SB608
Peer recovery specialists; VDH & DOC to develop guidelines for hiring.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Todd Pillion (R)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Department of Health; Department of Corrections; peer recovery specialists.
Directs the Virginia Department of Health and the Virginia Department of Corrections to develop agency guidelines for hiring peer recovery specialists with previous criminal convictions for compensated employment. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care.-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102529D
- 01/14/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB608)
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Read first time
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendment agreed to
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/04/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/04/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/04/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB608)
- 02/18/2026 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 02/19/2026 - House: Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/24/2026 - House: Read third time
- 02/24/2026 - House: Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB608ER)
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB608)
- 02/26/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
- 03/10/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
