2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB2708: Controlled substances; prohibited equipment related to manufacturing, selling, etc., penalties.

Legislative Summary

Prohibited equipment related to manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute a controlled substance; penalties. Exempts permitted outsourcing facilities and pharmacies from the prohibition for any person to possess, purchase, sell, give, distribute, or possess with intent to sell, give, or distribute an encapsulating machine or a tableting machine that manufactures, compounds, converts, produces, processes, prepares, or otherwise introduces into the human body a controlled substance. Current law exempts permitted manufacturers.

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Bill History

1/16/2025
Presented and ordered printed 25105242D
House of Delegates
1/16/2025
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
House of Delegates
1/23/2025
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Engrossed by House as amended
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Printed as engrossed 25105242D-E
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
2/5/2025
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Senate
2/17/2025
Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/18/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/18/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/18/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/19/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/19/2025
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
3/7/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2708ER)
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
3/24/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 418 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/24/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0418)

Amendments

HCJ Sub: Criminal Amendments

HCJ Sub: Criminal Amendments

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2/19/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
2/18/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
2/17/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
2/4/2025
97
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
2/4/2025
99
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
1/29/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
1/24/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

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

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/24/20253.5 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text3/7/20253.7 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text2/3/20254.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/16/20254.4 KB