HB 26 VA

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Modification of sentence for marijuana-related offenses. Creates a process by which a person adjudicated delinquent or convicted of certain felony offenses involving, or violations of probation or community supervision related to, the possession, manufacture, selling, giving, distribution, transportation, or delivery of marijuana committed prior to July 1, 2021, who remains incarcerated or on probation or community supervision on July 1, 2026, may receive an automatic hearing to consider modification of such person's sentence. The bill sunsets on July 1, 2029. This bill is identical to SB 62.

• Rozia A. Henson, Jr. Democratic · primary

1. Dec 22, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101407D · lower
2. Dec 22, 2025 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
3. Jan 20, 2026 Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal · lower
4. Jan 22, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Jan 23, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 2-N) · lower
6. Jan 28, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB26) · lower
7. Jan 28, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and referred to Appropriations (19-Y 0-N) · lower
8. Jan 28, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and referred to Appropriations (14-Y 6-N) · lower
9. Jan 29, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26105973D-H1 · lower
10. Feb 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB26) · lower
11. Feb 10, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay · lower
12. Feb 11, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 1-N) · lower
13. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (16-Y 6-N) · lower
14. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
15. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
16. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
17. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
18. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (63-Y 34-N 0-A) · lower
19. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
20. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
21. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) · upper
22. Mar 3, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108766D-S1 · upper
23. Mar 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB26) · lower
24. Mar 9, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N) · upper
25. Mar 10, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
26. Mar 10, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
27. Mar 10, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
28. Mar 11, 2026 Read third time · upper
29. Mar 11, 2026 Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to · upper
30. Mar 11, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
31. Mar 11, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
32. Mar 11, 2026 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
33. Mar 11, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
34. Mar 12, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
35. Mar 12, 2026 Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 96-N 0-A) · lower
36. Mar 12, 2026 Reconsider receding from amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
37. Mar 12, 2026 Senate receded from amendment (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
38. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
39. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB26ER) · lower
40. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
41. Mar 31, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB26) · lower
42. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
43. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
44. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
45. Apr 13, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by House · executive

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.

• Governor's Recommendation · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Criminal Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Criminal Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML