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type: "Bill"
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title: "Comprehensive mental health, substance abuse, & developmt. disability crisis services; written plan."
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description: "Comprehensive crisis system; Marcus alert system; Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; comprehensive mental health, substance abuse, and developmental disability crisis services; written plan. Allows the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, in collaboration with the Department of Criminal Justice Services, to amend the written plan created pursuant to relevant law after the publication of such written plan, provided that (i) the stakeholders listed in relevant law are consulted during the development of any new language to be added to such written plan and (ii) a public comment period of no less than 30 days is held prior to the finalization of such written plan. The bill also provides that the written plan shall serve as the operational framework for relevant components of the comprehensive crisis system and the Marcus alert system and that state agencies and local implementing partners shall align their policies, procedures, and operations on an ongoing basis with the requirements and guidance set forth in the written plan, as amended. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Behavioral Health Commission. This bill is identical to SB 513."
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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 453"
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citation: "Virginia HB 453 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Rodney T. Willett"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 30
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2026-01-12"
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last_action: "2026-04-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ff260b9-fb4e-43e0-af3a-5c5318a5c39e"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB453"
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source_hash: "3d764f40941357f0fd532c777157d36a30644214b44ff91766e96ca00aa8940f"
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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 453 (2026) — Comprehensive mental health, substance abuse, & developmt. disability crisis services; written plan.
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Comprehensive crisis system; Marcus alert system; Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; comprehensive mental health, substance abuse, and developmental disability crisis services; written plan. Allows the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, in collaboration with the Department of Criminal Justice Services, to amend the written plan created pursuant to relevant law after the publication of such written plan, provided that (i) the stakeholders listed in relevant law are consulted during the development of any new language to be added to such written plan and (ii) a public comment period of no less than 30 days is held prior to the finalization of such written plan. The bill also provides that the written plan shall serve as the operational framework for relevant components of the comprehensive crisis system and the Marcus alert system and that state agencies and local implementing partners shall align their policies, procedures, and operations on an ongoing basis with the requirements and guidance set forth in the written plan, as amended. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Behavioral Health Commission. This bill is identical to SB 513.
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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/1084509.PDF)
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2. **Behavioral Health Subcommittee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1093672.HTML)
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3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1098373.PDF)
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4. **Health and Human Services Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1097388.HTML)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1197775.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Rereferred from Education and Health — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Rodney T. Willett — primary (person)
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- Amy J. Laufer — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-12** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102856D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-12** Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-21** Assigned sub: Behavioral Health `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-21** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB453)
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- **2026-01-22** House subcommittee offered
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- **2026-01-22** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
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- **2026-01-27** Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-01-29** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-01-30** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-01-30** committee amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-01-30** Engrossed by House as amended
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- **2026-02-02** Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-03** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB453)
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- **2026-02-03** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-03** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-19** Rereferred from Education and Health to Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-27** Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-02** Rules suspended
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- **2026-03-02** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-02** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-03** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-03** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB453)
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- **2026-03-10** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-10** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB453ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-10** 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 797 (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/6ff260b9-fb4e-43e0-af3a-5c5318a5c39e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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