# Virginia SB332: Medical marijuana; administration to terminally ill patients. Virginia SB332, Medical marijuana; administration to terminally ill patients., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Barbara A. Favola (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0556)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB332-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB332 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Medical marijuana; administration to terminally ill patients. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0556) - Sponsor: Barbara A. Favola (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 8 (247 yes, 4 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 11 ## Summary Medical cannabis; administration to terminally ill patients; report. Directs the Department of Health to promulgate regulations specifying that hospital staff may store, dispense, and administer cannabis oil when a patient has valid certification and exempts such staff from criminal penalties for possession of cannabis oil. The bill directs the Department of Health to convene a work group to discuss the implementation process for providing cannabis products to patients in medical care facilities and report on its discussion to the Chairs of the House Committee on Health and Human Services and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 1, 2026. This bill is identical to HB 75. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Better care for mothers and newborns: benefit, medium. Hospitals with obstetrics must follow a written plan for admitting or transferring anyone who arrives in labor. Hospitals must make written discharge plans for substance-abusing postpartum women and their infants, document referrals, involve family when appropriate, and notify the local community s… - Life-sustaining treatment review and rights: benefit, medium. Hospitals that can provide life-sustaining treatment must have a policy to review if proposed care is medically and ethically appropriate. The policy must allow a second opinion, require review by a medical committee, and place a written decision in the patient record. Patients or their agents can… - Medical cannabis allowed in care facilities: benefit, medium. Staff in hospitals, nursing homes, hospices, and assisted living who can handle medicines may store, dispense, and give medical cannabis oil to patients who have a valid written certification under § 4.1-1601. Those staff are not prosecuted under state drug laws for doing this. The Health Departmen… - More patient and family rights in care: benefit, medium. Hospitals must give you a written list of patient rights at admission and must let adult patients choose their visitors, with reasonable medical limits. Nursing homes must allow in-person or virtual visits during a COVID-19 public health emergency at least once every 10 days, and hospitals and nurs… - Nursing home safety and financial protections: benefit, medium. Nursing homes must train mandated reporters on how to report elder abuse, neglect, or exploitation. Homes must offer residents annual flu shots and pneumococcal shots unless a doctor says no or the resident refuses. Facilities must register for nearby sex-offender registry notices and check a prosp… - Stronger emergency care and overdose help: benefit, medium. Emergency departments must have a licensed doctor on duty and physically present at all times. When the ER runs a urine drug screen to help diagnose you, it must test for fentanyl. Hospitals must have a refusal-to-admit protocol for psychiatric patients that includes direct doctor-to-doctor talks a… - Hospital workplace-violence reporting and training: benefit, medium. Hospitals must keep a workplace-violence reporting system, record all employee reports, and ban retaliation. They must keep records at least two years with key details, send quarterly reports to the chief medical and nursing officers, and file a de-identified annual report with the Health Departmen… - Better discharge planning and transport notice: benefit, low. Before discharge, if an elective surgery is expected to need outpatient physical therapy, the hospital must tell the patient and have them pick a therapy provider. Before arranging non-emergency air transport, hospitals must give written or electronic notice that ground transport may be an option a… - Safer surgeries and clear verbal orders: benefit, low. Hospitals must use a smoke-evacuation system for planned surgeries that create surgical smoke. In emergencies, staff may take verbal medication or treatment orders, but the prescriber must sign within 72 hours, or another authorized person must co-sign if the original is unavailable. - Stronger hospital organ and tissue donation: benefit, low. Hospitals must run an organ- and tissue-donation program that follows federal and CMS rules. They must have agreements with an organ-procurement group, a tissue bank, and an eye bank, give timely death notices, train staff, and follow steps for contacting families and managing potential donors. - State facility standards, fees, and beds: mixed, medium. The Board sets statewide health, safety, staffing, and construction standards for hospitals and nursing homes, and may license facilities by bed count and by specialty. During disasters or emergency orders, hospitals and nursing homes can add temporary beds without a new license for the length of t… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Barbara A. Favola (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | House substitute agreed to by Senate | pass | 39 | 1 | | | 2026-02-24 | House | Passed House with substitute | pass | 97 | 1 | | | 2026-02-19 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute | pass | 20 | 1 | | | 2026-02-10 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 39 | 1 | | | 2026-02-09 | Senate | Education and Health Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-06 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-02-06 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-05 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute | pass | 13 | 0 | 2 | ## Actions (38) - 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0556) (Governor) - 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 556 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB332) (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB332ER) (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-02-26: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Passed House with substitute (97-Y 1-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-24: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House) - 2026-02-24: committee substitute agreed to (House) - 2026-02-24: Read third time (House) - 2026-02-23: Read second time (House) - 2026-02-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB332) (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Committee substitute printed 26108200D-H1 (House) - 2026-02-19: House committee offered (House) - 2026-02-19: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (20-Y 1-N) (House) - 2026-02-13: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-13: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House) - 2026-02-13: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2026-02-10: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB332) (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Education and Health Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Read second time (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Committee substitute printed 26107093D-S1 (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB332) (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (13-Y 0-N 2-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Senate subcommittee offered (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Assigned Education sub: Health (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104526D (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218768.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218767.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186680.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186679.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-02-19: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169886.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169730.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169729.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169885.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-02-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132238.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132237.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-02-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115392.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115391.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089652.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089651.PDF) ## Related bills - HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed) - HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed) - HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed) - HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. 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Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026) - [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026) - [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026) - [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB332-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).