SB 142 VA

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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.

• Ryan T. McDougle Republican · primary

1. Jan 7, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100251D · upper
2. Jan 7, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
3. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
4. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
5. Feb 12, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
6. Feb 12, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
7. Feb 12, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
8. Feb 13, 2026 Read second time · upper
9. Feb 13, 2026 Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
10. Feb 13, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
11. Feb 13, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
12. Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
13. Feb 18, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
14. Feb 18, 2026 Read first time · lower
15. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
16. Feb 21, 2026 Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal · lower
17. Feb 25, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) · lower
18. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) · lower
19. Mar 3, 2026 Read second time · lower
20. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · lower
21. Mar 4, 2026 committee amendment agreed to · lower
22. Mar 4, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
23. Mar 4, 2026 Passed House with amendment (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
24. Mar 4, 2026 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House · lower
25. Mar 4, 2026 Passed House with amendment (99-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
26. Mar 6, 2026 Courts of Justice Amendment rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A) · upper
27. Mar 9, 2026 House insisted on amendment · lower
28. Mar 9, 2026 House requested conference committee · lower
29. Mar 10, 2026 Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
30. Mar 10, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
31. Mar 10, 2026 Senate Conferees: McDougle, Carroll Foy, Salim · upper
32. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
33. Mar 12, 2026 House Conferees: Hope, Mehta, Pence · lower
34. Mar 14, 2026 No further action taken · upper
35. Mar 14, 2026 Failed to Pass from conference · upper
36. Mar 14, 2026 Failed to Pass from conference · upper

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• House Amendment · HTML
• Courts of Justice Amendment · HTML
• Criminal Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML