# Virginia SB599: Va. Opioid Use Red. & Jail-Based Substance Use Disorder Trtmt. and Transition Fund; grant procedure. Virginia SB599, Va. Opioid Use Red. & Jail-Based Substance Use Disorder Trtmt. and Transition Fund; grant procedure., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Kannan Srinivasan (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-22 (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N 0-A)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB599-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB599 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Va. Opioid Use Red. & Jail-Based Substance Use Disorder Trtmt. and Transition Fund; grant procedure. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-04-22, House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N 0-A) - Sponsor: Kannan Srinivasan (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 10 (353 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Virginia Opioid Use Reduction and Jail-Based Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Transition Fund; grant procedures. Requires the grant procedure to govern funds awarded to local and regional jails for the planning or operation of substance use disorder treatment services and transition services for persons with substance use disorder who are incarcerated in local and regional jails to include requirements that (i) any grant awarded shall be made for up to three years and (ii) an applicant for a grant submit a plan demonstrating how such applicant will become independently financially viable within the time period for which the grant is awarded. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care and is identical to HB 455. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More addiction treatment in Virginia jails: benefit, low. The law creates a state fund to expand addiction treatment and reentry help in local and regional jails. The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services runs it and must set grant rules with sheriffs and regional jails. Money can pay for planning and running services like medication-… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kannan Srinivasan (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-22 | House | House concurred in Governor's recommendation | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2026-04-22 | Senate | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-02-25 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | House | Reported from Public Safety | pass | 20 | 0 | | | 2026-02-11 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-09 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-09 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-02-06 | Senate | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services | pass | 12 | 0 | 1 | | 2026-01-26 | Senate | Rereferred from Courts of Justice to Rehabilitation and Social Services | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (36) - 2026-04-22: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-04-22: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1020) (Governor) - 2026-04-22: Reenrolled bill text (SB599ER2) (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Reenrolled (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1020 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-04-22: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-04-22: Governor's recommendation adopted (Governor) - 2026-04-11: Governor's recommendation received by Senate (Governor) - 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB599) (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB599ER) (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-02-25: Passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-25: Read third time (House) - 2026-02-24: Read second time (House) - 2026-02-20: Reported from Public Safety (20-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-02-17: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-17: Referred to Committee on Public Safety (House) - 2026-02-17: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2026-02-11: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Engrossed by Senate (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: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (12-Y 0-N 1-A) (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB599) (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Rereferred from Courts of Justice to Rehabilitation and Social Services (9-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102551D (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224963.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224962.PDF) - Reenrolled, 2026-04-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1220886.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1220885.PDF) - Gov Recommendation, 2026-04-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219186.HTML) - Enrolled, 2026-02-27: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181655.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181654.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091002.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091001.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/1224963.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224962.PDF) - [Reenrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1220886.HTML) - [Reenrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1220885.PDF) - [Gov Recommendation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219186.HTML) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181655.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181654.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091002.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091001.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-SB599-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).