# Virginia HB1432: Marijuana or marijuana products; underage possession, consequences, procedures.

Virginia HB1432, Marijuana or marijuana products; underage possession, consequences, procedures., is a 2027 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Leslie Chambers Mehta (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1432-2027
- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1432
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Marijuana or marijuana products; underage possession, consequences, procedures.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-22
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Leslie Chambers Mehta (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Courts of Justice
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Underage consumption or possession of alcoholic beverage or marijuana or marijuana products; consequences; procedures. Reduces the penalties for underage consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages or marijuana or marijuana products to a written warning for a first violation, a written warning and the provision of informational materials about how to access community services for a second violation, and a write-up and an optional referral for accessing community services for a third or subsequent violation. Under current law, underage consumption, purchase, or possession of alcoholic beverages is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor with a period of license suspension and an option for a deferred dismissal in certain circumstances. The current penalties for underage consumption or possession of marijuana or marijuana products is a civil penalty of $25 and an order to enter a substance abuse treatment or education program. The bill also provides that such underage persons are not capable of giving lawful consent to a search and that the unconcealed possession of an alcoholic beverage or marijuana or marijuana products shall not constitute probable cause to initiate a search of a person or that person's personal property to determine any further violations of law. The bill specifies that such underage persons shall not be subject to arrest or otherwise detained or taken into custody by a law-enforcement officer and that a law-enforcement officer's body-worn camera system shall be activated during any encounter involving an underage person suspected to be in violation of such provisions. The bill also puts limits on the dissemination and retention of any law-enforcement records related to violations of such provisions.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Leslie Chambers Mehta (Democratic), House

## Actions (19)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (House)
- 2026-02-17: Rereferred to Courts of Justice (House)
- 2026-02-17: Motion to rerefer to Courts of Justice agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-17: Continued pursuant to House Rule 22 to 2027 in Courts of Justice (House)
- 2026-02-16: Engrossed by House - floor substitute (House)
- 2026-02-16: Delegate Mehta Floor substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-16: committee substitute rejected (House)
- 2026-02-16: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-16: Floor Offered (House)
- 2026-02-16: Floor substitute printed 26108054D-H2 (Mehta) (House)
- 2026-02-13: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-11: Committee substitute printed 26107614D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-11: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 9-N) (House)
- 2026-02-09: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-09: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 3-N) (House)
- 2026-02-07: Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal (House)
- 2026-02-03: Referred from General Laws and referred to Courts of Justice (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-01-22: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House)
- 2026-01-22: Presented and ordered printed 26103239D (House)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2026-02-16: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230523.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230522.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231489.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231488.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229571.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229570.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229159.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229158.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231417.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231416.PDF)

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- HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information. (introduced)
- SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset. (in committee)
- SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment. (in committee)
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## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230523.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230522.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231489.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231488.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229571.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229570.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229159.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229158.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231417.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231416.PDF)

## Related
- [SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority; report.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB844-2027)
- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
- [SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB842-2027)
- [SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion Sta…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB840-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1432-2027 (as of 2026-10-11).