---
type: "Bill"
title: "DCJS; removes requirement to develop model addiction recovery program."
description: "Department of Criminal Justice Services; powers and duties; local and regional jails; repeal of model addiction recovery program. Removes the requirement that the Department of Criminal Justice Services, in consultation with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, develop a model addiction recovery program that may be administered by sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, jail officers, administrators, or superintendents in any local or regional jail. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care. This bill is identical to HB 454."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 690"
citation: "Virginia SB 690 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kannan Srinivasan"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 26
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-01-14"
last_action: "2026-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7b75002c-0f0e-4971-9327-3e7b51b9a0e8"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB690"
source_hash: "1d3f5e5bc90bb17bd1392e13a46216b6b9e0177c272c5107f8e9a6c5475d511c"
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 SB 690 (2026) — DCJS; removes requirement to develop model addiction recovery program.

Department of Criminal Justice Services; powers and duties; local and regional jails; repeal of model addiction recovery program. Removes the requirement that the Department of Criminal Justice Services, in consultation with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, develop a model addiction recovery program that may be administered by sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, jail officers, administrators, or superintendents in any local or regional jail. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care. This bill is identical to HB 454.

## 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/1091966.PDF)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1198762.PDF)

## Votes

- Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services — **13–1** (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage R — **37–2** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Public Safety — **21–1** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations — **15–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kannan Srinivasan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-14** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102549D `filing, introduction`
- **2026-01-14** Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-29** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB690)
- **2026-02-06** Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-11** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-12** Rules suspended
- **2026-02-12** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- **2026-02-12** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- **2026-02-13** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-13** Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- **2026-02-16** Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 2-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-20** Placed on Calendar
- **2026-02-20** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2026-02-20** Referred to Committee on Public Safety `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-27** Reported from Public Safety (21-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-03** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-04** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-04** Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
- **2026-03-10** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-03-10** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB690ER) `passage`
- **2026-03-10** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-10** Signed by President `passage`
- **2026-03-11** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB690)
- **2026-03-14** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-14** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 828 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7b75002c-0f0e-4971-9327-3e7b51b9a0e8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).