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SB 1370 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

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

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.
Issues: ✓ EducationSupports EducationEnables telehealth counseling access for students via school counselors, enhancing mental health support within educational settings per pandemic-era recommendations.90% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareEnables telehealth counseling access for students, improving mental health service delivery in schools per bill's focus on school counselor telehealth partnerships.90% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Signed Apr 2, 2025
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What changed between versions

Reenrolled → Chaptered · 1 edit
MINOR
This bill changed from a Reenrolled version to a Chaptered version, which is the final published form of the law. The substantive policy content remains the same, with only formatting and layout adjustments made to prepare the bill for official publication in the Virginia Code.
TECHNICAL

Formatting and layout adjustments were made to convert the bill from a Reenrolled draft to a Chaptered final version, including adding chapter number, approval date, and adjusting line spacing and indentation for official publication.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 24, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2025

How they voted

37–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Jan 24, 2025
D Democratic21
20 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican19
17 Yea 2
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
39
Key actions
13
Committee
5
Apr 2, 2025
Signed into law
Governor's recommendation adopted
executive
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N)
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Vetoed
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
executive
Feb 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1370ER)
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (96-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (95-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 2-N)
upper
Jan 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Kannan Srinivasan
Kannan Srinivasan
DDemocratic
VA
32