HB 652 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Parental prenatal & postnatal substance use; work group to evaluate Commonwealth's response to use.

Summary

Department of Social Services; Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; Department of Health; prenatal and postnatal substance use; work group; report. Directs the Department of Social Services, Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, and Department of Health to convene a work group to evaluate the Commonwealth's response to parental prenatal and postnatal substance use, the services available to address such substance use, and the effects of such substance use on newborns and children. The bill requires the work group to submit a written report of its findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the Senate Committees on Education and Health and Rehabilitation and Social Services and the House Committee on Health and Human Services by December 1, 2026. This bill is identical to SB 133.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed Apr 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

Social Services Subcommittee Substitute → Chaptered · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill changed from a draft substitute version to an officially enacted law (Chapter 650), approved on April 13, 2026. This change signifies that the legislation has passed all legislative stages and is now legally binding. The core policy requirements, such as forming a work group to study substance use impacts and submitting a report by December 1, 2026, remain substantively the same.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it still directs three specific state departments to convene a work group to evaluate responses to parental substance use.

TECHNICAL

Removed draft headers indicating this was a 'House Substitute' and 'Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute'.

Added official chapter number (Chapter 650), the full title of the act, and the approval date (April 13, 2026) to reflect its status as enacted law.

Removed the bill number and committee attribution lines used for tracking during the legislative process.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 16, 2026

How they voted

39–0

Passed

Total votes 39

Mar 3, 2026

D Democratic20

20 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 13, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 650 (effective 7/1/2026)

executive

Mar 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB652ER)

lower

Mar 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

upper

Mar 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

upper

Feb 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 26, 2026

Committee

Rereferred from Education and Health to Rehabilitation and Social Services (13-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 17, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

upper

Feb 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (66-Y 32-N 0-A)

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (16-Y 6-N)

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

House subcommittee offered

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Committee

Assigned sub: Social Services

lower

Jan 13, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor