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State Government / Virginia / Legislation / HB 1432

HB 1432Session 2027HousePassed a vote

Marijuana or marijuana products; underage possession, consequences, procedures.

Underage consumption or possession of alcoholic beverage or marijuana or marijuana products; consequences; procedures. Reduces the penalties for underage consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages or marijuana or marijuana products to a written warning for a first violation, a written warning and the provision of informational materials about how to access community services for a second violation, and a write-up and an optional referral for accessing community services for a third or subsequent violation. Under current law, underage consumption, purchase, or possession of alcoholic beverages is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor with a period of license suspension and an option for a deferred dismissal in certain circumstances. The current penalties for underage consumption or possession of marijuana or marijuana products is a civil penalty of $25 and an order to enter a substance abuse treatment or education program. The bill also provides that such underage persons are not capable of giving lawful consent to a search and that the unconcealed possession of an alcoholic beverage or marijuana or marijuana products shall not constitute probable cause to initiate a search of a person or that person's personal property to determine any further violations of law. The bill specifies that such underage persons shall not be subject to arrest or otherwise detained or taken into custody by a law-enforcement officer and that a law-enforcement officer's body-worn camera system shall be activated during any encounter involving an underage person suspected to be in violation of such provisions. The bill also puts limits on the dissemination and retention of any law-enforcement records related to violations of such provisions.

Latest development · Jul 21, 2026

Continued from last session

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2027
Introduced
Jan 22, 2026
Latest passage
Date unavailable
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Primary sponsor

Leslie Chambers Mehta

cosponsorJoshua G. Cole

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  1. Jul 21, 2026

    Continued from last session

    House
  2. Feb 17, 2026

    Continued pursuant to House Rule 22 to 2027 in Courts of Justice

    House
  3. Feb 17, 2026

    Rereferred to Courts of Justice

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  4. Feb 17, 2026

    Motion to rerefer to Courts of Justice agreed to

    House
  5. Feb 16, 2026

    Engrossed by House - floor substitute

    House
  6. Feb 16, 2026

    Delegate Mehta Floor substitute agreed to

    SubstitutionHouse
  7. Feb 16, 2026

    committee substitute rejected

    House
  8. Feb 16, 2026

    Read second time

    Reading 2House
  9. Feb 16, 2026

    Floor offered Delegate Mehta Substitute

    House
  10. Feb 16, 2026

    Floor substitute printed 26108054D-H2 (Mehta)

    House
  11. Feb 13, 2026

    Read first time

    Reading 1House
  12. Feb 11, 2026

    Committee substitute printed 26107614D-H1

    SubstitutionHouse
  13. Feb 11, 2026

    Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 9-N)

    Committee PassageHouse
  14. Feb 9, 2026

    Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 3-N)

    SubstitutionHouse
  15. Feb 9, 2026

    House subcommittee offered

    House
  16. Feb 7, 2026

    Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  17. Feb 3, 2026

    Referred from General Laws and referred to Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  18. Jan 22, 2026

    Referred to Committee on General Laws

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  19. Jan 22, 2026

    Presented and ordered printed 26103239D

    IntroductionHouse

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Source data last updated Jul 21, 2026.