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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1955: Manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute a controlled substance or an imitation controlled substance prohibited; penalties.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1955 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute a controlled substance or an imitation controlled substance prohibited; penalties. Primary sponsor: Debra Gardner (Democratic). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 24, 2025): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0394).

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute a controlled substance or an imitation controlled substance prohibited; penalties. Removes the distinction between cocaine, which refers to powder cocaine, its salts, optical and geometric isomers, and salts of isomers and a mixture or substance that contains cocaine base, which refers to crack cocaine, for the offense of manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute a controlled substance or an imitation controlled substance. This bill is identical to SB 888.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Debra GardnerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Kelly FowlerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Patrick HopeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Karen Keys-GamarraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Marty MartinezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0394)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 394 (Effective 07/01/25)
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  4. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 18, 2025
  5. Signed by President
  6. Signed by Speaker
  7. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1955)
  8. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1955ER)
  9. Enrolled
  10. Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
  11. Read third time
  12. Passed by for the day

Showing 12 most recent of 26 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source