Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 209
Peer recovery specialists; VDH & DOC to develop guidelines for hiring.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price (Democratic)
Cosponsors (2)
- Virgil Thornton (Democratic)
- Katrina Callsen (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Department of Health; Department of Corrections; peer recovery specialists. Directs the Virginia Department of Health and the Virginia Department of Corrections to develop agency guidelines for hiring peer recovery specialists with previous criminal convictions for compensated employment. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care. This bill is identical to SB 608.
Text versions
- Introduced
- Health Professions Subcommittee Amendment
- Health and Human Services Amendment
- Engrossed
- Enrolled
- Chaptered
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 2, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 27, 2026 Senate | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 26, 2026 Senate | Rereferred from Education and Health | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 17, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 12, 2026 House | Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 10, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 6, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0090) - Apr 6, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 90 (effective 7/1/2026) - Mar 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 14, 2026 · House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB209ER) - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB209) - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) - Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Rereferred from Education and Health to Rehabilitation and Social Services (13-Y 0-N) - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB209) - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House as amended - Feb 16, 2026 · House
committee amendment agreed to - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 15, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) - Feb 10, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Jan 22, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB209) - Jan 16, 2026 · House
Assigned sub: Health Professions - Jan 7, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services - Jan 7, 2026 · House
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