Virginia House Bill 947
Session 2024
Local government; regulation by ordinance for locations of tobacco products, etc.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Apr 5, 2024
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
947
State
Virginia
Session
2024
Alfonso H. Lopez
grade
Primary
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Motion Text
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
House Roll Call Votes
Yes
Didn't Vote
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Reaser, Atoosa R.
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Summary
Comprehensive plan; vape shops near schools.Requires a locality, during any amendment to its comprehensiveplan that takes place after July 1, 2024, to incorporate into itscomprehensive plan strategies to limit vape shops near schools forthe purpose of reducing use of nicotine vapor products by youth.
Local government powers; regulation of tobacco, nicotine, and hemp product retail sale locations. Allows a locality to regulate the retail sale locations of tobacco products, nicotine vapor products, alternative nicotine products, or hemp products intended for smoking for any such retail sale location and may prohibit a retail sale location on property within 1,000 linear feet of a child day center or a public, private, or parochial school.
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101420D
January 9, 2024
Committee substitute printed 24106162D-H1
January 26, 2024
HB947ER
February 27, 2024
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04/05/2024
Office of the Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0536)
04/05/2024
Office of the Governor
Approved by Governor-Chapter 536 (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
03/01/2024
Senate
Signed by President
02/27/2024
House
Signed by Speaker
02/27/2024
House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB947ER)
02/27/2024
House
Enrolled
02/21/2024
Senate
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/21/2024
Senate
Read third time
02/20/2024
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
02/19/2024
Senate
Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
02/02/2024
Senate
Referred to Committee on Local Government
02/02/2024
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed
02/01/2024
House
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
02/01/2024
House
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
01/31/2024
House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB947H1
01/31/2024
House
Committee substitute agreed to 24106162D-H1
01/31/2024
House
Read second time
01/30/2024
House
Read first time
01/26/2024
House
Committee substitute printed 24106162D-H1
01/26/2024
House
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
01/25/2024
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
01/25/2024
House
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
01/23/2024
House
Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
01/09/2024
House
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
01/09/2024
House
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101420D
Sources
Open States
Record Created
Jan 10, 2024 5:11:55 PM
Record Updated
Apr 25, 2024 12:15:57 AM