Mental Health First Aid Program; DOE, et al., to develop, participation by school staff & students.
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 SB 1377.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 13, 2025
Signed Mar 21, 2025
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What changed between versions
Education and Health Substitute
→
Chaptered
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3 edits
MINOR
The bill was formally approved and chaptered by the Virginia General Assembly, converting it from a Senate substitute amendment into official state law. The substantive policy content regarding mental health training for public schools remains unchanged, with only formatting and procedural status updates.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it continues to direct the Department of Education to work with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to incentivize Mental Health First Aid training for public school staff and students.
TECHNICAL
The document was converted from a 'Senate Substitute' amendment to an officially 'Chaptered' act of the Virginia General Assembly, indicating it has been enacted into law.
Added official chapter number (Chapter 296) and approval date (March 21, 2025) to formalize the bill's legal status.
Removed procedural headers including bill number, amendment date, and patron information that are no longer needed once the bill is enacted.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 18, 2025
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
12
Committee
8
Mar 21, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 296 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2637ER)
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Assigned sub: Behavioral Health
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 25104935D
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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