VirginiaRecovery residences; regulations.
What it does
Recovery residences; regulations. Establishes certain requirements for recovery residences and directs the State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (the Board) to promulgate regulations to establish minimum certification standards for recovery residences. The bill also requires that the regulations promulgated by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (the Department) related to the certification of recovery residences include provisions that no recovery residence, or operator, employee, or agent of a recovery residence, may require a resident to participate in medical or psychological services, including clinical substance use treatment, that such recovery residence receives financial benefit from, either directly or indirectly, as a condition of entering or continuing residence at such recovery residence.
More detail
The bill requires the Department to monitor credentialing agencies providing credentials to recovery residences to ensure criteria related to certification comply with regulations and specifies that no such credentialing agency shall provide credentials to a recovery residence that is owned or operated by an individual who is employed by or in a position of authority at such credentialing agency, or an immediate family member of any such individual. The bill also requires that referrals to recovery residences made by the Department, any agency of the Commonwealth, or by a court may only be made to recovery residences that are certified. This bill is identical to HB 931.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 11Governor's recommendation received by SenateLatest
- Mar 31Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 31Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026Minor
- Mar 31Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 31Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB270)
- Mar 30Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 30Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB270ER)Major
- Mar 30EnrolledMinor
- Mar 16Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB270)
- Mar 13Conference report agreed to by House (94-Y 0-N 0-A)Minor
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Adopt Conference Committee Report R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 13Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A)Minor
- Mar 12Conference Report released
- Mar 11House Conferees:Simon, Willett, Scott, P.A.
- Mar 11Conferees appointed by House
- Mar 6Senate Conferees: VanValkenburg, Favola, Reeves
- Vote recorded Accede Conference Committee R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 6Conferees appointed by Senate
- Mar 6Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 4House requested conference committeeMinor
- Mar 4House insisted on substituteMajor
- Mar 3House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)
- Vote recorded Concur House Substitute R. Result: fail.Upper
- Feb 27Passed House with substitute (96-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 27Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 27committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 27Read third timeMinor
- Feb 27Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB270)
- Feb 26Read second timeMinor
- Feb 24Committee substitute printed 26108534D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 24Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 0-N 1-A)Minor
- Feb 19Referred to Committee on Health and Human ServicesMinor
- Feb 19Read first timeMinor
- Feb 19Placed on Calendar
- Feb 17Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB270)
- Feb 16Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 16Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 16Rules suspended
- Feb 16Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)Major
- Feb 16Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- Feb 16Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute rejected
- Feb 16Read second timeMinor
- Feb 13Committee substitute printed 26107884D-S2Major
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Passed by for the day
- Feb 13Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 13Rules suspended
- Feb 12Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 9Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB270)
- Feb 9Committee substitute printed 26107432D-S1Major
- Feb 6Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 6Senate committee offered
- Feb 5Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB270)
- Jan 12Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social ServicesMinor
- Jan 12Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104739DIntroduced