VirginiaPeer recovery specialists; VDH & DOC to develop guidelines for hiring.
What it does
Department of Health; Department of Corrections; peer recovery specialists. Directs the Virginia Department of Health and the Virginia Department of Corrections to develop agency guidelines for hiring peer recovery specialists with previous criminal convictions for compensated employment. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care.
More detail
This bill is identical to HB 209.
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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 6Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0091)Latest
- Apr 6Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 91 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 10Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 10Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026Minor
- Feb 26Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 26Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 26Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB608)
- Feb 26Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB608ER)Major
- Feb 26EnrolledMinor
- Feb 24Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 24Read third timeMinor
- Feb 23Read second timeMinor
- Feb 19Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Health and Human Services. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 13Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB608)
- Feb 4Referred to Committee on Health and Human ServicesMinor
- Feb 4Read first timeMinor
- Feb 4Placed on Calendar
- Jan 28Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 27Engrossed by Senate as amended Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Jan 27Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendment agreed toMajor
- Jan 27Read second timeMinor
- Jan 26Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 26Passed by for the day
- Jan 26Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Jan 26Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Jan 26Read first timeMinor
- Jan 23Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB608)
- Vote recorded Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendment. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 23Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendment (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 23Senate committee offered
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social ServicesMinor
- Jan 14Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102529DIntroduced