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SB 133 VA
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Parental prenatal & postnatal substance use; work group to evaluate Commonwealth's response to use.

VA · session 2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 6, 2026

Latest action (Apr 13, 2026) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0651)

Summary

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 HB 652.

Sponsor (1)

1 coauthor / cosponsor

Action history (38)

  1. Jan 6, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102794D · upper
  2. Jan 6, 2026 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services · upper
  3. Jan 23, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
  4. Jan 23, 2026 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (15-Y 0-N) · upper
  5. Jan 26, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26105960D-S1 · upper
  6. Jan 26, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  7. Jan 26, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
  8. Jan 26, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
  9. Jan 26, 2026 Read first time · upper
  10. Jan 26, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
  11. Jan 26, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
  12. Jan 27, 2026 Read second time · upper
  13. Jan 27, 2026 Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute agreed to · upper
  14. Jan 27, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  15. Jan 28, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  16. Feb 4, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
  17. Feb 4, 2026 Read first time · lower
  18. Feb 4, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
  19. Feb 10, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB133) · upper
  20. Feb 19, 2026 House committee offered · lower
  21. Feb 19, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (18-Y 3-N) · lower
  22. Feb 19, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108159D-H1 · lower
  23. Feb 20, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB133) · upper
  24. Feb 23, 2026 Read second time · lower
  25. Feb 24, 2026 Read third time · lower
  26. Feb 24, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
  27. Feb 24, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
  28. Feb 24, 2026 Passed House with substitute (80-Y 18-N 0-A) · lower
  29. Feb 26, 2026 House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  30. Mar 2, 2026 Enrolled · upper
  31. Mar 2, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB133ER) · upper
  32. Mar 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB133) · upper
  33. Mar 2, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
  34. Mar 2, 2026 Signed by President · upper
  35. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
  36. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
  37. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 651 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
  38. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0651) · executive

Text versions (14)

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
  • Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute · PDF
  • Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute · HTML
  • Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute · PDF
  • Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Introduced · HTML

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