Virginia House Democrats

RICHMOND—The Virginia House of Delegates passed 828 bills in time for crossover, marking the middle of Virginia’s 2020 legislative session. Passed legislation encompasses major Democratic priorities such as enacting gun violence prevention reforms, restoring women’s reproductive healthcare rights, adding protections for the LGBTQ+ community, expanding voter rights, decriminalizing marijuana use, and repealing racially discriminatory language from the Commonwealth’s Acts of Assembly.

Richmond, VA – The Virginia House of Delegates has approved HB972 from Majority Leader Charniele Herring to decriminalize simple marijuana possession and create a $25 civil penalty for simple possession, which will not result in any court costs or criminal record and further seals all previous simple possession of marijuana arrests, criminal charges, and convictions.

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