HB1063Introduced in the House of Delegates
Opioid antagonist; distribution program, reports.
Introduced by Keith Hodges, District 68
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Department of Health; opioid antagonist distribution program; reports. Directs the Department of Health to maintain a list of agencies and organizations that submit requests for and receive opioid antagonists through its distribution program and requires the Department to submit a quarterly report to the Chairs of the House Committee on Appropriations, the House Committee on Health and Human Services, the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Education and Health, and the chair of the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority on its distribution of opioid antagonists. The bill requires the Department to submit an annual report to the Joint Commission on Health Care and the Chairs of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations by December 1 of each year estimating the costs of the opioid antagonist distribution program for the following fiscal year using a methodology developed by the Department pursuant to parameters set out in the bill. As introduced, the bill was a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care.
Where it stands
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0729)
April 13, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
5 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
4 recorded votes · each counted separately
House of DelegatesStage: Senate substitute agreed to by House (95-Y 1-N 0-A) · March 6, 2026
95
Yes
1
No
3
Absent or Not Voting
99 delegates recorded in this House of Delegates vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each delegate voted
| Delegate | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Hope | 1 | Yes |
| Adele McClure | 2 | Yes |
| Alfonso Lopez | 3 | Yes |
| Charniele Herring | 4 | Yes |
| Kirk McPike | 5 | Yes |
| Richard Sullivan | 6 | Yes |
| Karen Keys-Gamarra | 7 | Absent |
| Irene Shin | 8 | Yes |
| Karrie Delaney | 9 | Yes |
| Dan Helmer | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103580D
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1063)
Assigned sub: Behavioral Health
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)
Read first time
Read second time and engrossed
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Assigned Education sub: Health
Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Senate committee offered
Committee substitute printed 26108700D-S1
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1063)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
Read third time
Education and Health Substitute agreed to
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Senate substitute agreed to by House (95-Y 1-N 0-A)
Enrolled
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1063ER)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1063)
Signed by Speaker
Signed by President
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 729 (effective 7/1/2026)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0729)
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