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Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia HB 1292

Temporary detention; certified evaluators, sunset extended.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED

Temporary detention; certified evaluators; sunset extended. Extends from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2027, the sunset date on the current provisions of law authorizing hospitals with a psychiatric emergency department located in the City of Hampton to employ certain trained individuals to perform evaluations to determine whether a person meets the criteria for temporary detention for behavioral health treatment. The current law also requires participating hospitals with psychiatric emergency departments in the City of Hampton to submit monthly and annual reports on temporary detentions and crisis evaluations. This bill is identical to SB 735.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Mar 3, 2026
Senate		Passage RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Mar 2, 2026
Senate		Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)passSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 27, 2026
Senate		Reported from Rehabilitation and Social ServicespassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 26, 2026
Senate		Rereferred from Education and HealthpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 17, 2026
House		H VOTE:passSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 12, 2026
House		Reported from Health and Human Services with substitutepassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 12, 2026
House		Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitutepassSet your home in Virginia to see

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