HB 454 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

DCJS; removes requirement to develop model addiction recovery program.

Summary

Department of Criminal Justice Services; powers and duties; local and regional jails; repeal of model addiction recovery program. Removes the requirement that the Department of Criminal Justice Services, in consultation with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, develop a model addiction recovery program that may be administered by sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, jail officers, administrators, or superintendents in any local or regional jail. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care and identical to SB 690.

Issues: ✗ Criminal Justice

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Jan 12, 2026 Signed Apr 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 2 edits · Mar 5, 2026

MINOR

This bill transitions HB 454 from its initial introduction to its final enrolled version, making it official law. The substantive text of the bill regarding the Department of Criminal Justice Services' powers, training requirements, and decertification review processes remains unchanged from the introduced version, with the primary differences being the addition of official legislative formatting, session dates, and approval stamps required for enactment.

Scope change

The scope of the law itself has not changed; the bill's applicability to the Department of Criminal Justice Services, training standards, and decertification procedures remains identical to the introduced version.

TECHNICAL

Added official legislative headers, session dates (2026), bill numbers, and approval stamps to convert the draft bill into an enrolled, enacted law.

Adjusted line breaks and spacing to conform to the standard formatting of the Virginia Code of Laws.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2026 · House of Delegates Jan 29, 2026

How they voted

39–0

Passed

Total votes 39

Feb 26, 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 798 (effective 7/1/2026)

executive

Mar 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB454ER)

lower

Mar 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N 0-A)

upper

Feb 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

upper

Feb 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N)

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Rereferred from Courts of Justice to Rehabilitation and Social Services (12-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 30, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

upper

Jan 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Public Safety (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 22, 2026

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 20, 2026

Committee

Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2

lower

Jan 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Public Safety

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors