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VA SB 671

died on adjournment

Cannabis control; retail market, penalties.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Cannabis control; retail market; penalties. Establishes a framework for the creation of a retail marijuana market in the Commonwealth, to be administered by the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. The bill allows the Authority to begin issuing all marijuana licenses on September 1, 2026, but provides that no retail sales may occur prior to May 1, 2027. This bill was incorporated into SB 542.

Introduced
2026-01-14
Status date
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Latest action
2026-01-23 — Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/23/2026 12:04 pm)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Aaron R. Rouseprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-14

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105245D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-14

    Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-23

    Incorporated by Rehabilitation and Social Services (SB542-Aird) (14-Y 0-N)

  4. 2026-01-23

    Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/23/2026 12:04 pm)

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Incorporated by Rehabilitation and Social Services

    2026-01-23 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
    • Ryan T. McDougle: yes
    • Bryce E. Reeves: yes
    • Barbara A. Favola: yes
    • Scott A. Surovell: yes
    • Bill DeSteph: yes
    • Christopher T. Head: yes
    • Emily M. Jordan: yes
    • Angelia Williams Graves: not voting
    • Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
    • Timmy French: yes
    • Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
    • Mark J. Peake: yes
    • Danica A. Roem: yes
    • Michael J. Jones: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB671

Attribution

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