HB 1862 Virginia House of Delegates · 2021 Regular Session

Employee protections; medicinal use of cannabis oil.

Summary
Employee protections; medicinal use of cannabis oil. Prohibits an employer from discharging, disciplining, or discriminating against an employee for such employee's lawful use of cannabis oil pursuant to a valid written certification issued by a practitioner for the treatment or to eliminate the symptoms of the employee's diagnosed condition or disease. The bill provides that such prohibition does not (i) restrict an employer's ability to take any adverse employment action for any work impairment caused by the use of cannabis oil or to prohibit possession during work hours or (ii) require an employer to commit any act that would cause the employer to be in violation of federal law or that would result in the loss of a federal contract or federal funding.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 7, 2021 Signed Mar 25, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 23, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 2, 2021

How they voted

320
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 33
Feb 23, 2021
D Democratic17
17 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican16
15 Yea 1
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
36
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Amendments
4
Mar 25, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 395 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced
Senate amendments agreed to by House (79-Y 18-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendments (26-Y 13-N)
upper
Feb 24, 2021
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Feb 24, 2021
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Feb 23, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (32-0-1)
senate
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (86-Y 12-N 1-A)
lower
Feb 1, 2021
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB1862E
lower
Feb 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Jan 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (18-Y 4-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 14, 2021
Committee
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 7, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Jan 7, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101426D
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors