# Virginia HB896: Substantial Risk Order Training Program; established, delayed effective date, report. Virginia HB896, Substantial Risk Order Training Program; established, delayed effective date, report., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0696)) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB896-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB896 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Substantial Risk Order Training Program; established, delayed effective date, report. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0696) - Sponsor: Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 13 (244 yes, 118 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Substantial risk orders; Substantial Risk Order Training Program established; annual report. Directs the Department of Criminal Justice Services to establish the Substantial Risk Order Training Program for the purposes of training law-enforcement agencies and other public institutions throughout the Commonwealth to use and implement the substantial risk order law. The bill directs all law-enforcement officers to receive training in the use and implementation of substantial risk orders. The bill requires the programming to provide training regarding proper procedures to follow, the circumstances under which the law can be used, the benefits to public safety from proper use of the law, and the harm that may ensue from the law not being used when lawfully available. The Program also includes efforts to educate the public on and increase awareness of the substantial risk order law. The bill requires the Department to report by November 1 each year to the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security regarding the use of Program funds, details of the content of programming developed, and the effectiveness of the Program in assisting law-enforcement agencies and other public institutions in the use of the substantial risk order law. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.The bill requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services to evaluate all potential funding sources for the Program and submit a report on its findings, including the availability of federal funding, to the Chairs of the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and for Courts of Justice and the House Committees on Appropriations and for Courts of Justice no later than November 1, 2026. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New risk order training for Virginia police: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2027, Virginia’s Department of Criminal Justice Services must establish a statewide Substantial Risk Order Training Program. It serves police and other public institution staff, covering how and when to use the state’s substantial risk order law. Training covers public-safety bene… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-11 | House | Senate substitute agreed to by House | pass | 64 | 35 | | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute | pass | 21 | 19 | | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | 10 | 5 | | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 9 | 6 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 61 | 35 | | | 2026-02-11 | House | Reported from Appropriations | pass | 15 | 7 | | | 2026-02-11 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 5 | 2 | | | 2026-02-06 | House | Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations | pass | 15 | 7 | | | 2026-02-05 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations | pass | 5 | 2 | | ## Actions (41) - 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0696) (Governor) - 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor - Chapter 696 (effective - 7/1/2027) (Governor) - 2026-04-01: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB896) (House) - 2026-03-31: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-31: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-31: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-30: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB896ER) (House) - 2026-03-30: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Senate substitute agreed to by House (64-Y 35-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-03-10: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB896) (House) - 2026-03-06: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Committee substitute printed 26109149D-S1 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB896) (House) - 2026-02-18: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-16: Engrossed by House as amended (House) - 2026-02-16: committee amendments agreed to (House) - 2026-02-16: Read second time (House) - 2026-02-13: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-11: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) (House) - 2026-02-11: Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) (House) - 2026-02-06: Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) (House) - 2026-02-06: Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety (House) - 2026-02-05: House subcommittee offered (House) - 2026-02-05: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 2-N) (House) - 2026-01-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB896) (House) - 2026-01-23: Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2 (House) - 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Public Safety (House) - 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104815D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222227.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222226.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212358.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212357.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-03-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1195961.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1195960.PDF) - Engrossed, 2026-02-16: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143968.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143967.PDF) - Amendment, 2026-02-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1133129.HTML) - Amendment, 2026-02-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127934.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128230.HTML) - Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086356.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086355.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/1222227.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222226.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212358.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212357.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1195961.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1195960.PDF) - [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143968.HTML) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143967.PDF) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1133129.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127934.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128230.HTML) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086356.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086355.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-HB896-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).