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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 142: Retail tobacco/hemp; sale of products intended for smoking to persons younger than 21 years of age.

Passed both chambers 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

SB 142 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 7, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Retail tobacco/hemp; sale of products intended for smoking to persons younger than 21 years of age. Primary sponsor: Ryan McDougle (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 14, 2026): Failed to Pass from conference.

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.

Sale of retail tobacco products and hemp products intended for smoking to persons younger than 21 years of age; civil penalty paid to locality. Requires that any civil penalty imposed for selling a retail tobacco product or hemp product intended for smoking to persons younger than 21 years of age be deposited into the local treasury. Under current law, such civil penalty is paid into the state treasury.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ryan McDouglePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate26

“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. Failed to Pass from conference
  2. Failed to Pass from conference
  3. No further action taken
  4. House Conferees: Hope, Mehta, Pence
  5. Conferees appointed by House
  6. Senate Conferees: McDougle, Carroll Foy, Salim
  7. Conferees appointed by Senate
  8. Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
  9. House requested conference committee
  10. House insisted on amendment
  11. Courts of Justice Amendment rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)
  12. Passed House with amendment (99-Y 0-N 0-A)

Showing 12 most recent of 36 actions. Full history

Sources

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