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2026 Session

Budget Amendments - SB30 (Committee Approved)

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Cannabis Control Positions (SB 542 & SB 543)

Item 489 #1s

Item 489 #1s

First Year - FY2027 Second Year - FY2028
Independent Agencies
Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority FY2027 $3,200,000 FY2028 $3,200,000 NGF
FY2027 20.00 FY2028 20.00 FTE

Language
Page 556, line 15, strike "$35,896,216" and insert "$39,096,216".
Page 556, line 15, strike "$35,896,216" and insert "$39,096,216".


Explanation

(This amendment provides $3.2 million NGF each year from net marijuana revenue profits to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority to hire 20.0 positions to support enforcement of laws related to the illegal sale and distribution of marijuana and marijuana products, in anticipation of the establishment of a new joint Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control Agency by January 1, 2028. The goal of such enforcement shall not be to harm legitimate businesses, but instead to remove dangerous, illicit marijuana products from the Commonwealth and encourage participation in the retail cannabis market.)