HB325
House Bill
Signed by Governor
Fire Programs, Department of; development of mental health awareness training.
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. This bill is identical to SB 140.
Bill Details
State
Virginia
Session
2026 Regular Regular Session
Chamber
House
Official Source
LegiScan
Sponsors
Richard Sullivan
(Rep - D)
Stacey Annie Carroll
(Rep - D)
Action History
2026-04-06
Approved by Governor-Chapter 109 (effective 7/1/2026)
2026-03-14
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
2026-03-14
H
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
2026-03-11
H
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB325)
2026-03-10
S
Signed by President
2026-03-10
H
Signed by Speaker
2026-03-10
H
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB325ER)
2026-03-10
H
Enrolled
2026-03-03
H
Senate substitute agreed to by House (95-Y 3-N 0-A)
2026-02-27
S
Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-27
S
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
2026-02-27
S
Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
2026-02-27
S
Read third time
2026-02-26
S
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-02-26
S
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-26
S
Rules suspended
2026-02-25
S
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
2026-02-19
H
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB325)
2026-02-19
S
Committee substitute printed 26108088D-S1
2026-02-18
S
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)
2026-02-18
S
Senate committee offered
2026-02-06
S
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2026-02-06
S
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2026-02-05
H
Read third time and passed House (90-Y 7-N 0-A)
2026-02-04
H
Read second time and engrossed
2026-02-03
H
Read first time
2026-01-30
H
Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
2026-01-28
H
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
2026-01-26
H
Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety
2026-01-23
H
Reported from Public Safety and referred to Appropriations (20-Y 2-N)
2026-01-22
H
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 0-N)
2026-01-16
H
Assigned HPS sub: Subcommittee #2
2026-01-15
H
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB325)
2026-01-11
H
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
2026-01-11
H
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102356D
Votes
2026-01-28
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
Yea: 7
Nay: 0
2026-01-30
Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
Yea: 21
Nay: 0
2026-01-22
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 0-N)
Yea: 7
Nay: 0
2026-01-23
Reported from Public Safety and referred to Appropriations (20-Y 2-N)
Yea: 20
Nay: 2
2026-02-05
Read third time and passed House (90-Y 7-N 0-A)
Yea: 90
Nay: 7
2026-02-18
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)
Yea: 13
Nay: 0
2026-02-25
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Yea: 15
Nay: 0
2026-02-26
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Yea: 40
Nay: 0
2026-02-27
Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
Yea: 37
Nay: 0
2026-03-03
Senate substitute agreed to by House (95-Y 3-N 0-A)
Yea: 95
Nay: 3
Committee Referrals
2026-01-11
H
Public Safety
2026-01-16
H
Public Safety: Subcommittee #2
2026-01-23
H
Appropriations
2026-01-26
H
Appropriations: Transportation & Public Safety
2026-02-06
S
General Laws and Technology
2026-02-18
S
Finance and Appropriations
Bill Text Versions
2026-01-11
Introduced
2026-02-18
Comm Sub
2026-02-19
Comm Sub
2026-03-10
Enrolled
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