DCJS; removes requirement to develop model addiction recovery program.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 9.1-102 and 15.2-1708 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Criminal Justice Services; powers and duties; local and regional jails; repeal of model addiction recovery program.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Department of Criminal Justice Services; powers and duties; local and regional jails; repeal of model addiction recovery program. Removes the requirement that the Department of Criminal Justice Services, in consultation with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, develop a model addiction recovery program that may be administered by sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, jail officers, administrators, or superintendents in any local or regional jail. This bill is a recommendation of
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 828 (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
Kannan Srinivasan
Recorded votes
Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 99
Reported from Public Safety (21-Y 1-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 21, N 1
Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 2-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-16 · P · Y 37, X 1, N 2
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-12 · P · Y 40
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-11 · P · Y 15
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N)Senate · 2026-02-06 · P · Y 13, N 1, 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.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 828.