HB455
Va. Opioid Use Red. & Jail-Based Substance Use Disorder Trtmt. and Transition Fund; grant procedure.
Status:
In Senate
Latest Action:
Jan. 30, 2026
Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Chief Patron:
Rodney Willett (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Virginia Opioid Use Reduction and Jail-Based Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Transition Fund; grant procedures.
Requires the grant procedure to govern funds awarded to local and regional jails for the planning or operation of substance use disorder treatment services and transition services for persons with substance use disorder who are incarcerated in local and regional jails to include requirements that (i) any grant awarded shall ... (More) be made for up to three years and (ii) an applicant for a grant submit a plan demonstrating how such applicant will become independently financially viable within the time period for which the grant is awarded. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/12/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102550D
- 01/12/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 01/20/2026 - House: Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/22/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/2026 - House: Placed on Public Safety Agenda
- 01/23/2026 - House: Reported from Public Safety (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB455)
- 01/27/2026 - House: Read first time
- 01/28/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/29/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
