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type: "Bill"
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title: "Peer recovery specialists; VDH & DOC to develop guidelines for hiring."
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description: "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."
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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: "SB 608"
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citation: "Virginia SB 608 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Todd E. Pillion"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 31
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2026-01-14"
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last_action: "2026-04-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fbd801a2-1ae6-435a-87bb-720726db5e12"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB608"
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source_hash: "6259ca39ef375f8de8cf8655ec81702148895945f676ce169784f3943c932757"
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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 SB 608 (2026) — Peer recovery specialists; VDH & DOC to develop guidelines for hiring.
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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.
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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/1091020.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216383.PDF)
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3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1097323.PDF)
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4. **Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095691.HTML)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1178979.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Health and Human Services — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendment — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Todd E. Pillion — primary (person)
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- Adam P. Ebbin — cosponsor (person)
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- Tammy Brankley Mulchi — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-14** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102529D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-14** Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-23** Senate committee offered
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- **2026-01-23** Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendment (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-01-23** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB608)
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- **2026-01-26** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-01-26** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-01-26** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-01-26** Passed by for the day
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- **2026-01-26** Passed by for the day
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- **2026-01-27** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-01-27** Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-01-27** Engrossed by Senate as amended Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-01-28** Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-04** Placed on Calendar
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- **2026-02-04** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-04** Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-13** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB608)
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- **2026-02-19** Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-23** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-24** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-24** Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-02-26** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-02-26** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB608ER) `passage`
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- **2026-02-26** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB608)
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- **2026-02-26** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-02-26** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-10** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-06** Approved by Governor-Chapter 91 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-06** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0091)
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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/fbd801a2-1ae6-435a-87bb-720726db5e12`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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