HB 681 VA

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Retired law-enforcement officers; emergency and temporary detention admissions. Clarifies that the term "law-enforcement officer" as used in relevant law relating to emergency and involuntary civil admissions includes retired law-enforcement officers, defined in the bill, for the purposes of laws related to emergency custody and involuntary temporary detention.The provisions of this bill are identical to relevant provisions of SB 75.

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

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102815D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
3. Jan 21, 2026 Assigned sub: Behavioral Health · lower
4. Jan 29, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) · lower
5. Feb 3, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 5, 2026 Read first time · lower
7. Feb 6, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
8. Feb 9, 2026 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
9. Feb 10, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
10. Feb 10, 2026 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services · upper
11. Feb 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB681) · lower
12. Feb 27, 2026 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) · upper
13. Mar 2, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
14. Mar 2, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
15. Mar 2, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
16. Mar 3, 2026 Read third time · upper
17. Mar 3, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
18. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled · lower
19. Mar 10, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB681ER) · lower
20. Mar 10, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
21. Mar 10, 2026 Signed by President · upper
22. Mar 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB681) · lower
23. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
24. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
25. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 661 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
26. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0661) · 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
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML