HB 931 VA

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Recovery residences; regulations. Establishes certain requirements for recovery residences and directs the State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (the Board) to promulgate regulations to establish minimum certification standards for recovery residences. The bill also requires that the regulations promulgated by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (the Department) related to the certification of recovery residences include provisions that no recovery residence, or operator, employee, or agent of a recovery residence, may require a resident to participate in medical or psychological services, including clinical substance use treatment, that such recovery residence receives financial benefit from, either directly or indirectly, as a condition of entering or continuing residence at such recovery residence. The bill requires the Department to monitor credentialing agencies providing credentials to recovery residences to ensure criteria related to certification comply with regulations and specifies that no such credentialing agency shall provide credentials to a recovery residence that is owned or operated by an individual who is employed by or in a position of authority at such credentialing agency, or an immediate family member of any such individual. The bill also requires that referrals to recovery residences made by the Department, any agency of the Commonwealth, or by a court may only be made to recovery residences that are certified. This bill is identical to SB 270.

• Marcus B. Simon Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105425D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
3. Jan 23, 2026 Assigned sub: Behavioral Health · lower
4. Feb 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB931) · lower
5. Feb 12, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 12, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107175D-H1 · lower
7. Feb 12, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (6-Y 1-N) · lower
8. Feb 12, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) · lower
9. Feb 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB931) · lower
10. Feb 12, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources · lower
11. Feb 13, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) · lower
12. Feb 13, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
13. Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
14. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
15. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
16. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
17. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
18. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
19. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services · upper
20. Feb 27, 2026 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
21. Feb 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108801D-S1 · upper
22. Mar 4, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) · upper
23. Mar 5, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26109172D-S2 · upper
24. Mar 5, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
25. Mar 5, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
26. Mar 5, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
27. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
28. Mar 9, 2026 Read third time · upper
29. Mar 9, 2026 Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute rejected · upper
30. Mar 9, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to · upper
31. Mar 9, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
32. Mar 9, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
33. Mar 10, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB931) · lower
34. Mar 10, 2026 Senate substitute rejected by House (2-Y 97-N 0-A) · lower
35. Mar 11, 2026 Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
36. Mar 11, 2026 Senate requested conference committee · upper
37. Mar 12, 2026 House acceded to request · lower
38. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
39. Mar 12, 2026 House Conferees: Simon, Willett, Scott, P.A. · lower
40. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
41. Mar 12, 2026 Senate Conferees: VanValkenburg, Favola, Reeves · upper
42. Mar 12, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
43. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A) · upper
44. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (94-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
45. Mar 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB931) · lower
46. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
47. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB931ER) · lower
48. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
49. Mar 31, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB931) · lower
50. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
51. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
52. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
53. Apr 11, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by House · 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.

• Governor's Recommendation · HTML
• Governor Substitute · PDF
• Governor Substitute · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Conference Report · HTML
• Conference Report Substitute · PDF
• Conference Report Substitute · HTML
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute · PDF
• Rehabilitation and Social Services 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
• Behavioral Health Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Behavioral Health Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML