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VA SB317
Bill
Status
2/18/2026
Primary Sponsor
Russet Perry
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AI Summary
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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
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Expands existing law-enforcement cooperation agreements to explicitly include co-response teams staffed by one or more law-enforcement agencies serving multiple localities
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Amends Virginia Code § 15.2-1726 governing reciprocal agreements between localities, federal agencies, campus police, Capitol Police, and private police departments
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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