HB 486 VA

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Introduced

Medical care facilities; expanded access to medical cannabis for terminally ill patients. Requires medical care facilities to permit terminally ill patients, as defined in the bill, to use medical cannabis. The bill requires medical care facilities to adopt policies facilitating the use of medical cannabis. The provisions of the bill do not apply to the provision of emergency medical services, including in emergency departments of hospitals. The bill requires compliance with applicable drug and medication requirements, specifies that compliance with its provisions shall not be a condition of obtaining, retaining, or renewing a license as a medical care facility, and establishes a protocol for noncompliance in the event of intervention by the federal government. The bill has a delayed effective date contingent on the federal rescheduling of marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug. This bill was incorporated into HB 75.

• Irene Shin Democratic · primary

1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104839D · lower
2. Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
3. Jan 21, 2026 Assigned sub: Health · lower
4. Jan 30, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB486) · lower
5. Feb 10, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 10, 2026 Subcommittee recommends incorporating (Voice Vote) · lower
7. Feb 12, 2026 Incorporated by Health and Human Services (HB75-Keys-Gamarra) (Voice Vote) · lower

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.

• Health and Human Services Substitute · PDF
• Health and Human Services Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML