VirginiaFire Programs, Department of; development of mental health awareness training.
What it does
Department of Fire Programs; mental health awareness training. Provides that the Department of Fire Programs shall develop a standardized, two-hour virtual asynchronous training program on mental health awareness tailored to firefighters that includes training on each subject matter set forth in current law. The bill provides the option for each fire department to use such standardized training program as guidance in developing its own mental health awareness training for its personnel.
More detail
This bill is identical to SB 140.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 6Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0109)Latest
- Apr 6Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 109 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 14Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 14Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026Minor
- Mar 11Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB325)
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 10Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 10Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB325ER)Major
- Mar 10EnrolledMinor
- Mar 3Senate substitute agreed to by House (95-Y 3-N 0-A)Major
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 27Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (37-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 27Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 27Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)Major
- Feb 27Read third timeMinor
- Feb 26Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 26Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 26Rules suspended
- Feb 25Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB325)
- Feb 19Committee substitute printed 26108088D-S1Major
- Feb 18Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Senate committee offered
- Feb 6Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Feb 6Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 5Read third time and passed House (90-Y 7-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Feb 3Read first timeMinor
- Jan 30Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Appropriations. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 28Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 26Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public SafetyMinor
- Jan 23Reported from Public Safety and referred to Appropriations (20-Y 2-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Public Safety. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 22Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 16Assigned HPS sub: Subcommittee #2Minor
- Jan 15Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB325)
- Jan 11Referred to Committee on Public SafetyMinor
- Jan 11Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102356DIntroduced