VirginiaDrug overdose and drug overdose deaths; VDH to develop plan for opioid overdose response.
What it does
Department of Health; reduction of opioid overdose and opioid overdose deaths; report. Directs the Department of Health to develop a strategic plan for opioid overdose response to reduce rates of drug overdose and drug overdose deaths in the Commonwealth and to provide a report on the status of such strategic plan and its implementation to the Governor, the Chairs of the House Committees on Appropriations and Health and Human Services and the Senate Committees on Education and Health and Finance and Appropriations, and the Joint Commission on Health Care by November 1, 2026, and annually thereafter. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care.
More detail
This bill is identical to SB 308.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 13Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0667)Latest
- Apr 13Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 667 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 14Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 14Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026Minor
- Mar 12Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 11Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 11Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB794)
- Mar 11Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB794ER)Major
- Mar 11EnrolledMinor
- Mar 4Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 4Read third timeMinor
- Mar 3Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 3Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 3Rules suspended
- Mar 3Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 26Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 16Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Feb 16Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 13Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB794)
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 13Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed House
- Feb 12Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 12committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 12committee substitute rejected
- Feb 12Read second timeMinor
- Feb 11Read first timeMinor
- Feb 9Committee substitute printed 26107377D-H2Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Appropriations with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 9Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 6House subcommittee offered
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 6Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)Major
- Jan 27Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human ResourcesMinor
- Vote recorded Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 27Committee substitute printed 26106031D-H1Major
- Jan 27Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB794)
- Jan 27Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 22Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 22House subcommittee offered
- Jan 21Assigned sub: Social ServicesMinor
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on Health and Human ServicesMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104743DIntroduced