SB641
Senate Bill
Signed by Governor
Office-based buprenorphine treatment; Board of Medicine to amend regulations.
Board of Medicine; office-based buprenorphine treatment; counseling. Directs the Board of Medicine to amend its regulations regarding office-based buprenorphine treatment to require providers to offer counseling or referral to counseling to each patient as clinically necessary and mutually agreed-upon. The bill specifies that a patient's refusal of counseling does not preclude the patient from receiving office-based buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care and is identical to HB 712.
Bill Details
State
Virginia
Session
2026 Regular Regular Session
Chamber
Senate
Official Source
LegiScan
Sponsors
Todd Pillion
(Sen - R)
Luther Cifers
(Sen - R)
Christie New Craig
(Sen - R)
Timmy French
(Sen - R)
Travis Hackworth
(Sen - R)
Ryan McDougle
(Sen - R)
Tammy Brankley Mulchi
(Sen - R)
Mark Obenshain
(Sen - R)
Mark Peake
(Sen - R)
Bryce Reeves
(Sen - R)
William Stanley
(Sen - R)
Richard Stuart
(Sen - R)
Glen Sturtevant
(Sen - R)
Action History
2026-04-06
Approved by Governor-Chapter 208 (effective 7/1/2026)
2026-04-06
Approved by Governor-Chapter 208 (effective 7/1/2026)
2026-03-10
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
2026-03-10
S
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
2026-03-02
S
Fiscal Impact statement From DPB (3/2/2026 2:20 pm)
2026-02-26
S
Signed by President
2026-02-26
H
Signed by Speaker
2026-02-26
S
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB641ER)
2026-02-26
S
Enrolled
2026-02-24
H
Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-24
H
Read third time
2026-02-23
H
Read second time
2026-02-19
H
Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N)
2026-02-13
H
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
2026-02-13
H
Read first time
2026-02-13
H
Placed on Calendar
2026-02-10
S
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-09
S
Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
2026-02-09
S
Read second time
2026-02-06
S
Passed by for the day
2026-02-06
S
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
2026-02-06
S
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-06
S
Rules suspended
2026-02-05
S
Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
2026-01-30
S
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
2026-01-21
S
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB641)
2026-01-14
S
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2026-01-14
S
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104754D
Votes
2026-02-05
Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
Yea: 14
Nay: 0
2026-02-06
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Yea: 39
Nay: 0
2026-02-10
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Yea: 40
Nay: 0
2026-02-19
Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N)
Yea: 21
Nay: 0
2026-02-24
Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
Yea: 98
Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-01-14
S
Education and Health
2026-01-30
S
Education: Health Professions
2026-02-13
H
Health and Human Services
Bill Text Versions
2026-01-14
Introduced
2026-02-12
Comm Sub
2026-02-26
Enrolled
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