2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB1377: Mental Health First Aid Program; DOE, et al., to develop, participation by school staff & students.

Legislative Summary

Department of Education; Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; mental health first aid training program; development of plan to incentivize and facilitate participation. Directs the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, to develop and implement a plan to incentivize and facilitate participation in the Commonwealth Mental Health First Aid Program, established pursuant to applicable law, by public school staff and students. As introduced, the bill is a recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee to Study Pandemic Response and Preparedness in the Commonwealth. This bill is identical to HB 2637.

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Bill History

1/13/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25103957D
Senate
1/13/2025
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Senate
1/23/2025
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
Senate
1/23/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1377)
Senate
1/30/2025
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/30/2025
Committee substitute printed 25106500D-S1
Senate
1/31/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/31/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/31/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/3/2025
Read second time
Senate
2/3/2025
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
2/3/2025
Education and Health Substitute agreed to
Senate
2/3/2025
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Senate
2/3/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/3/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/3/2025
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/6/2025
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/6/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/6/2025
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
House of Delegates
2/6/2025
Assigned sub: Behavioral Health
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/13/2025
Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/13/2025
Assigned Approps sub: Health & Human Resources
House of Delegates
2/14/2025
Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Passed House (97-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1377)
Senate
3/7/2025
Enrolled
Senate
3/7/2025
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1377ER)
Senate
3/7/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1377)
Senate
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
Senate
3/11/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2024
3/21/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 302 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/21/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0302)

Roll Call Votes

Passed House (97-Y 0-N)
2/19/2025
97
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
2/14/2025
21
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
2/13/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
2/11/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2/3/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
2/3/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
1/31/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
1/30/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/21/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Ghazala Hashmi
Ghazala Hashmi
Democrat

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/21/20252.6 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text3/7/20252.8 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/30/20253.8 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/30/20254.0 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/13/20253.8 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/7/2025122.4 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/19/2025122.4 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/23/2025115.1 KB