2025 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
HB1760: Mental health for children 5 yrs. of age or younger; DBHDS, et al., to develop screening, etc.
Legislative Summary
Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Act; report. Directs the Department of Health, in collaboration with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and the Department of Education, to convene a work group to develop a plan to (i) create a mental health screening and assessment tool for children in early childhood care and (ii) provide mental health consultation resources and training to early childhood education providers, pediatric health providers, and families. The work group shall report its findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations by November 1, 2025.
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Bill History
1/5/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101729D
House of Delegates
1/5/2025
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
House of Delegates
1/13/2025
Assigned sub: Behavioral Health
House of Delegates
1/23/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (6-Y 2-N)
House of Delegates
1/26/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1760)
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (16-Y 6-N)
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Assigned Approps sub: Health & Human Resources
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Committee substitute printed 25106285D-H1
House of Delegates
2/2/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Appropriations Substitute agreed to
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Read third time and passed House (72-Y 24-N)
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
2/5/2025
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Senate
2/10/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1760)
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Assigned Education sub: Health
Senate
2/13/2025
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/17/2025
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/19/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/19/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/19/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/20/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/20/2025
Reading of amendment waived
Senate
2/20/2025
Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to
Senate
2/20/2025
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Senate
2/20/2025
Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/20/2025
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/20/2025
Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/20/2025
Senate Amendment agreed to by House (64-Y 31-N)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1760ER)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/11/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1760)
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 549 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/24/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0549)
Amendments
Finance and Appropriations Amendment
Finance and Appropriations Amendment
Not Adopted
Senate Amendment
Senate Amendment
Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
2/20/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2/20/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
2/20/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Amendment agreed to by House (64-Y 31-N)
2/20/2025
64
Yea
31
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
2/19/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
2/17/2025
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
2/13/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (72-Y 24-N)
2/4/2025
72
Yea
24
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
1/31/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
1/29/2025
6
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (16-Y 6-N)
1/28/2025
16
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (6-Y 2-N)
1/23/2025
6
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sponsors
Democrat: 13
Primary Sponsor
Debra Gardner
Democrat