HB 652 VA

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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. This bill is identical to SB 133.

• C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103940D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
3. Jan 21, 2026 Assigned sub: Social Services · lower
4. Feb 5, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Feb 5, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) · lower
6. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (16-Y 6-N) · lower
7. Feb 10, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106260D-H1 · lower
8. Feb 10, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB652) · lower
9. Feb 12, 2026 Read first time · lower
10. Feb 13, 2026 Read second time · lower
11. Feb 13, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
12. Feb 13, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
13. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time and passed House (66-Y 32-N 0-A) · lower
14. Feb 17, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
15. Feb 17, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
16. Feb 26, 2026 Rereferred from Education and Health to Rehabilitation and Social Services (13-Y 0-N) · upper
17. Feb 27, 2026 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) · upper
18. Mar 2, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
19. Mar 2, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
20. Mar 2, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
21. Mar 3, 2026 Read third time · upper
22. Mar 3, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
23. Mar 10, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB652) · lower
24. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled · lower
25. Mar 10, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB652ER) · lower
26. Mar 10, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
27. Mar 10, 2026 Signed by President · upper
28. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
29. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
30. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 650 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
31. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0650) · 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
• 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