Mental health awareness; training for firefighters and emergency medical services personnel.
Summary
Requires fire departments and emergency medical services agencies to develop curricula for mental health awareness training for their personnel. The bill provides that such personnel who receive the training shall receive appropriate continuing education credits. This bill is identical to
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2018
Last action Mar 8, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Feb 28, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 19, 2018
Committee
Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #2
legislature
Feb 5, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
legislature
Jan 22, 2018
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health
legislature
Jan 10, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Jan 10, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100553D
legislature
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Creigh Deeds
DDemocratic
Co
Adam Ebbin
DDemocratic
Co
Jennifer Carroll Foy
DDemocratic
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