# Virginia HB681: Retired law-enforcement officers; emergency and temporary detention admissions. Virginia HB681, Retired law-enforcement officers; emergency and temporary detention admissions., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0661)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB681-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB681 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Retired law-enforcement officers; emergency and temporary detention admissions. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0661) - Sponsor: C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (222 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary Retired law-enforcement officers; emergency and temporary detention admissions. Clarifies that the term "law-enforcement officer" as used in relevant law relating to emergency and involuntary civil admissions includes retired law-enforcement officers, defined in the bill, for the purposes of laws related to emergency custody and involuntary temporary detention.The provisions of this bill are identical to relevant provisions of SB 75. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Police or approved others can transport: benefit, low. For emergency custody, a magistrate names the main police agency to act and can approve an alternative transporter, like a family member, CSB staff, or another trained provider, if they are available, willing, and able. Police must take custody and hand the person to the approved provider, and a co… - Retired officers can serve with approval: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, a retired officer may serve as a law-enforcement officer for these duties if a local agency authorizes them. They must have been an active officer within the last 10 years and have retired or resigned in good standing. Prior service with similar duties at federal, state, or… - Who transports after detention order: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, a magistrate must name which police agency will carry out a temporary detention order. If the person’s home jurisdiction is over 50 miles away, the local agency where the person is found must act. A named alternative transporter may be used if they are available, willing, ab… - Medical checks and support during evaluation: benefit, low. If you are taken into emergency custody, you are taken at once for an evaluation by a community services board designee or a certified evaluator. Transport to a hospital for an emergency medical exam or a doctor-required exam before admission is allowed, and care must be provided right away under s… - Emergency custody rules, time limits, rights: mixed, medium. A magistrate or court may order emergency custody when there is probable cause a person has a mental illness, is likely to cause or suffer serious harm soon, needs treatment, and will not or cannot volunteer. An officer may also take the person into custody without a warrant based on observations o… - Trained transport staff restraints and immunity: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, employees or contractors of a contracted alternative transport provider may use restraints only after less-restrictive steps fail and only to keep people safe or prevent escape. Anyone who provides alternative transportation under this section is not liable to the person tra… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services Block Vote | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2026-02-09 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 98 | 0 | | | 2026-02-03 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2026-01-29 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (26) - 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0661) (Governor) - 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 661 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-03-14: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-14: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-12: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB681) (House) - 2026-03-10: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB681ER) (House) - 2026-03-10: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-10: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-03: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services Block Vote (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB681) (House) - 2026-02-10: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (98-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-06: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2026-02-05: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-03: Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-29: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-21: Assigned sub: Behavioral Health (House) - 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House) - 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102815D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221757.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221756.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1197820.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1197819.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085480.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085479.PDF) ## Related bills - HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed) - HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed) - HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed) - HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221757.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221756.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1197820.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1197819.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085480.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085479.PDF) ## Related - [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026) - [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026) - [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026) - [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026) - [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026) - [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB681-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).