HB931
Recovery residences; regulations.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 16, 2026
House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB931)
Chief Patron:
Marcus Simon (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Recovery residences; regulations.
Establishes certain requirements for recovery residences and directs the State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (the Board) to promulgate regulations to establish minimum certification standards for recovery residences. The bill also requires that the regulations promulgated by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (the Department) related ... (More) to the certification of recovery residences require that no recovery residence, or operator, employee, or agent of a recovery residence, require a resident to participate in medical or psychological services, including clinical substance use treatment, that such recovery residence receives financial benefit from, either directly or indirectly, as a condition of entering or continuing residence at such recovery residence. The bill requires the Department to monitor credentialing agencies providing credentials to recovery residences to ensure criteria related to certification complies with regulations and specifies that no such credentialing agency shall provide credentials to a recovery residence that is owned or operated by an individual who is employed by or in a position of authority at such credentialing agency, or an immediate family member of any such individual. The bill also requires that referrals to recovery residences made by the Department, any agency of the Commonwealth, or by a court may only be made to recovery residences that are certified. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105425D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 01/23/2026 - House: Assigned sub: Behavioral Health
- 02/05/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB931)
- 02/11/2026 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 02/12/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/12/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107175D-H1
- 02/12/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (6-Y 1-N)
- 02/12/2026 - House: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/12/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB931)
- 02/12/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources
- 02/13/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/13/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26108801D-S1
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26109172D-S2
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute rejected
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/10/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB931)
- 03/10/2026 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House (2-Y 97-N 0-A)
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/12/2026 - House: House acceded to request
- 03/12/2026 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/12/2026 - House: House Conferees: Simon, Willett, Scott, P.A.
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Senate Conferees: VanValkenburg, Favola, Reeves
- 03/12/2026 - House: Conference substitute printed 26109774D-H2
- 03/12/2026 - Conference Report released
- 03/13/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/13/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (94-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/16/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB931)
