Va. Opioid Use Red. & Jail-Based Substance Use Disorder Trtmt. and Transition Fund; grant procedure.
In plain English Requires grant applicants for jail substance use disorder treatment programs to submit plans showing how they will become financially independent within the grant period.
Official synopsis: 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…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1053) · 2026-04-22
Commending Kathy Glazer.
Became lawBill text as passed House (HR235ER) · 2026-04-20
Celebrating the life of Thomas Vincent Van Auken, Jr.
Became lawBill text as passed House and Senate (HJ306ER) · 2026-04-13
Electric utilities; duty to furnish adequate service, high-demand customers.
In plain English Allows electric utilities to delay providing service to customers if needed to maintain grid reliability or comply with capacity limits or state and federal rules.
Official synopsis: Electric utilities; delay in provision of service permitted. Provides that a distributor of electric energy may delay the provision of service if such delay is necessary to maintain electric grid reliability, to avoid exceeding available generation or transmission capacity constraints, or to ensure compliance with…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0745) · 2026-04-13
Mental health & substance abuse disorders; network adequacy standards, comparative analyses, report.
In plain English Requires health insurers to meet network adequacy standards for mental health and substance abuse care and submit comparative analyses to state regulators, with penalties for noncompliance.
Official synopsis: Mental health and substance abuse disorders; network adequacy standards; comparative analyses; report; emergency regulations. Directs the Department of Health to issue regulations that include quantitative network adequacy standards for timely access to care, travel time, and geographical distance that are at least as stringent as…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0652) · 2026-04-13
Virginia All-Payer Claims Database; disclosure of information, limitation.
In plain English Limits disclosure of reimbursement information from Virginia's All-Payer Claims Database to data not otherwise publicly available.
Official synopsis: Virginia All-Payer Claims Database; disclosure of information; limitation. Specifies that the nonprofit organization facilitating the administration of the Virginia All-Payer Claims Database shall not disclose information relating to reimbursement beyond what is otherwise publicly available. Under current law, provisions against disclosure are not limited to…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0639) · 2026-04-13
Military medical personnel; definition, expands program, report.
In plain English Expands which military service members can practice medicine or nursing under supervision and requires a report on the program by November 2026.
Official synopsis: Department of Veterans Services; Department of Health Professions; military medical personnel; program; work group; report. Expands the definition of "military medical personnel" for the purposes of the program established by the Department of Veterans Services (the Department), in collaboration with the Department of Health Professions,…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0625) · 2026-04-13
Comprehensive mental health, substance abuse, & developmt. disability crisis services; written plan.
In plain English Allows the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to amend its crisis services written plan after consulting stakeholders and holding a 30-day public comment period.
Official synopsis: Comprehensive crisis system; Marcus alert system; Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; comprehensive mental health, substance abuse, and developmental disability crisis services; written plan. Allows the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, in collaboration with the Department of Criminal Justice Services, to amend…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0797) · 2026-04-13
Vital Records, Office of; fees for certified copies, annual report.
In plain English Allows the Board of Health to charge up to $15 for certified vital records copies and requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to charge $15 per copy.
Official synopsis: Office of Vital Records; fees for certified copies. Permits the Board of Health to prescribe a fee of up to $15 for a certified copy of vital records and directs the Department of Motor Vehicles to collect a fee of $15 for each certified copy…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0616) · 2026-04-13
DCJS; removes requirement to develop model addiction recovery program.
In plain English Removes the requirement for the Department of Criminal Justice Services to develop a model addiction recovery program for local and regional jails.
Official synopsis: Department of Criminal Justice Services; powers and duties; local and regional jails; repeal of model addiction recovery program. Removes the requirement that the Department of Criminal Justice Services, in consultation with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, develop a model addiction recovery program…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0798) · 2026-04-13
Constitutional amendment; apportionment, congress dists, limited authority of the GA to modify.
Constitutional amendment (second reference); apportionment; congressional districts; limited authority of the General Assembly to modify. Proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Virginia related to the establishment of congressional districts. The amendment provides explicit authority for the General Assembly to modify one or more congressional…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0976) · 2026-04-13
Hayes, Scott; commending.
Commending Scott Hayes.
Became lawBill text as passed House and Senate (HJ214ER) · 2026-04-09
Commending the Richmond Forum Speech & Debate Initiative & the National Speech & Debate Association.
Commending the Richmond Forum Speech & Debate Initiative and the National Speech & Debate Association.
Became lawBill text as passed House and Senate (HJ189ER) · 2026-04-09
Nursing homes; application to Commissioner of Health for change of operator license, civil penalty.
Nursing homes; change of operator; application to Commissioner of Health for change of operator license; civil penalty. Requires a person taking over the daily operations and management of a nursing home when change of ownership or control occurs to apply to the Commissioner of Health…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0414) · 2026-04-08
Medical care facility data reporting; value of charity care, gross patient charges, report.
Medical care facility data reporting; value of charity care. Removes certain limitations on the meaning of "reviewable service" as it relates to data reporting requirements for medical care facilities and specifies that the value of charity care for such reporting shall be based on gross…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0408) · 2026-04-08
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