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SB270Introduced in the Senate

Recovery residences; regulations.

Passed

Introduced by Schuyler VanValkenburg, District 16

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Recovery residences; regulations. Establishes certain requirements for recovery residences and directs the State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (the Board) to promulgate regulations to establish minimum certification standards for recovery residences. The bill also requires that the regulations promulgated by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (the Department) related to the certification of recovery residences include provisions that no recovery residence, or operator, employee, or agent of a recovery residence, may require a resident to participate in medical or psychological services, including clinical substance use treatment, that such recovery residence receives financial benefit from, either directly or indirectly, as a condition of entering or continuing residence at such recovery residence. The bill requires the Department to monitor credentialing agencies providing credentials to recovery residences to ensure criteria related to certification comply with regulations and specifies that no such credentialing agency shall provide credentials to a recovery residence that is owned or operated by an individual who is employed by or in a position of authority at such credentialing agency, or an immediate family member of any such individual. The bill also requires that referrals to recovery residences made by the Department, any agency of the Commonwealth, or a court may only be made to recovery residences that are certified. This bill is identical to HB 931.

Where it stands

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1000)

April 22, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

9 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A) · April 22, 2026

21

Yes

18

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker5Yes
Michael Jones77Yes
Timmy French1No
Mark Obenshain2No
Chris Head3Absent
David Suetterlein4No
Travis Hackworth5No
Todd Pillion6No
William Stanley7No
Mark Peake8No

Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104739D

  2. Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services

  3. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB270)

  4. Senate committee offered

  5. Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

  6. Committee substitute printed 26107432D-S1

  7. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB270)

  8. Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)

  9. Rules suspended

  10. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)

  11. Passed by for the day

  12. Committee substitute printed 26107884D-S2

  13. Read second time

  14. Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute rejected

  15. Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to

  16. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  17. Rules suspended

  18. Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

  19. Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

  20. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB270)

  21. Placed on Calendar

  22. Read first time

  23. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

  24. Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 0-N 1-A)

  25. Committee substitute printed 26108534D-H1

  26. Read second time

  27. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB270)

  28. Read third time

  29. committee substitute agreed to

  30. Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  31. Passed House with substitute (96-Y 0-N 0-A)

  32. House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)

  33. House insisted on substitute

  34. House requested conference committee

  35. Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  36. Conferees appointed by Senate

  37. Senate Conferees: VanValkenburg, Favola, Reeves

  38. Conferees appointed by House

  39. House Conferees:Simon, Willett, Scott, P.A.

  40. Conference Report released

  41. Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A)

  42. Conference report agreed to by House (94-Y 0-N 0-A)

  43. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB270)

  44. Enrolled

  45. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB270ER)

  46. Signed by President

  47. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB270)

  48. Signed by Speaker

  49. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026

  50. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  51. Governor's recommendation received by Senate

  52. Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A)

  53. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (97-Y 0-N 0-A)

  54. Governor's recommendation adopted

  55. Reenrolled

  56. Reenrolled bill text (SB270ER2)

  57. Signed by Speaker

  58. Signed by President

  59. Approved by Governor-Chapter 1000 (Effective - see bill)

  60. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1000)

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