Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 794
Drug overdose and drug overdose deaths; VDH to develop plan for opioid overdose response.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Atoosa R. Reaser (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Department of Health; reduction of opioid overdose and opioid overdose deaths; report. Directs the Department of Health to develop a strategic plan for opioid overdose response to reduce rates of drug overdose and drug overdose deaths in the Commonwealth and to provide a report on the status of such strategic plan and its implementation to the Governor, the Chairs of the House Committees on Appropriations and Health and Human Services and the Senate Committees on Education and Health and Finance and Appropriations, and the Joint Commission on Health Care by November 1, 2026, and annually thereafter. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care. This bill is identical to SB 308.
Text versions
- Introduced
- Social Services Subcommittee Substitute
- Health and Human Services Substitute
- Health & Human Resources Subcommittee Substitute
- Appropriations Substitute
- Enrolled
- Chaptered
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 3, 2026 Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 3, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 26, 2026 Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 13, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 9, 2026 House | Reported from Appropriations with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 6, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 27, 2026 House | Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 22, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0667) - Apr 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 667 (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 12, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB794) - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB794ER) - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB794) - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute - Feb 12, 2026 · House
committee substitute agreed to - Feb 12, 2026 · House
committee substitute rejected - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Committee substitute printed 26107377D-H2 - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) - Feb 6, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Feb 6, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) - Jan 27, 2026 · House
Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources - Jan 27, 2026 · House
Committee substitute printed 26106031D-H1 - Jan 27, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB794) - Jan 27, 2026 · House
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) - Jan 22, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N) - Jan 22, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Jan 21, 2026 · House
Assigned sub: Social Services - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104743D