republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2025/hb-1877.md

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Bill	Barrier crimes; peer recovery specialists; screening requirements.	Barrier crimes; peer recovery specialists; screening requirements. Modifies the barrier crimes screening assessment requirements for peer recovery specialists applying for employment with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, an employer licensed by the Department, or a community services board to require that such specialists have completed all prison or jail terms, been free of parole or probation for at least five years, have no pending charges in any locality, and not be under probation or parole supervision in order to be eligible for a screening assessment. Under current law, an applicant must also have paid all fines, restitution, and court costs for any prior convictions.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2025	HB 1877	Virginia HB 1877 (2025)	bill		enacted	Katrina Callsen	5	31	7	2025-01-06	2025-03-24	openstates	ocd-bill/5b3fce49-5fc4-487f-a0bc-9b5ab7f405d9	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1877	fb1a72949e20c5a3602b3f80725961379d23a12a8f5eb05938ccf3abe1dfcc68	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia HB 1877 (2025) — Barrier crimes; peer recovery specialists; screening requirements.

Barrier crimes; peer recovery specialists; screening requirements. Modifies the barrier crimes screening assessment requirements for peer recovery specialists applying for employment with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, an employer licensed by the Department, or a community services board to require that such specialists have completed all prison or jail terms, been free of parole or probation for at least five years, have no pending charges in any locality, and not be under probation or parole supervision in order to be eligible for a screening assessment. Under current law, an applicant must also have paid all fines, restitution, and court costs for any prior convictions.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
3. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
4. Health and Human Services Amendments (committee substitute) — source
5. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
• Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) — 8–0 (pass) · lower
• Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
• Reading waived (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
• Read third time and passed House (92-Y 5-N) — 92–5 (pass) · lower
• Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) — 22–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Katrina Callsen — primary (person)
• Anne Ferrell Tata — cosponsor (person)
• Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — cosponsor (person)
• Kathy K.L. Tran — cosponsor (person)
• Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
• Rae Cousins — cosponsor (person)
• Rodney T. Willett — cosponsor (person)
• Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2025-01-06 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25101478D filing, introduction
• 2025-01-06 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services referral-committee
• 2025-01-14 Assigned sub: Behavioral Health referral-committee
• 2025-01-21 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1877)
• 2025-01-23 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
• 2025-01-28 Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2025-01-30 Read first time reading-1
• 2025-01-31 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
• 2025-01-31 Read second time reading-2
• 2025-01-31 Health and Human Services Amendments agreed to amendment-passage
• 2025-01-31 Engrossed by House as amended
• 2025-01-31 Printed as engrossed 25101478D-E
• 2025-02-03 Read third time and passed House (92-Y 5-N) passage, reading-3
• 2025-02-03 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1877)
• 2025-02-04 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
• 2025-02-04 Referred to Committee on Education and Health referral-committee
• 2025-02-07 Assigned Education sub: Health Professions referral-committee
• 2025-02-13 Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2025-02-17 Rules suspended
• 2025-02-17 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)
• 2025-02-17 Passed by for the day
• 2025-02-18 Read third time reading-3
• 2025-02-18 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) passage
• 2025-03-07 Enrolled enrolled
• 2025-03-07 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1877ER) passage
• 2025-03-07 Signed by Speaker passage
• 2025-03-10 Signed by President passage
• 2025-03-11 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1877)
• 2025-03-11 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 enrolled, executive-receipt
• 2025-03-24 Approved by Governor-Chapter 380 (Effective 07/01/25) executive-signature
• 2025-03-24 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0380)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5b3fce49-5fc4-487f-a0bc-9b5ab7f405d9. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).