HB 26 — Marijuana-related offenses; modification of sentence, sunset.
VA 20261 session
Modification of sentence for marijuana-related offenses. Creates a process by which a person adjudicated delinquent or convicted of certain felony offenses involving, or violations of probation or community supervision related to, the possession, manufacture, selling, giving, distribution, transportation, or delivery of marijuana committed prior to July 1, 2021, who remains incarcerated or on probation or community supervision on July 1, 2026, may receive an automatic hearing to consider modification of such person's sentence. The bill sunsets on July 1, 2029. This bill is identical to SB 62.
Latest action: — Acts of Assembly Chapter
Sponsors (20)
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. (D, VA) — sponsor
- Bonita G. Anthony (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Alex Q. Askew (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Nadarius E. Clark (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Joshua G. Cole (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Nicole Cole (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Rae Cousins (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Jackie H. Glass (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Patrick A. Hope (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Paul E. Krizek (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Destiny LeVere Bolling (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Marty Martinez (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Sam Rasoul (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Irene Shin (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Mamie E. Locke (D, VA) — cosponsor
- David W. Marsden (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Saddam Azlan Salim (D, VA) — cosponsor
Action timeline (59)
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Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rozia A. Henson, Jr. (D, state_lower VA) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Alex Q. Askew (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Bonita G. Anthony (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | David W. Marsden (D, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Destiny LeVere Bolling (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Irene Shin (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Jackie H. Glass (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Joshua G. Cole (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Mamie E. Locke (D, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Marcia S. "Cia" Price (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Marty Martinez (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Nadarius E. Clark (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Nicole Cole (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Patrick A. Hope (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Paul E. Krizek (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Rae Cousins (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Saddam Azlan Salim (D, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Sam Rasoul (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no