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VA SB706

Bill

Status

Enrolled

2/26/2026

Primary Sponsor

Kannan Srinivasan

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the Virginia Department of Health to maintain a list of all agencies and organizations that request and receive opioid antagonists (such as naloxone) through its distribution program

  • Mandates quarterly reports to legislative committees and the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority detailing each recipient organization's name, service area, quantities requested and received, specific formulations and dosages, and fulfillment dates

  • Directs the Department to develop a methodology for estimating annual opioid antagonist distribution program costs, incorporating factors such as account saturation goals, community needs, local resources, and product costs

  • Requires an annual report estimating program costs for the following fiscal year to be submitted to the Joint Commission on Health Care and appropriations committee chairs by December 1 each year

Legislative Description

Opioid antagonist; distribution program, reports.

Last Action

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

3/10/2026

Committee Referrals

Health and Human Services2/9/2026
Education: Health1/27/2026
Education and Health1/14/2026

Full Bill Text

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