# Virginia HB794: Drug overdose and drug overdose deaths; VDH to develop plan for opioid overdose response.

Virginia HB794, Drug overdose and drug overdose deaths; VDH to develop plan for opioid overdose response., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Atoosa R. Reaser (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0667)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB794
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Drug overdose and drug overdose deaths; VDH to develop plan for opioid overdose response.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0667)
- Sponsor: Atoosa R. Reaser (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 10 (264 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Department of Health; reduction of opioid overdose and opioid overdose deaths; report. Directs the Department of Health to develop a strategic plan for opioid overdose response to reduce rates of drug overdose and drug overdose deaths in the Commonwealth and to provide a report on the status of such strategic plan and its implementation to the Governor, the Chairs of the House Committees on Appropriations and Health and Human Services and the Senate Committees on Education and Health and Finance and Appropriations, and the Joint Commission on Health Care by November 1, 2026, and annually thereafter. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care. This bill is identical to SB 308.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Virginia health plan to cut opioid overdoses: benefit, low. The law requires the Virginia Department of Health to create a statewide plan to reduce opioid overdoses and deaths. The department evaluates current prevention, intervention, and treatment efforts to find needs and gaps. It works with the Secretaries of Education; Health and Human Resources; and P…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Atoosa R. Reaser (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 96 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-09 | House | Reported from Appropriations with substitute | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-06 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-27 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-22 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (38)

- 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0667) (Governor)
- 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 667 (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: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-11: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB794) (House)
- 2026-03-11: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB794ER) (House)
- 2026-03-11: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-11: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB794) (House)
- 2026-02-13: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (96-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-12: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-02-12: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-12: committee substitute rejected (House)
- 2026-02-12: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-11: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-09: Committee substitute printed 26107377D-H2 (House)
- 2026-02-09: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-06: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-06: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-27: Committee substitute printed 26106031D-H1 (House)
- 2026-01-27: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB794) (House)
- 2026-01-27: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-27: Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources (House)
- 2026-01-22: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-01-22: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-21: Assigned sub: Social Services (House)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104743D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221781.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221780.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199885.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199884.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1135829.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1134025.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1134024.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1135828.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1133393.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1133392.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-01-27: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1097382.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1097381.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-01-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094523.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094616.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094522.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094615.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085926.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085925.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/1221781.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221780.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199885.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199884.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1135829.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1134025.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1134024.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1135828.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1133393.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1133392.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1097382.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1097381.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094523.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094616.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094522.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094615.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085926.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085925.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB794-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).