SB 542 — Cannabis control; establishes framework for creation of retail marijuana market, penalties, report.
VA 20261 session
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 provides that no retail sales may occur prior to January 1, 2027. Effective January 1, 2027, the bill also moves oversight of the retail sale of certain regulated hemp products from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. This bill incorporates SB 671 and SB 826 and is identical to HB 642.
Latest action: — Governor's Veto
Sponsors (3)
- Lashrecse D. Aird (D, VA) — sponsor
- L. Louise Lucas (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Aaron R. Rouse (D, VA) — cosponsor
Action timeline (86)
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Bill text (extracted)
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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 | Lashrecse D. Aird (D, state_upper VA) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Aaron R. Rouse (D, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | L. Louise Lucas (D, state_upper 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