HB 455 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Va. Opioid Use Red. & Jail-Based Substance Use Disorder Trtmt. and Transition Fund; grant procedure.

Summary
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 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 and is identical to SB 599.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Vetoed
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 12, 2026 Vetoed Apr 11, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced Enrolled · 2 edits · Feb 26, 2026
MINOR
The bill transitioned from its initial introduction to its final enrolled version, marking the completion of the legislative process. The substantive policy content regarding the creation and administration of the Virginia Opioid Use Reduction and Jail-Based Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Transition Fund remained unchanged. The primary differences are formatting updates, such as adding session headers and page numbers, and minor line breaks to fit the official enrolled format.
TECHNICAL

Added session headers ('2026 SESSION', 'ENROLLED') and page number formatting to reflect the bill's final approval status.

Adjusted line breaks and spacing to conform to the standard layout of the Virginia Acts of Assembly.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2026 · House of Delegates Jan 29, 2026

How they voted

380
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Feb 24, 2026
D Democratic20
20 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
9
Committee
7
Apr 11, 2026
Vetoed
Governor's recommendation received by House
executive
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB455ER)
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Rereferred from Courts of Justice to Rehabilitation and Social Services (12-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 30, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Jan 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2026
Committee
Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Rod Willett
Rod Willett
DDemocratic
VA
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