HB 325 VA

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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.

• Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. Democratic · primary

1. Jan 11, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102356D · lower
2. Jan 11, 2026 Referred to Committee on Public Safety · lower
3. Jan 15, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB325) · lower
4. Jan 16, 2026 Assigned HPS sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
5. Jan 22, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Jan 23, 2026 Reported from Public Safety and referred to Appropriations (20-Y 2-N) · lower
7. Jan 26, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety · lower
8. Jan 28, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) · lower
9. Jan 30, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) · lower
10. Feb 3, 2026 Read first time · lower
11. Feb 4, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
12. Feb 5, 2026 Read third time and passed House (90-Y 7-N 0-A) · lower
13. Feb 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
14. Feb 6, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
15. Feb 18, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
16. Feb 18, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) · upper
17. Feb 19, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108088D-S1 · upper
18. Feb 19, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB325) · lower
19. Feb 25, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
20. Feb 26, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
21. Feb 26, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
22. Feb 26, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
23. Feb 27, 2026 Read third time · upper
24. Feb 27, 2026 Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) · upper
25. Feb 27, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
26. Feb 27, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
27. Mar 3, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (95-Y 3-N 0-A) · lower
28. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled · lower
29. Mar 10, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB325ER) · lower
30. Mar 10, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
31. Mar 10, 2026 Signed by President · upper
32. Mar 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB325) · lower
33. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
34. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
35. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 109 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
36. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0109) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• General Laws and Technology Substitute · PDF
• General Laws and Technology Substitute · HTML
• General Laws and Technology Substitute · PDF
• General Laws and Technology Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML