Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation SB542
Legislation Overview
Title: Cannabis control; retail market; penalties.
Description: Cannabis control; retail market; penalties. Establishes a framework for the creation of a retail marijuana market in the Commonwealth, to be administered by the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. The bill provides that no retail sales may occur prior to November 1, 2026.
Session: 2026 Regular Regular Session
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
Last Action Date: January 13, 2026
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
1 sponsors: Lashrecse Aird (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2026 | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104073D |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2026 | Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 13, 2026 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
