Legislation

Title: Criminal Law - Marijuana - Possession and Possession With Intent to Distribute
Sponsored by: Delegate Moon
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Increasing, from 10 grams to 1 ounce, the amount of marijuana below which possession is a civil offense, rather than a criminal offense; and creating a presumption that a person in possession of less than 1 ounce of marijuana is not in violation of a certain provision of law with regard to marijuana in the absence of any other evidence of a certain violation.

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Cross-filed with: SB0143

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0550 Session: 2020 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2021

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 6/16/2020 Legislative Date 6/16/2020 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/13/2021 Legislative Date 1/13/2021 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 12/23/2020 Legislative Date 12/23/2020 Action Hearing 1/18 at 1:30 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Criminal Law - Marijuana - Possession and Possession With Intent to Distribute Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/05/2021 Legislative Date 2/05/2021 Action Favorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/11/2021 Legislative Date 2/11/2021 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 10 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Criminal Law - Marijuana - Possession and Possession With Intent to Distribute Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/12/2021 Legislative Date 2/12/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (94-36) Proceedings 11AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/16/2021 Legislative Date 2/11/2021 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 12 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	6/16/2020	6/16/2020	Pre-filed
House	1/13/2021	1/13/2021	First Reading Judiciary
House	12/23/2020	12/23/2020	Hearing 1/18 at 1:30 p.m.
			Text - First - Criminal Law - Marijuana - Possession and Possession With Intent to Distribute
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/05/2021	2/05/2021	Favorable Report by Judiciary
House	2/11/2021	2/11/2021	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	10 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Criminal Law - Marijuana - Possession and Possession With Intent to Distribute
House	2/12/2021	2/12/2021	Third Reading Passed (94-36)	11AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/16/2021	2/11/2021	Referred Judicial Proceedings	12 Click to view Recorded Media

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