Debra Gardner
- Democratic
- Delegate
- District 76
Primary
Manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute a controlled substance or an imitation controlled substance prohibited; penalties. Removes the distinction between cocaine, which refers to powder cocaine, its salts, optical and geometric isomers, and salts of isomers and a mixture or substance that contains cocaine base, which refers to crack cocaine, for the offense of manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute a controlled substance or an imitation controlled substance. This bill is identical to SB 888.
An Act to amend and reenact ยง 18.2-248 of the Code of Virginia, relating to manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute a controlled substance or an imitation controlled substance prohibited; penalties.
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0394)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 394 (Effective 07/01/25)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 18, 2025
Signed by President
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1955ER)
Signed by Speaker
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1955)
Enrolled
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Read third time
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day
Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)
Read second time and engrossed
Read first time
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
Impact statement from VCSC (HB1955)
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101715D
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| Chaptered | HTML PDF |
| Enrolled | HTML PDF |
| Introduced | HTML PDF |
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| Unknown | |
| Impact statement from VCSC (HB1955) | |
| Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1955) |
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