# Virginia SB308: Drug overdose and drug overdose deaths; VDH to develop plan for opioid overdose response.

Virginia SB308, Drug overdose and drug overdose deaths; VDH to develop plan for opioid overdose response., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Stella G. Pekarsky (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0668)) (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB308-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB308
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Drug overdose and drug overdose deaths; VDH to develop plan for opioid overdose response.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0668)
- Sponsor: Stella G. Pekarsky (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 14 (408 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 HB 794.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- State plan to cut overdose deaths: benefit, low. The law requires the Virginia Department of Health to create a statewide opioid overdose response plan. The goal is to reduce drug overdoses and overdose deaths. The Department evaluates current prevention, intervention, and treatment efforts and identifies needs. It works with the Secretaries of E…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Stella G. Pekarsky (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | House substitute agreed to by Senate | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-02 | House | Passed House with substitute Block Vote | pass | 98 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-02 | House | Passed House with substitute Block Vote | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Reported from Appropriations | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Reconsidered by Health and Human Services | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute | pass | 20 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | Senate | Education and Health Substitute rejected | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | Senate | Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-09 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-09 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (47)

- 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0668) (Governor)
- 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 668 (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 (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB308) (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB308ER) (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-04: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Passed House with substitute Block Vote (99-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-02: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House (House)
- 2026-03-02: Passed House with substitute Block Vote (98-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-02: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-03-02: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-03-02: Read third time (House)
- 2026-02-27: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-25: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-23: Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources (House)
- 2026-02-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB308) (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Committee substitute printed 26108255D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-19: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-19: Reconsidered by Health and Human Services (House)
- 2026-02-19: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (20-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-17: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-17: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2026-02-17: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-13: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB308) (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Education and Health Substitute rejected (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Committee substitute printed 26107252D-S2 (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Committee substitute printed 26106366D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Senate committee offered (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N 1-A) (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Senate subcommittee offered (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Assigned Education sub: Health (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB308) (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104744D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221785.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221784.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1198833.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1198832.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-19: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169907.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169906.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1133937.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1133936.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-01-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1104912.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1104911.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1098612.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1098611.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088887.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088886.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/1221785.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221784.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1198833.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1198832.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169907.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169906.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1133937.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1133936.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1104912.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1104911.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1098612.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1098611.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088887.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088886.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-SB308-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).