Recovery residences; regulations.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 37.2-431.1 of the Code of Virginia and to amend and reenact the second enactment of Chapter 608 of the Acts of Assembly of 2025, relating to recovery residences; regulations.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Recovery residences; regulations. Establishes certain requirements for recovery residences and directs the State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (the Board) to promulgate regulations to establish minimum certification standards for recovery residences. The bill also requires that the regulations promulgated by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (the Department) related to the certification of recovery residences include provisions that no recover
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 12, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 1000 (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
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg
Recorded votes
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (97-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-04-22 · P · Y 97, X 3
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-04-22 · P · Y 21, N 18, X 1
Conference report agreed to by House (94-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-13 · P · Y 94, X 5
Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-13 · P · Y 23, N 16, X 1
Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-06 · P · Y 40
House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-03 · F · N 40
Passed House with substitute (96-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 96, X 3
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 0-N 1-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-24 · P · Y 21, A 1
Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-16 · P · Y 39, X 1
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-16 · P · Y 39, X 1
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 35, X 5
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-12 · P · Y 15
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-06 · 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.
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