HB 947 Virginia House of Delegates · 2024 Regular Session

Local government; regulation by ordinance for locations of tobacco products, etc.

Summary

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.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Feb 2024

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2024

Senate Passage

Mar 2024

Signed into Law

Apr 2024

Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Signed Apr 5, 2024

Floor votes · Senate Feb 21, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 1, 2024

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Feb 21, 2024

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 5, 2024

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 536 (effective 7/1/24)

executive

Mar 1, 2024

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Feb 27, 2024

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Feb 27, 2024

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB947ER)

lower

Feb 21, 2024

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 19, 2024

Upper · Passed

Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 2, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee on Local Government

upper

Feb 1, 2024

Lower · Passed

VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 1, 2024

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 26, 2024

Lower · Passed

Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (20-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 25, 2024

Lower · Passed

House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

lower

Jan 23, 2024

Committee

Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2

lower

Jan 9, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns

lower

1 primary · 10 co-sponsors