HB 794 VA

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Department of Health; reduction of opioid overdose and opioid overdose deaths; report. Directs the Department of Health to develop a strategic plan for opioid overdose response to reduce rates of drug overdose and drug overdose deaths in the Commonwealth and to provide a report on the status of such strategic plan and its implementation to the Governor, the Chairs of the House Committees on Appropriations and Health and Human Services and the Senate Committees on Education and Health and Finance and Appropriations, and the Joint Commission on Health Care by November 1, 2026, and annually thereafter. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care. This bill is identical to SB 308.

• Atoosa R. Reaser Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104743D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
3. Jan 21, 2026 Assigned sub: Social Services · lower
4. Jan 22, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Jan 22, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Jan 27, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Jan 27, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB794) · lower
8. Jan 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106031D-H1 · lower
9. Jan 27, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources · lower
10. Feb 6, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) · lower
11. Feb 6, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
12. Feb 9, 2026 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) · lower
13. Feb 9, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107377D-H2 · lower
14. Feb 11, 2026 Read first time · lower
15. Feb 12, 2026 Read second time · lower
16. Feb 12, 2026 committee substitute rejected · lower
17. Feb 12, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
18. Feb 12, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
19. Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
20. Feb 13, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB794) · lower
21. Feb 16, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
22. Feb 16, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
23. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
24. Mar 3, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
25. Mar 3, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
26. Mar 3, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
27. Mar 3, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
28. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · upper
29. Mar 4, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
30. Mar 11, 2026 Enrolled · lower
31. Mar 11, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB794ER) · lower
32. Mar 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB794) · lower
33. Mar 11, 2026 Signed by President · upper
34. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
35. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
36. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
37. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 667 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
38. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0667) · 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.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Health & Human Resources Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Health & Human Resources Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Health and Human Services Substitute · PDF
• Health and Human Services Substitute · HTML
• Health and Human Services Substitute · PDF
• Health and Human Services Substitute · HTML
• Social Services Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Social Services Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML