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type: "Bill"
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title: "Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program (VASAP), Commission on; structure and responsibilities."
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description: "Commission on the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program (VASAP). Restructures the existing governance structure and responsibilities of the Commission on VASAP and expands its oversight authority over local alcohol safety action programs. The provisions of the bill related to a fiscal agent locality have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2028. The bill also directs the Commission on VASAP to convene a work group with relevant stakeholders to review the sustainability of the structure and funding model for VASAP and submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Commission on VASAP and the Chairs of the House Committees on Appropriations and for Courts of Justice and the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and for Courts of Justice by October 1, 2026. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Commission on VASAP and is identical to SB 391."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 862"
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citation: "Virginia HB 862 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Rae Cousins"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 36
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2026-01-13"
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last_action: "2026-04-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/946f1e52-2f1f-4126-8625-990bdf5a4289"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB862"
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source_hash: "56cea29a56bb5887fcbf50fd720c4726575d9cbff4770b7f370149e0a7a41b42"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 862 (2026) — Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program (VASAP), Commission on; structure and responsibilities.
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Commission on the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program (VASAP). Restructures the existing governance structure and responsibilities of the Commission on VASAP and expands its oversight authority over local alcohol safety action programs. The provisions of the bill related to a fiscal agent locality have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2028. The bill also directs the Commission on VASAP to convene a work group with relevant stakeholders to review the sustainability of the structure and funding model for VASAP and submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Commission on VASAP and the Chairs of the House Committees on Appropriations and for Courts of Justice and the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and for Courts of Justice by October 1, 2026. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Commission on VASAP and is identical to SB 391.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086557.PDF)
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2. **Courts of Justice Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1142400.HTML)
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3. **Criminal Subcommittee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1133799.HTML)
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4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143979.PDF)
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5. **Finance and Appropriations Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191971.PDF)
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6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1203404.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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- H VOTE: — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Courts of Justice — **13–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Rae Cousins — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101554D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Public Safety `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-19** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB862)
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- **2026-01-23** Referred from Public Safety and referred to Courts of Justice (Voice Vote) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-03** Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-06** House subcommittee offered
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- **2026-02-06** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
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- **2026-02-11** Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-13** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-16** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-16** committee amendments agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-02-16** Engrossed by House as amended
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- **2026-02-17** Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-18** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-18** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-19** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB862)
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- **2026-02-23** Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-03** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-03** Rules suspended
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- **2026-03-03** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-03** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-04** Committee substitute printed 26108937D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2026-03-04** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-04** Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
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- **2026-03-04** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-03-04** Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-06** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB862)
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- **2026-03-06** Senate substitute agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) `substitution`
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- **2026-03-13** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-13** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB862ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-13** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB862)
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- **2026-03-13** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-13** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-14** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-14** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 686 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/946f1e52-2f1f-4126-8625-990bdf5a4289`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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