SB 75 VA

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Emergency and temporary detention transportation. Clarifies that the term "law-enforcement officer" as used in relevant law relating to emergency and involuntary civil transportation includes retired law-enforcement officers, defined in the bill, for the purposes of laws related to emergency custody and involuntary temporary detention. The bill also permits an alternative transportation provider to provide transportation of a person in the temporary detention process in a safe manner if the alternative transportation provider is (i) an employee of, or the person providing services pursuant to a contract with, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services or (ii) an employee of a private or state hospital within the confines of the Commonwealth. The bill provides that, for purposes of transporting a minor during the temporary detention process, an alternative transportation provider is deemed available if it states it is available to take custody from law enforcement within six hours of issuance of the temporary detention order or an order changing the transportation provider. The bill also provides the alternative transportation provider shall maintain custody from the time custody is transferred by the primary law-enforcement agency until custody is transferred to the temporary detention facility, including while awaiting transport and during transport. The bill also specifies when a law-enforcement agency or alternative transportation provider providing transportation of a minor in the temporary detention process may transfer custody of such minor to a facility or location where the minor is awaiting transport. When a bed becomes available at the temporary detention facility, the bill provides that facility or location shall notify the law-enforcement agency or alternative transportation provider specified on the order, which shall then return to transport the minor to the facility of temporary detention.This bill incorporates SB 395. The provisions of this bill are identical to both HB 681 and HB 976.

• L. Louise Lucas Democratic · primary

1. Dec 19, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102169D · upper
2. Dec 19, 2025 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services · upper
3. Jan 23, 2026 Incorporates SB395 (Jordan) · 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 26106122D-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 Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) · 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 (SB75) · upper
20. Feb 19, 2026 House committee offered · lower
21. Feb 19, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 0-N) · lower
22. Feb 19, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108189D-H1 · lower
23. Feb 23, 2026 Read second time · lower
24. Feb 24, 2026 Read third time · lower
25. Feb 24, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
26. Feb 24, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
27. Feb 24, 2026 Passed House with substitute (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
28. Feb 26, 2026 House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
29. Mar 2, 2026 Enrolled · upper
30. Mar 2, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB75ER) · upper
31. Mar 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB75) · upper
32. Mar 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB75) · 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 878 (effective 7/1/2026) · 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.

• 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
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML