SB 706 VA

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Department of Health; opioid antagonist distribution program; reports. Directs the Department of Health to maintain a list of agencies and organizations that submit requests for and receive opioid antagonists through its distribution program and requires the Department to submit a quarterly report to the Chairs of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Resources, House Health and Human Services Committee, Senate Finance and Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Resources, and Senate Subcommittee on Health, and the chair of the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority on its distribution of opioid antagonists. The bill requires the Department to submit an annual report to the Joint Commission on Health Care and the Chairs of the House Appropriations Committee and the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee by December 1 of each year estimating the costs of the opioid antagonist distribution program for the following fiscal year using a methodology developed by the Department pursuant to parameters set out in the bill. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care.

• Kannan Srinivasan Democratic · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103585D · upper
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
3. Jan 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB706) · upper
4. Jan 27, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Health · upper
5. Jan 29, 2026 Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) · upper
6. Jan 30, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
7. Jan 30, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
8. Jan 30, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
9. Feb 2, 2026 Read second time · upper
10. Feb 2, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
11. Feb 3, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
12. Feb 9, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
13. Feb 9, 2026 Read first time · lower
14. Feb 9, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
15. Feb 19, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N) · lower
16. Feb 23, 2026 Read second time · lower
17. Feb 24, 2026 Read third time · lower
18. Feb 24, 2026 Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
19. Feb 26, 2026 Enrolled · upper
20. Feb 26, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB706ER) · upper
21. Feb 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB706) · upper
22. Feb 26, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
23. Feb 26, 2026 Signed by President · upper
24. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
25. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
26. Apr 11, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by Senate (SB706G) · 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
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML