2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB1370: Model memorandum of understanding; counseling from school counselors by way of telehealth.

Legislative Summary

Department of Education; model memorandum of understanding; counseling from school counselors by way of telehealth. Provides that the model memorandum of understanding developed by the Department of Education for partnerships with community mental health services providers or school-based telehealth providers shall include procedures allowing for students to receive counseling from school counselors by way of telehealth. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee to Study Pandemic Response and Preparedness in the Commonwealth and is identical to HB 2543.

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Bill History

1/13/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25103956D
Senate
1/13/2025
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Senate
1/20/2025
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
Senate
1/23/2025
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/24/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/24/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/24/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/24/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1370)
Senate
1/27/2025
Read second time
Senate
1/27/2025
Engrossed by Senate
Senate
1/28/2025
Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 2-N)
Senate
1/28/2025
Reconsideration of (38-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/28/2025
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/5/2025
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Referred to Committee on Education
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/14/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Passed House (95-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Passed House (96-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Enrolled
Senate
2/19/2025
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1370ER)
Senate
2/19/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1370)
Senate
2/19/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/22/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/3/2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
Senate
3/3/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
4/2/2025
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
4/2/2025
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Governor's recommendation adopted
4/2/2025
Reenrolled
Senate
4/2/2025
Reenrolled bill text (SB1370ER2)
Senate
4/2/2025
Signed by President as reenrolled
Senate
4/2/2025
Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Enacted, Chapter 628 (Effective 07/01/2025)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0628)

Roll Call Votes

House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N)
4/2/2025
96
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
4/2/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House (96-Y 0-N)
2/17/2025
96
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House (95-Y 0-N)
2/17/2025
95
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N)
2/12/2025
21
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
1/28/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 2-N)
1/28/2025
37
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
1/28/2025
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
1/24/2025
37
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
1/23/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/2/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/2/20253.2 KB
Chaptered
Bill Text4/2/20253.0 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/19/20253.0 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/13/20253.9 KB
Misc
Misc3/24/20250.4 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/19/2025107.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/24/2025108.8 KB