. Reaser: yes
- David A. Reid: yes
- Chris S. Runion: yes
- Charlie Schmidt: yes
- Don Scott: yes
- Phillip A. Scott: not voting
- Holly M. Seibold: yes
- Briana D. Sewell: yes
- Irene Shin: yes
- Marcus B. Simon: yes
- Shelly A. Simonds: yes
- JJ Singh: yes
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.: yes
- Anne Ferrell Tata: yes
- Joshua E. Thomas: yes
- Virgil Thornton: yes
- Luke E. Torian: yes
- Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
- H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.: yes
- Wendell S. Walker: yes
- Jeion A. Ward: yes
- R. Lee Ware: yes
- Vivian E. Watts: yes
- Michael J. Webert: yes
- Madison Whittle: yes
- Bill Wiley: yes
- Rodney T. Willett: yes
- Wren M. Williams: yes
- Tony O. Wilt: yes
- Thomas C. Wright, Jr.: yes
- Scott A. Wyatt: yes
- Eric R. Zehr: yes
Reported from Education and Health with substitute
2026-02-26 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- Mark J. Peake: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Christopher T. Head: yes
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Tara A. Durant: not voting
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Christie New Craig: yes
- Russet Perry: yes
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)
2026-02-27 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
- Luther Cifers, III: yes
- Christie New Craig: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Bill DeSteph: yes
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
- Tara A. Durant: not voting
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Timmy French: yes
- T. Travis Hackworth: yes
- Christopher T. Head: yes
- Michael J. Jones: yes
- Emily M. Jordan: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: yes
- Mark J. Peake: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: not voting
- Russet Perry: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: yes
- Bryce E. Reeves: yes
- Danica A. Roem: not voting
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
- Richard H. Stuart: yes
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes
Passage R
2026-03-02 · pass · 40-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
- Luther Cifers, III: yes
- Christie New Craig: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Bill DeSteph: yes
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
- Tara A. Durant: yes
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Timmy French: yes
- T. Travis Hackworth: yes
- Christopher T. Head: yes
- Michael J. Jones: yes
- Emily M. Jordan: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: yes
- Mark J. Peake: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Russet Perry: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: yes
- Bryce E. Reeves: yes
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
- Richard H. Stuart: yes
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes
H VOTE:
2026-03-04 · fail · 2-94
Member-level votes (99)
- Jessica L. Anderson: no
- Bonita G. Anthony: no
- Alex Q. Askew: no
- Terry L. Austin: no
- Jason S. Ballard: no
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: no
- Gretchen M. Bulova: no
- Katrina Callsen: no
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie: no
- Betsy B. Carr: no
- Stacey Annie Carroll: no
- Mike A. Cherry: no
- Nadarius E. Clark: no
- Laura Jane Cohen: no
- Joshua G. Cole: no
- Nicole Cole: no
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler: no
- Mitchell Cornett: no
- Rae Cousins: no
- Will Davis: no
- Karrie K. Delaney: no
- Lindsey Dougherty: no
- Mark C. Downey: no
- Michael B. Feggans: no
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.: no
- Lily V. Franklin: no
- Margaret A. Franklin: no
- Debra D. Gardner: no
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.: not voting
- Jackie H. Glass: no
- Timothy P. Griffin: no
- Elizabeth R. Guzman: no
- Karen Hamilton: no
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
- Dan I. Helmer: no
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr.: no
- Phil M. Hernandez: no
- Charniele L. Herring: no
- M. Keith Hodges: no
- Patrick A. Hope: no
- Hillary Pugh Kent: no
- Karen Keys-Gamarra: no
- Terry G. Kilgore: no
- Paul E. Krizek: no
- Amy J. Laufer: no
- James A. "Jay" Leftwich: no
- Destiny LeVere Bolling: no
- Alfonso H. Lopez: no
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado: no
- Marty Martinez: no
- John Chilton McAuliff: no
- Adele Y. McClure: no
- Garrett McGuire: no
- Ellen H. McLaughlin: no
- Joseph P. McNamara: no
- Kirk McPike: no
- Delores L. McQuinn: no
- Leslie Chambers Mehta: no
- James W. Morefield: no
- May Nivar: no
- Delores Oates: no
- Israel D. O'Quinn: no
- Justin Pence: no
- Eric Phillips: no
- Kimberly Pope Adams: no
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price: no
- Sam Rasoul: no
- Atoosa R. Reaser: no
- David A. Reid: no
- Chris S. Runion: no
- Charlie Schmidt: no
- Don Scott: no
- Phillip A. Scott: no
- Holly M. Seibold: no
- Briana D. Sewell: no
- Irene Shin: no
- Marcus B. Simon: no
- Shelly A. Simonds: no
- JJ Singh: no
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.: no
- Anne Ferrell Tata: no
- Joshua E. Thomas: no
- Virgil Thornton: no
- Luke E. Torian: no
- Kathy K.L. Tran: no
- H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.: no
- Wendell S. Walker: no
- Jeion A. Ward: yes
- R. Lee Ware: no
- Vivian E. Watts: no
- Michael J. Webert: no
- Madison Whittle: not voting
- Bill Wiley: no
- Rodney T. Willett: no
- Wren M. Williams: no
- Tony O. Wilt: no
- Thomas C. Wright, Jr.: not voting
- Scott A. Wyatt: no
- Eric R. Zehr: no
Insist & Request R
2026-03-06 · pass · 40-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
- Luther Cifers, III: yes
- Christie New Craig: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Bill DeSteph: yes
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
- Tara A. Durant: yes
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Timmy French: yes
- T. Travis Hackworth: yes
- Christopher T. Head: yes
- Michael J. Jones: yes
- Emily M. Jordan: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: yes
- Mark J. Peake: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Russet Perry: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: yes
- Bryce E. Reeves: yes
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
- Richard H. Stuart: yes
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes
Adopt Conference Committee Report R
2026-03-11 · pass · 40-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
- Luther Cifers, III: yes
- Christie New Craig: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Bill DeSteph: yes
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
- Tara A. Durant: yes
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Timmy French: yes
- T. Travis Hackworth: yes
- Christopher T. Head: yes
- Michael J. Jones: yes
- Emily M. Jordan: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: yes
- Mark J. Peake: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Russet Perry: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: yes
- Bryce E. Reeves: yes
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
- Richard H. Stuart: yes
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes
H VOTE:
2026-03-11 · pass · 95-1
Member-level votes (99)
- Jessica L. Anderson: yes
- Bonita G. Anthony: yes
- Alex Q. Askew: yes
- Terry L. Austin: yes
- Jason S. Ballard: yes
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: yes
- Gretchen M. Bulova: yes
- Katrina Callsen: yes
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie: yes
- Betsy B. Carr: yes
- Stacey Annie Carroll: yes
- Mike A. Cherry: yes
- Nadarius E. Clark: yes
- Laura Jane Cohen: yes
- Joshua G. Cole: yes
- Nicole Cole: yes
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler: yes
- Mitchell Cornett: yes
- Rae Cousins: yes
- Will Davis: yes
- Karrie K. Delaney: yes
- Lindsey Dougherty: yes
- Mark C. Downey: yes
- Michael B. Feggans: yes
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.: yes
- Lily V. Franklin: yes
- Margaret A. Franklin: yes
- Debra D. Gardner: yes
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.: yes
- Jackie H. Glass: yes
- Timothy P. Griffin: no
- Elizabeth R. Guzman: yes
- Karen Hamilton: yes
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
- Dan I. Helmer: yes
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr.: yes
- Phil M. Hernandez: yes
- Charniele L. Herring: yes
- M. Keith Hodges: yes
- Patrick A. Hope: yes
- Hillary Pugh Kent: yes
- Karen Keys-Gamarra: yes
- Terry G. Kilgore: yes
- Paul E. Krizek: yes
- Amy J. Laufer: yes
- James A. "Jay" Leftwich: not voting
- Destiny LeVere Bolling: yes
- Alfonso H. Lopez: yes
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado: yes
- Marty Martinez: yes
- John Chilton McAuliff: yes
- Adele Y. McClure: yes
- Garrett McGuire: yes
- Ellen H. McLaughlin: yes
- Joseph P. McNamara: yes
- Kirk McPike: yes
- Delores L. McQuinn: yes
- Leslie Chambers Mehta: yes
- James W. Morefield: yes
- May Nivar: yes
- Delores Oates: yes
- Israel D. O'Quinn: yes
- Justin Pence: yes
- Eric Phillips: yes
- Kimberly Pope Adams: yes
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price: yes
- Sam Rasoul: yes
- Atoosa R. Reaser: yes
- David A. Reid: yes
- Chris S. Runion: yes
- Charlie Schmidt: yes
- Don Scott: yes
- Phillip A. Scott: not voting
- Holly M. Seibold: yes
- Briana D. Sewell: yes
- Irene Shin: yes
- Marcus B. Simon: yes
- Shelly A. Simonds: yes
- JJ Singh: yes
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.: yes
- Anne Ferrell Tata: yes
- Joshua E. Thomas: yes
- Virgil Thornton: yes
- Luke E. Torian: not voting
- Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
- H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.: yes
- Wendell S. Walker: yes
- Jeion A. Ward: yes
- R. Lee Ware: yes
- Vivian E. Watts: yes
- Michael J. Webert: yes
- Madison Whittle: yes
- Bill Wiley: yes
- Rodney T. Willett: yes
- Wren M. Williams: yes
- Tony O. Wilt: yes
- Thomas C. Wright, Jr.: yes
- Scott A. Wyatt: yes
- Eric R. Zehr: yes
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