Virginia House Bill 149
Session 2024
Employee protections; medicinal use of cannabis oil.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Apr 8, 2024
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
149
State
Virginia
Session
2024
Motion Text
VOTE: Adoption (82-Y 17-N)
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Reaser, Atoosa R.
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Summary
Employee protections; medicinal use of cannabisoil. Amends the provision that prohibits an employer from discriminatingagainst an employee for such employee's lawful use of cannabis oilpursuant to a valid written certification issued by a practitionerfor the treatment or to eliminate the symptoms of the employee'sdiagnosed condition or disease, with certain exceptions, by specifyingthat such use must conform to the laws of the Commonwealth and thatsuch protections extend to the employees of the Commonwealth andother public bodies.
Employee protections; medicinal use of cannabisproduct. Amends the provision that prohibits an employer from discriminatingagainst an employee for such employee's lawful use of cannabis productpursuant to a valid written certification issued by a practitionerfor the treatment or to eliminate the symptoms of the employee'sdiagnosed condition or disease, with certain exceptions, by specifyingthat such use must conform to the laws of the Commonwealth and thatsuch protections extend to the employees of the Commonwealth andother public bodies.
Employee protections; medicinal use of cannabis oil. Amends the provision that prohibits an employer from discriminating against an employee for such employee's lawful use of medical cannabis oil, with certain exceptions, by specifying that such use must conform to the laws of the Commonwealth and by including the employees, other than law-enforcement officers, of the Commonwealth and other public bodies in such protections. This bill is identical to SB 391.
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100935D
January 2, 2024
Printed as engrossed 24100935D-E
January 26, 2024
Committee substitute printed 24108207D-S1
February 23, 2024
HB149ER
March 6, 2024
Amendment: HB149AH
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB149FE122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB149FS1122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB149FER122.PDF
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04/08/2024
Office of the Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0632)
04/08/2024
Office of the Governor
Approved by Governor-Chapter 632 (effective 7/1/24)
03/11/2024
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
03/11/2024
House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
03/07/2024
Senate
Signed by President
03/06/2024
House
Signed by Speaker
03/06/2024
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB149ER)
03/06/2024
House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB149ER)
03/06/2024
House
Enrolled
02/29/2024
House
VOTE: Adoption (82-Y 17-N)
02/29/2024
House
Senate substitute agreed to by House 24108207D-S1 (82-Y 17-N)
02/27/2024
Senate
Passed Senate with substitute (26-Y 13-N)
02/27/2024
Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB149S1
02/27/2024
Senate
Committee substitute agreed to 24108207D-S1
02/27/2024
Senate
Reading of substitute waived
02/27/2024
Senate
Read third time
02/27/2024
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB149S1)
02/26/2024
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/23/2024
Senate
Committee substitute printed 24108207D-S1
02/23/2024
Senate
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
02/19/2024
Senate
Rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services
02/19/2024
Senate
Rereferred from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
01/31/2024
House
Impact statement from DPB (HB149E)
01/30/2024
Senate
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/30/2024
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed
01/29/2024
House
VOTE: Passage (78-Y 20-N)
01/29/2024
House
Read third time and passed House (78-Y 20-N)
01/26/2024
House
Printed as engrossed 24100935D-E
01/26/2024
House
Engrossed by House as amended HB149E
01/26/2024
House
Committee amendments agreed to
01/26/2024
House
Read second time
01/25/2024
House
Read first time
01/23/2024
House
Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (19-Y 2-N)
01/18/2024
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
01/18/2024
House
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
01/15/2024
House
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
01/02/2024
House
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
01/02/2024
House
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100935D
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Record Created
Jan 3, 2024 12:01:07 AM
Record Updated
Apr 27, 2024 12:15:47 AM