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Bill Peer recovery specialists; VDH & DOC to develop guidelines for hiring. Department of Health; Department of Corrections; peer recovery specialists. Directs the Virginia Department of Health and the Virginia Department of Corrections to develop agency guidelines for hiring peer recovery specialists with previous criminal convictions for compensated employment. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care. This bill is identical to HB 209. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2026 SB 608 Virginia SB 608 (2026)
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Virginia SB 608 (2026) — Peer recovery specialists; VDH & DOC to develop guidelines for hiring.

Department of Health; Department of Corrections; peer recovery specialists. Directs the Virginia Department of Health and the Virginia Department of Corrections to develop agency guidelines for hiring peer recovery specialists with previous criminal convictions for compensated employment. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care. This bill is identical to HB 209.

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. Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendment (committee substitute) — source
  5. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Health and Human Services — 210 (pass) · lower
  • Passage R — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendment — 150 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed R — 380 (pass) · upper
  • H VOTE: — 980 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Todd E. Pillion — primary (person)
  • Adam P. Ebbin — cosponsor (person)
  • Tammy Brankley Mulchi — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2026-01-14 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102529D filing, introduction
  • 2026-01-14 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services referral-committee
  • 2026-01-23 Senate committee offered
  • 2026-01-23 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendment (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2026-01-23 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB608)
  • 2026-01-26 Read first time reading-1
  • 2026-01-26 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
  • 2026-01-26 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
  • 2026-01-26 Passed by for the day
  • 2026-01-26 Passed by for the day
  • 2026-01-27 Read second time reading-2
  • 2026-01-27 Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendment agreed to amendment-passage
  • 2026-01-27 Engrossed by Senate as amended Block Vote (Voice Vote)
  • 2026-01-28 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) passage, reading-3
  • 2026-02-04 Placed on Calendar
  • 2026-02-04 Read first time reading-1
  • 2026-02-04 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services referral-committee
  • 2026-02-13 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB608)
  • 2026-02-19 Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2026-02-23 Read second time reading-2
  • 2026-02-24 Read third time reading-3
  • 2026-02-24 Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) passage
  • 2026-02-26 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2026-02-26 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB608ER) passage
  • 2026-02-26 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB608)
  • 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
  • 2026-04-06 Approved by Governor-Chapter 91 (effective 7/1/2026) executive-signature
  • 2026-04-06 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0091)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/fbd801a2-1ae6-435a-87bb-720726db5e12. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).