SB 140 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 HB 325.

• Jeremy S. McPike Democratic · primary

1. Jan 6, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102973D · upper
2. Jan 6, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
3. Jan 15, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB140) · upper
4. Jan 21, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
5. Jan 27, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N) · upper
6. Jan 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106332D-S1 · upper
7. Jan 28, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
8. Jan 28, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
9. Jan 28, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
10. Jan 28, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB140) · upper
11. Jan 28, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
12. Jan 29, 2026 Read second time · upper
13. Jan 29, 2026 Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to · upper
14. Jan 29, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
15. Jan 29, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
16. Jan 30, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate · upper
17. Feb 4, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
18. Feb 4, 2026 Read first time · lower
19. Feb 4, 2026 Referred to Committee on Appropriations · lower
20. Feb 5, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety · lower
21. Feb 20, 2026 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) · lower
22. Feb 20, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108270D-H1 · lower
23. Feb 24, 2026 Read second time · lower
24. Feb 25, 2026 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar · lower
25. Feb 25, 2026 Read third time · lower
26. Feb 25, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
27. Feb 25, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
28. Feb 25, 2026 Passed House with substitute (95-Y 2-N 0-A) · lower
29. Feb 27, 2026 House substitute rejected by Senate · upper
30. Mar 2, 2026 House insisted on substitute · lower
31. Mar 2, 2026 House requested conference committee · lower
32. Mar 4, 2026 Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
33. Mar 4, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
34. Mar 4, 2026 Senate Conferees: McPike, Roem, Pillion · upper
35. Mar 9, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
36. Mar 9, 2026 House Conferees: Sullivan, Pope Adams, Wright · lower
37. Mar 10, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB140) · upper
38. Mar 10, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
39. Mar 11, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 1-N 0-A) · lower
40. Mar 11, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
41. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · upper
42. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB140ER) · upper
43. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
44. Mar 31, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB140) · upper
45. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
46. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · upper
47. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
48. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 110 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
49. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0110) · 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
• Conference Report · HTML
• Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML