VirginiaParental prenatal & postnatal substance use; work group to evaluate Commonwealth's response to use.
What it does
Department of Social Services; Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; Department of Health; prenatal and postnatal substance use; work group; report. Directs the Department of Social Services, Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, and Department of Health to convene a work group to evaluate the Commonwealth's response to parental prenatal and postnatal substance use, the services available to address such substance use, and the effects of such substance use on newborns and children. The bill requires the work group to submit a written report of its findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the Senate Committees on Education and Health and Rehabilitation and Social Services and the House Committee on Health and Human Services by December 1, 2026.
More detail
This bill is identical to SB 133.
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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 (CHAP0650)Latest
- Apr 13Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 650 (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 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 10Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 10Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB652ER)Major
- Mar 10EnrolledMinor
- Mar 10Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB652)
- Mar 3Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 3Read third timeMinor
- Mar 2Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 2Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 2Rules suspended
- Feb 27Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 26Rereferred from Education and Health to Rehabilitation and Social Services (13-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Rereferred from Education and Health. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Feb 17Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 16Read third time and passed House (66-Y 32-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 13Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 13committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 13Read second timeMinor
- Feb 12Read first timeMinor
- Feb 10Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB652)
- Vote recorded Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Committee substitute printed 26106260D-H1Major
- Feb 10Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (16-Y 6-N)Minor
- Feb 5Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 5House 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 26103940DIntroduced