HB794
Drug overdose and drug overdose deaths; VDH to develop plan for opioid overdose response.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Atoosa Reaser (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Department of Health; reduction of opioid overdose and opioid overdose deaths; report.
Directs the Department of Health to develop a strategic plan for opioid overdose response to reduce rates of drug overdose and drug overdose deaths in the Commonwealth and to provide a report on the status of such strategic plan and its implementation to the Governor, the Chairs of the House ... (More) Committees on Appropriations and Health and Human Services and the Senate Committees on Education and Health and Finance and Appropriations, and the Joint Commission on Health Care by November 1, 2026, and annually thereafter. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104743D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 01/21/2026 - House: Assigned sub: Social Services
- 01/21/2026 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 01/22/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 01/22/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/2026 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 01/27/2026 - House: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/27/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB794)
- 01/27/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26106031D-H1
- 01/27/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources
- 02/05/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/06/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/08/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/09/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107377D-H2
- 02/11/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/12/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/12/2026 - House: committee substitute rejected
- 02/12/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/12/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/13/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB794)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/11/2026 - House: Enrolled
- 03/11/2026 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB794ER)
- 03/11/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB794)
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/14/2026 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
- 03/14/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
