2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB2341: Culturally responsive & language-appropriate mental health support & services; guidance & policies.

Legislative Summary

Department of Education; culturally responsive and language-appropriate mental health support and services; guidance and policies. Requires, no later than October 1, 2026, the Department of Education to develop, adopt, and provide to each local school board guidance on the adoption of policies governing the provision of culturally responsive and language-appropriate mental health support and services for students in the local school division and permits any school board to develop and adopt policies in the local school division that are consistent with the guidelines adopted and provided by the Department of Education.

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Bill History

1/8/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104498D
House of Delegates
1/8/2025
Referred to Committee on Education
House of Delegates
1/18/2025
Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee
House of Delegates
1/21/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/22/2025
Reported from Education with amendment(s) (17-Y 5-N)
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Education Amendments agreed to
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Engrossed by House as amended
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Printed as engrossed 25104498D-E
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Read third time and passed House (57-Y 42-N)
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
1/29/2025
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Senate
2/6/2025
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
Senate
2/10/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2341)
House of Delegates
2/13/2025
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
Senate
2/17/2025
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-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
Passed Senate (20-Y 19-N)
Senate
3/7/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2341ER)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2341)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Signed by President
Senate
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
Vetoed by Governor
4/2/2025
House sustained Governor's veto
House of Delegates

Amendments

HED Sub: K-12 Subcommittee Amendments

HED Sub: K-12 Subcommittee Amendments

Not Adopted

Education Amendments

Education Amendments

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Passed Senate (20-Y 19-N)
2/20/2025
20
Yea
19
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
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 (10-Y 4-N)
2/17/2025
10
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
2/13/2025
9
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (57-Y 42-N)
1/28/2025
57
Yea
42
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education with amendment(s) (17-Y 5-N)
1/22/2025
17
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
1/21/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Vetoed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text3/7/20251.9 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/27/20253.2 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/8/20252.8 KB
Misc
Misc3/24/20251.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/7/2025115.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/10/2025115.6 KB