Why 3/5: It establishes new requirements for grants funding critical substance use disorder treatment services in jails.
This bill modifies grant procedures for the Virginia Opioid Use Reduction and Jail-Based Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Transition Fund, impacting how local and regional jails receive money for substance use disorder treatment. Grants will now be awarded for up to three years, requiring applicants to demonstrate a plan for financial self-sufficiency.
Referred to committee
Rereferred from Courts of Justice to Rehabilitation and Social Services (12-Y 0-N)
Cleared committee
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
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Rules suspended
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Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
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Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
Third reading
Read third time
Passed a chamber
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Enrolled
Enrolled
Passed a chamber
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB455ER)
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Summarized from the official bill text (“Va. Opioid Use Red. & Jail-Based Substance Use Disorder Trtmt. and Transition Fund; grant procedure.”) · Read the actual bill →
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Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB455)
Passed a chamber
Signed by Speaker
Passed a chamber
Signed by President
Enrolled
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
Sent to the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Line-item veto
Governor's recommendation received by House