HB 931 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Recovery residences; regulations.

Summary

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 to the certification of recovery residences include provisions that no recovery residence, or operator, employee, or agent of a recovery residence, may 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 comply 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. This bill is identical to SB 270.

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Vetoed

Apr 2026

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Vetoed Apr 11, 2026

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What changed between versions

Behavioral Health Subcommittee Substitute → Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was moved from the House to the Senate, changing the bill number and the proposing committee. The reporting deadline for a study on housing for clinical treatment patients was extended from November 2026 to November 2027. A new section was added to set the effective date of the law to July 1, 2027, and the reporting deadline for the recovery residence work group was updated to reflect this new timeline.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding the study on clinical treatment housing remains the same, but the deadline for submitting the study's recommendations has been extended by one year.

TIMELINE

The deadline for the Department and Housing Commission to submit recommendations on housing for clinical treatment patients was changed from November 1, 2026, to November 1, 2027.

A new provision was added to set the effective date of the act to July 1, 2027.

The deadline for the recovery residence work group to submit its final report was updated to November 1, 2027, and includes a requirement to report annually thereafter.

TECHNICAL

The bill header was updated to reflect Senate sponsorship and a new bill number, and the proposing committee was changed from the House to the Senate.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2026

How they voted

38–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 39

Mar 5, 2026

D Democratic20

19 Yea 1

95% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 11, 2026

Vetoed

Governor's recommendation received by House

executive

Mar 31, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB931ER)

lower

Mar 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Conference report agreed to by House (94-Y 0-N 0-A)

lower

Mar 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A)

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Legislature · Passed

Conference Report released

legislature

Mar 11, 2026

Committee

Senate requested conference committee

upper

Mar 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

upper

Mar 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

upper

Mar 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services

upper

Feb 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)

lower

Feb 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Committee

Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

House subcommittee offered

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Committee

Assigned sub: Behavioral Health

lower

Jan 13, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors