Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB 308
Drug overdose and drug overdose deaths; VDH to develop plan for opioid overdose response.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Stella G. Pekarsky (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 HB 794.
Text versions
- Introduced
- Education and Health Substitute
- Finance and Appropriations Substitute
- Health and Human Services Substitute
- Enrolled
- Chaptered
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2026 Senate | Concur House Substitute R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 2, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 2, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 25, 2026 House | Reported from Appropriations | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 19, 2026 House | Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 19, 2026 House | Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 11, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 9, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 5, 2026 Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 29, 2026 Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0668) - Apr 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 668 (effective 7/1/2026) - Mar 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 14, 2026 · Senate
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 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB308) - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB308ER) - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Passed House with substitute Block Vote (99-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Passed House with substitute (98-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute - Mar 2, 2026 · House
committee substitute agreed to - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Read third time - Feb 27, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) - Feb 23, 2026 · House
Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources - Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB308) - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Committee substitute printed 26108255D-H1 - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Reconsidered by Health and Human Services - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (20-Y 0-N) - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Placed on Calendar - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB308) - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Education and Health Substitute rejected - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26107252D-S2 - Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) - Jan 30, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26106366D-S1 - Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N 1-A) - Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
Senate committee offered - Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
Senate subcommittee offered - Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB308) - Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
Assigned Education sub: Health - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104744D