Interjurisdictional law-enforcement agreements; development of behavioral health co-response teams.
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Became law
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Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 15.2-1726 of the Code of Virginia, relating to interjurisdictional law-enforcement agreements; behavioral health co-response teams.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Interjurisdictional law-enforcement agreements; behavioral health co-response teams. Provides that interjurisdictional law-enforcement agreements may allow for the development of co-response teams staffed by one or more law-enforcement agencies that respond to behavioral health-related calls in multiple jurisdictions. This bill is a recommendation of the Behavioral Health Commission. This bill is identical to HB 248.
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 536 (latest official status)
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The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Russet Perry
Recorded votes
Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-16 · P · Y 98, X 2
Reported from Public Safety (20-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 20, X 2
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-01-29 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-01-27 · P · Y 39, X 1
Reported from Local Government (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-01-26 · P · Y 14, X 1
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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