Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 283
Child abuse or neglect; prenatal use of a controlled substance or drug as prescribed.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Debra D. Gardner (Democratic)
Cosponsors (9)
- Rodney T. Willett (Democratic)
- Charlie Schmidt
- Karen Keys-Gamarra (Democratic)
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. (Democratic)
- Nicole Cole (Democratic)
- Nadarius E. Clark (Democratic)
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
- Bonita G. Anthony (Democratic)
- Jessica L. Anderson
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Child abuse or neglect; prenatal use of a controlled substance or drug as prescribed. Clarifies that a pregnant woman's prenatal use of a controlled substance or drug as prescribed by such woman's health care provider for opioid addiction recovery shall not solely be a reason to suspect that a child is abused or neglected.
Text versions
- Introduced
- Social Services Subcommittee Amendment
- Health and Human Services Amendment
- Engrossed
- Enrolled
- Chaptered
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 9, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 6, 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 16, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 10, 2026 House | Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 5, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0585) - Apr 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 585 (effective 7/1/2026) - Mar 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB283) - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB283ER) - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (11-Y 4-N) - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Rereferred from Education and Health to Rehabilitation and Social Services (13-Y 0-N) - Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health - Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB283) - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (73-Y 25-N 0-A) - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House as amended - Feb 13, 2026 · House
committee amendment agreed to - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (20-Y 2-N) - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 1-N) - Feb 5, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Jan 16, 2026 · House
Assigned sub: Social Services - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB283) - Jan 9, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services - Jan 9, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101372D