HB652Introduced in the House of Delegates
Parental prenatal & postnatal substance use; work group to evaluate Commonwealth's response to use.
Introduced by C.E. Hayes, District 91
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Department of Social Services; Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; Department of Health; prenatal and postnatal substance use; work group; report. Directs the Department of Social Services, Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, and Department of Health to convene a work group to evaluate the Commonwealth's response to parental prenatal and postnatal substance use, the services available to address such substance use, and the effects of such substance use on newborns and children. The bill requires the work group to submit a written report of its findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the Senate Committees on Education and Health and Rehabilitation and Social Services and the House Committee on Health and Human Services by December 1, 2026. This bill is identical to SB 133.
Where it stands
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0650)
April 13, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
4 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · March 3, 2026
40
Yes
0
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
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See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Bennett-Parker | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Jones | 77 | Yes |
| Timmy French | 1 | Yes |
| Mark Obenshain | 2 | Yes |
| Chris Head | 3 | Yes |
| David Suetterlein | 4 | Yes |
| Travis Hackworth | 5 | Yes |
| Todd Pillion | 6 | Yes |
| William Stanley | 7 | Yes |
| Mark Peake | 8 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103940D
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
Assigned sub: Social Services
House subcommittee offered
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (16-Y 6-N)
Committee substitute printed 26106260D-H1
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB652)
Read first time
Read second time
committee substitute agreed to
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Read third time and passed House (66-Y 32-N 0-A)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Rereferred from Education and Health to Rehabilitation and Social Services (13-Y 0-N)
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
Read third time
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB652)
Enrolled
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB652ER)
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 650 (effective 7/1/2026)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0650)
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