Va. Opioid Use Red. & Jail-Based Substance Use Disorder Trtmt. and Transition Fund; grant procedure.
Summary
Virginia Opioid Use Reduction and Jail-Based Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Transition Fund; grant procedures. Requires the grant procedure to govern funds awarded to local and regional jails for the planning or operation of substance use disorder treatment services and transition services for persons with substance use disorder who are incarcerated in local and regional jails to include requirements that (i) any grant awarded shall be made for up to three years and (ii) an applicant for a grant submit a plan demonstrating how such applicant will become independently financially viable within the time period for which the grant is awarded. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care and is identical to HB 455.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Vetoed
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 14, 2026
Vetoed Apr 11, 2026
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Introduced
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Enrolled
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Feb 27, 2026
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The bill transitioned from a draft proposal to an officially enrolled law, meaning it is now legally effective. The substantive policy content regarding the fund's creation, usage, and grant requirements remained unchanged, though minor formatting adjustments were made to the text layout.
TECHNICAL
The document status changed from 'Introduced' to 'Enrolled', indicating the bill has been approved by the Governor and is now law.
Minor formatting and spacing adjustments were applied to the text of the statute, but the actual legal language and requirements were not altered.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 9, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 25, 2026
How they voted
39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
Feb 9, 2026
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Apr 11, 2026
Vetoed
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
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 (SB599ER)
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety (20-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (12-Y 0-N 1-A)
upper
Jan 26, 2026
Committee
Rereferred from Courts of Justice to Rehabilitation and Social Services (9-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kannan Srinivasan
DDemocratic
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