Parental prenatal & postnatal substance use; work group to evaluate Commonwealth's response to use.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to direct the Department of Social Services, Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, and Department of Health to convene a work group to evaluate the Commonwealth's response to parental prenatal and postnatal substance use, the services available to address such substance...” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Department of Social Services; Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; Department of Health; prenatal and postnatal substance use; work group; report. Directs the Department of Social Services, Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, and Department of Health to convene a work group to evaluate the Commonwealth's response to parental prenatal and postnatal substance use, the services available to address such substance use, and the effects of such substance
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 6, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 651 (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
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Mamie E. LockeBarbara A. Favola
Recorded votes
House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 40
Passed House with substitute (80-Y 18-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-24 · P · Y 80, N 18, X 1
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (18-Y 3-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-19 · P · Y 18, X 1, N 3
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-01-28 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-01-26 · P · Y 38, X 2
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-01-23 · P · Y 15
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 651.