Mental health & substance abuse disorders; network adequacy standards, comparative analyses, report.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-4006, 32.1-137.3, 32.1-276.7:1, and 38.2-3412.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to mental health and substance abuse disorders; network adequacy standards; comparative analyses; report.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Mental health and substance abuse disorders; network adequacy standards; comparative analyses; report; emergency regulations. Directs the Department of Health to issue regulations that include quantitative network adequacy standards for timely access to care, travel time, and geographical distance that are at least as stringent as those imposed for qualified health plans and qualified dental plans. The bill amends the definitions of "mental health services" and "substance abuse services" for the
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 653 (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
R. Creigh Deeds
Recorded votes
Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 1-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-13 · P · Y 93, X 5, N 1
Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-13 · P · Y 38, X 2
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 (92-Y 4-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 92, X 3, N 4
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 (13-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-12 · P · Y 13, X 2
Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-05 · 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 653.