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IntroducedJan 09, 2024
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Passed HouseFeb 12, 2024
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Passed SenateFeb 28, 2024
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Signed into Law
Cannabis control; establishes a framework for creation of a retail marijuana market, penalties.
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 17, 2024: House sustained Governor's veto
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Official Summary/Bill Text
Comments on HB 698
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Charniele L. Herringcosponsor
- Betsy B. Carrcosponsor
- Michael J. Jonescosponsor
- Karen Keys-Gamarracosponsor
- Adam P. Ebbincosponsor
Votes
YES: 52
- Anthony
- Askew
- Bennett-Parker
- Bulova
- Callsen
- Carr
- Clark
- Cohen
- Cole
- Convirs-Fowler
- Cousins
- Delaney
- Feggans
- Gardner
- Glass
- Hayes
- Helmer
- Henson
- Hernandez
- Herring
- Hope
- Jones
- Keys-Gamarra
- Krizek
- Laufer
- Destiny LeVere Bolling
- Lopez
- Maldonado
- Martinez
- McClure
- McQuinn
- Mundon King
- Obenshain
- Price
- Rasoul
- Reaser
- Reid
- Seibold
- Sewell
- Shin
- Sickles
- Simon
- Simonds
- Srinivasan
- Sullivan
- Thomas
- Torian
- Tran
- Ward
- Watts
- Willett
- Don Scott
NO: 48
- Arnold
- Austin
- Ballard
- Batten
- Bloxom
- Campbell
- Cherry
- Cordoza
- Coyner
- Davis
- Earley
- Ennis
- Fowler
- Freitas
- Garrett
- Gilbert
- Green
- Griffin
- Higgins
- Hodges
- Kent
- Kilgore
- Knight
- Leftwich
- Lovejoy
- Marshall
- McNamara
- Milde
- Morefield
- Oates
- O'Quinn
- Orrock
- Owen
- Phillips
- Runion
- Phillip A. Scott
- Tata
- Taylor
- Wachsmann
- Walker
- Ware
- Webert
- Wiley
- Williams
- Wilt
- Wright
- Wyatt
- Zehr
OTHER: 0
YES: 39
- Aird
- Bagby
- Boysko
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy
- Craig
- Deeds
- DeSteph
- Diggs
- Durant
- Ebbin
- Favola
- French
- Hackworth
- Hashmi
- Head
- Jordan
- Locke
- Lucas
- Marsden
- McDougle
- McGuire
- McPike
- Mulchi
- Obenshain
- Peake
- Pekarsky
- Perry
- Pillion
- Reeves
- Roem
- Rouse
- Salim
- Stuart
- Sturtevant
- Subramanyam
- Suetterlein
- Surovell
- VanValkenburg
- Angelia Williams Graves
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 51
- Anthony
- Askew
- Bennett-Parker
- Bulova
- Callsen
- Carr
- Clark
- Cohen
- Cole
- Convirs-Fowler
- Cousins
- Delaney
- Feggans
- Gardner
- Glass
- Hayes
- Helmer
- Henson
- Hernandez
- Herring
- Hope
- Jones
- Keys-Gamarra
- Krizek
- Laufer
- Destiny LeVere Bolling
- Lopez
- Maldonado
- Martinez
- McClure
- McQuinn
- Mundon King
- Obenshain
- Price
- Rasoul
- Reaser
- Reid
- Seibold
- Sewell
- Sickles
- Simon
- Simonds
- Srinivasan
- Sullivan
- Thomas
- Torian
- Tran
- Ward
- Watts
- Willett
- Don Scott
NO: 47
- Arnold
- Austin
- Ballard
- Batten
- Bloxom
- Campbell
- Cherry
- Cordoza
- Coyner
- Davis
- Earley
- Ennis
- Freitas
- Garrett
- Gilbert
- Green
- Griffin
- Higgins
- Hodges
- Kent
- Kilgore
- Knight
- Leftwich
- Lovejoy
- Marshall
- McNamara
- Milde
- Morefield
- Oates
- O'Quinn
- Orrock
- Owen
- Phillips
- Runion
- Phillip A. Scott
- Tata
- Taylor
- Wachsmann
- Walker
- Ware
- Webert
- Wiley
- Williams
- Wilt
- Wright
- Wyatt
- Zehr
Actions
- Apr 17, 2024 | House
- House sustained Governor's veto
- Mar 28, 2024 | executive
- Vetoed by Governor
- Mar 11, 2024 | executive
- Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- Mar 11, 2024 | House
- Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
- Mar 09, 2024 | Senate
- Signed by President
- Mar 08, 2024 | House
- Enrolled
- Signed by Speaker
- Feb 28, 2024 | House
- Passed by temporarily
- Senate substitute agreed to by House 24108497D-S4 (51-Y 47-N)
- VOTE: Adoption (51-Y 47-N)
- Feb 28, 2024 | Senate
- Read third time
- Rehabilitation and Social Services Committee substitute rejected 24108153D-S1
- Finance and Appropriations Committee substitute rejected 24108432D-S2
- Floor substitute printed 24108483D-S3 (Rouse)
- Floor substitute printed 24108497D-S4 (Rouse)
- Substitute #1 by Senator Rouse withdrawn
- Reading of substitute waived (28-Y 11-N)
- Substitute #2 by Senator Rouse agreed to
- Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute HB698S4
- Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 18-N)
- Feb 27, 2024 | Senate
- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
- Feb 23, 2024 | Senate
- Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
- Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- Feb 13, 2024 | Senate
- Constitutional reading dispensed
- Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- Feb 12, 2024 | House
- Read third time and passed House (52-Y 48-N)
- VOTE: Passage (52-Y 48-N)
- Feb 09, 2024 | House
- Read second time
- Committee substitute agreed to 24107122D-H1
- Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB698H1
- Feb 08, 2024 | House
- Read first time
- Feb 06, 2024 | House
- Reported from General Laws with substitute (11-Y 8-N)
- Feb 02, 2024 | House
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N)
- Feb 01, 2024 | House
- Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #5
- Jan 09, 2024 | House
- Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104440D
- Referred to Committee on General Laws
Bill Texts
- House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104440DHTML
- House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104440DPDF
- House: Committee substitute printed 24107122D-H1HTML
- House: Committee substitute printed 24107122D-H1PDF
- Senate: Committee substitute printed 24108153D-S1HTML
- Senate: Committee substitute printed 24108153D-S1PDF
- Senate: Committee substitute printed 24108432D-S2HTML
- Senate: Committee substitute printed 24108432D-S2PDF
- Senate: Floor substitute printed 24108483D-S3 (Rouse)HTML
- Senate: Floor substitute printed 24108483D-S3 (Rouse)PDF
- Senate: Floor substitute printed 24108497D-S4 (Rouse)HTML
- Senate: Floor substitute printed 24108497D-S4 (Rouse)PDF
- House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB698ER)HTML
- House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB698ER)PDF
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offeredHTML
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adoptedHTML
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offeredHTML
Documents
- Impact Statement -- House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104440DHTML
- Impact Statement -- Senate: Committee substitute printed 24108153D-S1HTML
- Impact Statement -- Senate: Committee substitute printed 24108432D-S2HTML
- Impact Statement -- Senate: Floor substitute printed 24108483D-S3 (Rouse)HTML
- Impact Statement -- House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB698ER)HTML
- Governor's veto explanationHTML