HB 1063 VA

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Department of Health; opioid antagonist distribution program; reports. Directs the Department of Health to maintain a list of agencies and organizations that submit requests for and receive opioid antagonists through its distribution program and requires the Department to submit a quarterly report to the Chairs of the House Committee on Appropriations, the House Committee on Health and Human Services, the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Education and Health, and the chair of the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority on its distribution of opioid antagonists. The bill requires the Department to submit an annual report to the Joint Commission on Health Care and the Chairs of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations by December 1 of each year estimating the costs of the opioid antagonist distribution program for the following fiscal year using a methodology developed by the Department pursuant to parameters set out in the bill. As introduced, the bill was a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care.

• M. Keith Hodges Republican · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103580D · lower
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
3. Jan 19, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1063) · lower
4. Jan 23, 2026 Assigned sub: Behavioral Health · lower
5. Feb 5, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 12, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Feb 13, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
9. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
10. Feb 16, 2026 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House · lower
11. Feb 16, 2026 Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
12. Feb 17, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
13. Feb 17, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
14. Feb 24, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Health · upper
15. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
16. Feb 26, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
17. Feb 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108700D-S1 · upper
18. Feb 27, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1063) · lower
19. Mar 3, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
20. Mar 3, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
21. Mar 3, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
22. Mar 3, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
23. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · upper
24. Mar 4, 2026 Education and Health Substitute agreed to · upper
25. Mar 4, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
26. Mar 4, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
27. Mar 6, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (95-Y 1-N 0-A) · lower
28. Mar 13, 2026 Enrolled · lower
29. Mar 13, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1063ER) · lower
30. Mar 13, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1063) · lower
31. Mar 13, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
32. Mar 13, 2026 Signed by President · upper
33. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
34. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
35. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 729 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Education and Health Substitute · PDF
• Education and Health Substitute · HTML
• Education and Health Substitute · PDF
• Education and Health Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML