SB 513 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Comprehensive mental health, substance abuse, & developmt. disability crisis services; written plan.

Summary
Comprehensive crisis system; Marcus alert system; Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; comprehensive mental health, substance abuse, and developmental disability crisis services; written plan. Allows the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, in collaboration with the Department of Criminal Justice Services, to amend the written plan created pursuant to relevant law after the publication of such written plan, provided that (i) the stakeholders listed in relevant law are consulted during the development of any new language to be added to such written plan and (ii) a public comment period of no less than 30 days is held prior to the finalization of such written plan. The bill also provides that the written plan shall serve as the operational framework for relevant components of the comprehensive crisis system and the Marcus alert system and that state agencies and local implementing partners shall align their policies, procedures, and operations on an ongoing basis with the requirements and guidance set forth in the written plan, as amended. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Behavioral Health Commission. This bill is identical to HB 453.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed Apr 13, 2026
Maddy AI version diff · 2 comparisons

What changed between versions

Engrossed Enrolled · 2 edits · Feb 27, 2026
MINOR
The primary change is the transition of the bill from its 'Engrossed' version to the 'Enrolled' version, which is the final, signed text ready for printing. While the substantive policy language regarding the Marcus alert system and crisis teams appears identical in this diff, the formatting has been standardized to remove legislative markup symbols (like brackets and dashes) and added official headers and page numbers typical of a final act.
TECHNICAL

Removed legislative markup symbols (e.g., '- ', '1...1') and replaced them with clean text, official session headers ('2026 SESSION', 'ENROLLED'), and page numbering.

Standardized line breaks and spacing to match the official enrolled format, removing the visual indicators used during the legislative review process.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 2, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 25, 2026

How they voted

390
Passed
Total votes 39
Feb 2, 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

Actions timeline

Total actions
32
Key actions
13
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Apr 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 823 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB513ER)
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Jan 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate committee offered
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
Rereferred from Education and Health to Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Creigh Deeds
Creigh Deeds
DDemocratic
VA
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