2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB1955: Manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute a controlled substance or an imitation controlled substance prohibited; penalties.

Legislative Summary

Manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute a controlled substance or an imitation controlled substance prohibited; penalties. Removes the distinction between cocaine, which refers to powder cocaine, its salts, optical and geometric isomers, and salts of isomers and a mixture or substance that contains cocaine base, which refers to crack cocaine, for the offense of manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute a controlled substance or an imitation controlled substance. This bill is identical to SB 888.

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Bill History

1/6/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101715D
House of Delegates
1/6/2025
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
House of Delegates
1/8/2025
Impact statement from VCSC (HB1955)
House of Delegates
1/16/2025
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
House of Delegates
1/17/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
1/31/2025
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Senate
2/5/2025
Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/7/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/7/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/7/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/10/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/10/2025
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/12/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1955ER)
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1955)
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/15/2025
Signed by President
Senate
2/18/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 18, 2025
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 394 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/24/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0394)

Roll Call Votes

Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2/10/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N)
2/7/2025
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
2/5/2025
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)
1/30/2025
96
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
1/24/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
1/17/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/24/202530.6 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/12/202530.8 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/6/202531.5 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/12/2025105.3 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/9/2025109.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/8/2025169.3 KB