SB1361
Inhaling drugs or other noxious chemical substances, etc.; distribution of nitrous oxide.
Status:
Enacted
Latest Action:
March 21, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0264)
Chief Patron:
Todd Pillion (R)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Inhaling drugs or other noxious chemical substances or causing, etc., others to do so; distribution of nitrous oxide to persons under 18 prohibited; penalties.
Prohibits the sale or distribution of nitrous oxide to persons under 18 years of age with exceptions as defined in the bill. Any person who fails to make diligent inquiry as to whether the person trying to obtain nitrous oxide is 18 years of age or older or sells, distributes, ... (More) or attempts to sell or distribute nitrous oxide to a person under 18 years of age is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also adds nitrous oxide to the list of noxious chemical substances for which it is unlawful to deliberately smell or inhale with the intent to become intoxicated, inebriated, excited, or stupefied or to dull the brain or nervous system, or to deliberately cause another person to do so. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25100989D
- 01/13/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1361)
- 01/29/2025 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Courts of Justice Amendment agreed to
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Printed as engrossed 25100989D-E
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/06/2025 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/06/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1361)
- 02/07/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 02/10/2025 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25107007D-H1
- 02/12/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/13/2025 - House: Read third time
- 02/13/2025 - House: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 02/13/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/13/2025 - House: Passed House with substitute (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1361)
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
- 02/18/2025 - House: House insisted on substitute
- 02/18/2025 - House: House requested conference committee
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Senators: Pillion, Bagby, Carroll Foy
- 02/20/2025 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/20/2025 - House: Delegates: Cousins, Thomas, Hodges
- 02/21/2025 - Amended by conference committee
- 02/21/2025 - Senate: Conference substitute printed 25107896D-S1
- 02/21/2025 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (94-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/2025 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1361)
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1361ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1361)
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2024
- 03/21/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 264 (Effective 07/01/25)
- 03/21/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0264)
