---
type: "Bill"
title: "Marcus Alert Evaluation Task Force; created."
description: "Marcus Alert Evaluation Task Force creation. Requires the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to convene and adjust and update the membership of a Marcus Alert Evaluation Task Force to assist in determining the effectiveness of the Marcus Alert system. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Behavioral Health Commission. This bill is identical to SB 514."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 225"
citation: "Virginia HB 225 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Patrick A. Hope"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 30
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-01-08"
last_action: "2026-04-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6768e477-0a5b-4355-9c37-85d664242b13"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB225"
source_hash: "7d08c70be592202c33bcbe8c9b4a619fcf03afff2671ad1eb6f2b1f75e41ef17"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia HB 225 (2026) — Marcus Alert Evaluation Task Force; created.

Marcus Alert Evaluation Task Force creation. Requires the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to convene and adjust and update the membership of a Marcus Alert Evaluation Task Force to assist in determining the effectiveness of the Marcus Alert system. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Behavioral Health Commission. This bill is identical to SB 514.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083158.PDF)
2. **Behavioral Health Subcommittee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1101336.HTML)
3. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217734.PDF)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1114929.PDF)
5. **Health and Human Services Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1113828.HTML)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179577.PDF)

## Votes

- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage R — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) — **7–1** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services — **15–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Patrick A. Hope — primary (person)
- Adele Y. McClure — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-01-08** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102861D `filing, introduction`
- **2026-01-08** Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-16** Assigned sub: Behavioral Health `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-19** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB225)
- **2026-01-29** House subcommittee offered
- **2026-01-29** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 1-N)
- **2026-02-03** Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-05** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2026-02-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-06** committee amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-06** Engrossed by House as amended
- **2026-02-09** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB225)
- **2026-02-09** Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-10** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- **2026-02-10** Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-20** Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-23** Rules suspended
- **2026-02-23** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
- **2026-02-23** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- **2026-02-24** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2026-02-24** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
- **2026-02-26** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-02-26** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB225ER) `passage`
- **2026-02-26** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB225)
- **2026-02-26** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2026-02-26** Signed by President `passage`
- **2026-03-10** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-10** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-08** Approved by Governor-Chapter 370 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-08** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0370)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6768e477-0a5b-4355-9c37-85d664242b13`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).