Virginia Senate Bill 838
Session 2025
Recovery residences; certification required penalty, report.
Became Law
Became Law on Apr 2, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
838
State
Virginia
Session
2025
Senate votes are unavailable for this bill.
Summary
An Act to amend and reenact § 37.2-431.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; recovery residences; certification required; penalty.
Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; recovery residences; certification required; penalty; work group. Changes the existing civil penalty for a violation of law related to the operation of recovery residences to a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill allows the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to issue provisional certification to certain recovery residences. The bill also directs the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to convene a work group to (i) make recommendations related to oversight and transparency for recovery residences and (ii) develop credentialing guidelines for recovery residences. The bill directs the work group to report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by November 1, 2025.
Chaptered
Reenrolled
Governor's Recommendation
Enrolled
House Amendments
Health and Human Services Amendment
Engrossed
Finance and Appropriations Amendment
Rehabilitation and Social Services
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB838)
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04/02/2025
Office of the Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0608)
04/02/2025
House
Enacted, Chapter 608 (Effective 07/01/2025)
04/02/2025
House
Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/02/2025
Senate
Signed by President as reenrolled
04/02/2025
Senate
Reenrolled bill text (SB838ER2)
04/02/2025
Senate
Reenrolled
04/02/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's recommendation adopted
04/02/2025
House
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (93-Y 0-N)
04/02/2025
Senate
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
03/24/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
03/11/2025
Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB838)
03/11/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
03/11/2025
Senate
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
03/10/2025
Senate
Signed by President
03/07/2025
House
Signed by Speaker
03/07/2025
Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB838ER)
03/07/2025
Senate
Enrolled
02/20/2025
Senate
House Amendments agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
02/19/2025
House
Passed House with amendments (97-Y 0-N)
02/19/2025
House
Engrossed by House as amended
02/19/2025
House
Health and Human Services Amendments agreed to
02/19/2025
House
Read third time
02/18/2025
House
Read second time
02/14/2025
House
Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
02/13/2025
House
Assigned Approps sub: Health & Human Resources
02/13/2025
House
Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
02/11/2025
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
02/06/2025
House
Assigned sub: Behavioral Health
02/06/2025
House
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
02/06/2025
House
Read first time
02/06/2025
House
Placed on Calendar
02/03/2025
Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/03/2025
Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB838)
01/31/2025
Senate
Printed as engrossed 25105600D-ES1
01/31/2025
Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute as amended
01/31/2025
Senate
Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to
01/31/2025
Senate
Reading of amendment waived
01/31/2025
Senate
Rehabilitation and Social Services agreed to
01/31/2025
Senate
Reading of substitute waived
01/31/2025
Senate
Read second time
01/30/2025
Senate
Passed by for the day
01/30/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
01/30/2025
Senate
Rules suspended
01/30/2025
Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB838)
01/29/2025
Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
01/24/2025
Senate
Committee substitute printed 25105600D-S1
01/24/2025
Senate
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N 1-A)
01/16/2025
Senate
Rereferred from Education and Health to Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)
01/02/2025
Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/02/2025
Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102136D
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