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2025 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature

HB2485: Cannabis control; establishes framework for creating retail market, penalties.

Legislative Summary

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, 2025, but provides that no retail sales may occur prior to May 1, 2026. This bill is identical to SB 970.

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Bill History

1/8/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101954D
House of Delegates
1/8/2025
Referred to Committee on General Laws
House of Delegates
1/9/2025
Impact statement from VCSC (HB2485)
House of Delegates
1/22/2025
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #5
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 1-N)
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Impact statement from VCSC (HB2485)
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Committee substitute printed 25105892D-H1
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (14-Y 8-N)
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Assigned Approps sub: Transportation & Public Safety
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 8-N)
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2485)
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
General Laws Substitute agreed to
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Read third time and passed House (53-Y 46-N)
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
2/5/2025
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
Senate
2/7/2025
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N)
Senate
2/11/2025
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
Senate
2/11/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/11/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/11/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/12/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/12/2025
Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
Senate
3/7/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2485ER)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/11/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/14/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2485)
House of Delegates
3/24/2025
Vetoed by Governor
4/2/2025
House sustained Governor's veto
House of Delegates

Roll Call Votes

Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
2/12/2025
21
Yea
18
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
2/11/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
2/11/2025
10
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N)
2/7/2025
8
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (53-Y 46-N)
2/4/2025
53
Yea
46
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
1/29/2025
5
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 8-N)
1/29/2025
13
Yea
8
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (14-Y 8-N)
1/28/2025
14
Yea
8
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 1-N)
1/24/2025
5
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

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

Sponsors

Democrat: 20

Primary Sponsor

Paul Krizek
Paul Krizek
Democrat

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text • 3/7/2025 • 740.4 KB
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Comm Sub
Bill Text • 1/24/2025 • 747.6 KB
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Introduced
Bill Text • 1/8/2025 • 751.9 KB
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Misc
Misc • 3/24/2025 • 10.2 KB
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Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis • 3/14/2025 • 266.7 KB
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Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis • 1/30/2025 • 265.8 KB
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Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis • 1/27/2025 • 55.1 KB
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Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis • 1/9/2025 • 189.0 KB
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