HB 637 VA

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Vetoed

Possession of an item containing residue of a controlled substance; penalty. Creates the offense of possession of residue of a controlled substance with a tiered system of punishment. Currently, possession of any amount of a controlled substance has a tiered system of punishment as if there is a usable amount of such controlled substance.

• Katrina Callsen Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104914D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
3. Jan 29, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB637) · lower
4. Feb 3, 2026 Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal · lower
5. Feb 6, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 6, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 2-N) · lower
7. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (16-Y 6-N) · lower
8. Feb 11, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26105603D-H1 · lower
9. Feb 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB637) · lower
10. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
11. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
12. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
13. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
14. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (63-Y 33-N 0-A) · lower
15. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
16. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
17. Mar 5, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice (10-Y 4-N) · upper
18. Mar 9, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
19. Mar 9, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
20. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
21. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · upper
22. Mar 10, 2026 Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N 0-A) · upper
23. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
24. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB637ER) · lower
25. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
26. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
27. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
28. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
29. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB637) · lower
30. Apr 14, 2026 Vetoed by Governor · 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 Veto Explanation · 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
• Criminal Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Criminal Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML