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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HJ 497: Retail cannabis market; joint commission established to oversee transition of the Commonwealth.

Passed one chamber 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

HJ 497 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Retail cannabis market; joint commission established to oversee transition of the Commonwealth. Primary sponsor: Paul Krizek (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 12, 2025): Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ497ER).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

Joint commission to oversee transition of the Commonwealth into a retail cannabis market established; report. Establishes a joint commission to oversee the transition of the Commonwealth into a retail cannabis market. The joint commission shall expire on July 1, 2028.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Paul KrizekPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse16

“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. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ497ER)
  2. Senate Amendment agreed to by House (50-Y 45-N)
  3. Agreed to by Senate with amendment by voice vote
  4. Engrossed by Senate as amended
  5. Rules Amendment agreed to
  6. Reading of amendment waived
  7. Read third time
  8. Passed by for the day
  9. Reading waived (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
  10. Rules suspended
  11. Reported from Finance and Appropriations (Voice Vote)
  12. Reported from Rules with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (Voice Vote)

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

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