Peer recovery specialists; VDH & DOC to develop guidelines for hiring.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to direct 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.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
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.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 7, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 90 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
3
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Marcia S. "Cia" PriceKatrina CallsenVirgil Thornton
Recorded votes
Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-03 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 39, X 1
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 15
Rereferred from Education and Health and rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services (13-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 13, X 2
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-17 · P · Y 97, X 3
Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-12 · P · Y 21, X 1
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-10 · P · Y 10
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 90.