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VA SB317

Bill

Status

Enrolled

2/18/2026

Primary Sponsor

Russet Perry

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes Virginia localities to enter into interjurisdictional agreements to develop behavioral health co-response teams that respond to mental health-related calls across multiple jurisdictions

  • Expands existing law-enforcement cooperation agreements to explicitly include co-response teams staffed by one or more law-enforcement agencies serving multiple localities

  • Amends Virginia Code § 15.2-1726 governing reciprocal agreements between localities, federal agencies, campus police, Capitol Police, and private police departments

  • Maintains existing provisions allowing agreements for 911 dispatch coordination, boundary line designation, unmarked vehicle loans, and police department consolidation

Legislative Description

Interjurisdictional law-enforcement agreements; development of behavioral health co-response teams.

Last Action

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

3/10/2026

Committee Referrals

Public Safety2/4/2026
Local Government1/13/2026

Full Bill Text

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