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| Bill | Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program (VASAP), Commission on; structure and responsibilities. | 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 HB 862. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | SB 391 | Virginia SB 391 (2026) |
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Virginia SB 391 (2026) — Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program (VASAP), Commission on; structure and responsibilities.
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 HB 862.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Appropriations Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- Courts of Justice Amendment (committee substitute) — source
- Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Passage R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Appropriations with substitute — 22–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Courts of Justice — 22–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments — 13–1 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — 35–0 (pass) · upper
- Concur House Substitute R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — 36–0 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 96–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Richard H. Stuart — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-13 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102693D
filing, introduction - 2026-01-13 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2026-01-19 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB391)
- 2026-02-11 Senate committee offered
- 2026-02-11 Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (13-Y 1-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-13 Rules suspended
- 2026-02-13 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-02-13 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-02-16 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-16 Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to
amendment-passage - 2026-02-16 Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote)
- 2026-02-17 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-19 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB391)
- 2026-02-24 Placed on Calendar
- 2026-02-24 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-24 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2026-03-02 Reported from Courts of Justice and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-03-03 Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
referral-committee - 2026-03-04 House committee offered
- 2026-03-04 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-03-04 Committee substitute printed 26109196D-H1
substitution - 2026-03-06 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB391)
- 2026-03-06 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-03-09 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-03-09 committee substitute agreed to
substitution - 2026-03-09 Engrossed by House - committee substitute
substitution - 2026-03-09 Passed House with substitute (96-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-10 House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
substitution - 2026-03-30 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-30 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB391ER)
passage - 2026-03-30 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-31 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-31 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-31 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-06 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB391)
- 2026-04-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 687 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-13 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0687)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0567d514-f2ed-487b-a416-89f059b739dc. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).