HB 32 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Advisory Committee; appointment of additional members.

Summary

Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; duties; Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Advisory Committee; appointment of members. Requires the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to appoint two additional members of the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Advisory Committee: an employee of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services who specializes in recovery and treatment services and a representative from the Virginia State Police Gaming Enforcement Unit.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Dec 22, 2025 Signed Apr 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 2 edits · Apr 13, 2026

MINOR

The bill moved from an introduced draft to its final enrolled version, incorporating formatting changes and minor numbering corrections. The substantive policy content regarding the Commissioner's duties and the composition of the Problem Gambling Advisory Committee remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Formatting and layout were updated to match the official enrolled bill style, including the addition of session headers and page numbering.

Minor numbering errors in the list of Advisory Committee members were corrected to ensure sequential ordering (e.g., changing duplicate 'iii' to 'iv').

Floor votes · Senate Mar 9, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 2, 2026

How they voted

39–0

Passed

Total votes 39

Mar 9, 2026

D Democratic20

20 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 13, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 907 (effective 7/1/2026)

executive

Mar 31, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB32ER)

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

upper

Mar 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

upper

Mar 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 19, 2026

Committee

Rereferred from Education and Health to Rehabilitation and Social Services (13-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 3, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

upper

Feb 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)

lower

Jan 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 22, 2026

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 16, 2026

Committee

Assigned sub: Behavioral Health

lower

Dec 22, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

lower

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