2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB2555: Marijuana-related offenses; modification of sentence, sunset.

Legislative Summary

Modification of sentence for marijuana-related offenses. Creates a process by which persons convicted of certain felony offenses involving the possession, manufacture, selling, giving, distribution, transportation, or delivery of marijuana committed prior to July 1, 2021, who remain incarcerated or on community supervision on July 1, 2025, may receive an automatic hearing to consider modification of such person's sentence. The provisions of this bill sunset on July 1, 2028. This bill incorporates HB 2176.

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Bill History

1/11/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25103584D
House of Delegates
1/11/2025
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
House of Delegates
1/18/2025
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
House of Delegates
1/20/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 8-N)
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Committee substitute printed 25105245D-H1
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Read third time and passed House (51-Y 44-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
2/2/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2555)
House of Delegates
2/10/2025
Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
Senate
2/12/2025
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
Senate
2/13/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/13/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/13/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/14/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/14/2025
Passed Senate (21-Y 15-N)
Senate
2/19/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2555)
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
2/22/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/3/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
House of Delegates
3/3/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Vetoed by Governor
4/2/2025
House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Requires 64 affirmative votes to override Governor's veto
House of Delegates

Roll Call Votes

House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N)
4/2/2025
50
Yea
46
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate (21-Y 15-N)
2/14/2025
21
Yea
15
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
2/13/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
2/12/2025
10
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
2/10/2025
9
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (51-Y 44-N)
1/30/2025
51
Yea
44
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 8-N)
1/24/2025
14
Yea
8
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
1/20/2025
7
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

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

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text2/19/20258.1 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/20/20259.8 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/11/202513.0 KB
Misc
Misc3/24/20251.0 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/19/2025138.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/2/2025136.8 KB