SB308Introduced in the Senate
Drug overdose and drug overdose deaths; VDH to develop plan for opioid overdose response.
Introduced by Stella Pekarsky, District 36
What does this bill do?
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Official description
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.
Where it stands
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0668)
April 13, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
5 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
5 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · March 4, 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.
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 26104744D
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Assigned Education sub: Health
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB308)
Senate subcommittee offered
Senate committee offered
Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
Committee substitute printed 26106366D-S1
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 26107252D-S2
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
Passed by for the day
Read second time
Education and Health Substitute rejected
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB308)
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
Reconsidered by Health and Human Services
Committee substitute printed 26108255D-H1
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB308)
Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
Read second time
Read third time
committee substitute agreed to
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Passed House with substitute (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
Passed House with substitute Block Vote (99-Y 0-N 0-A)
House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Enrolled
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB308ER)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB308)
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 668 (effective 7/1/2026)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0668)
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