SB 171 VA

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Minor elementary or secondary school students admitted to inpatient treatment; certain disclosures to certain school personnel upon discharge. Provides that in the event that the facility to which a minor elementary or secondary school student is admitted to inpatient treatment determines that such minor student requires additional educational services upon discharge from the facility, the parents of such student may opt in to the disclosure, prior to or at the time of such minor student's discharge from the facility, of such determination by the facility to a mental health professional employed in such minor student's school or, if applicable, by the school division in which the student is enrolled. The bill also provides that, in the event that the facility to which a minor elementary or secondary school student is admitted to inpatient treatment determines, based on communications from such minor student to a mental health service provider at such facility, that the student poses a specific and immediate threat to cause serious bodily injury or death to an identified or readily identifiable person or persons at the time of the student's discharge from the facility, the facility shall disclose, prior to or at the time of discharge in accordance with the requirements set forth in relevant law, such determination to a mental health professional employed in such minor student's school or, if applicable, by the school division. The bill also prohibits any such facility from withholding discharge of such a student for the purpose of making any such disclosure. The provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027.

• Barbara A. Favola Democratic · primary

1. Jan 8, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104627D · upper
2. Jan 8, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
3. Jan 20, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Health · upper
4. Jan 20, 2026 Senate subcommittee offered · upper
5. Jan 21, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB171) · upper
6. Jan 22, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
7. Jan 22, 2026 Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N) · upper
8. Jan 23, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
9. Jan 23, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
10. Jan 23, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
11. Jan 23, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26105829D-S1 · upper
12. Jan 23, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
13. Jan 26, 2026 Read second time · upper
14. Jan 26, 2026 Education and Health Substitute agreed to · upper
15. Jan 26, 2026 Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
16. Jan 27, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB171) · upper
17. Jan 27, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
18. Feb 3, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
19. Feb 3, 2026 Read first time · lower
20. Feb 3, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
21. Feb 26, 2026 Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee · lower
22. Mar 3, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
23. Mar 3, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) · lower
24. Mar 4, 2026 Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 0-N) · lower
25. Mar 4, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108179D-H1 · lower
26. Mar 6, 2026 Read second time · lower
27. Mar 9, 2026 Read third time · lower
28. Mar 9, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
29. Mar 9, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
30. Mar 9, 2026 Passed House with substitute (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
31. Mar 10, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB171) · upper
32. Mar 10, 2026 House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 1-A) · upper
33. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · upper
34. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB171ER) · upper
35. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
36. Mar 31, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB171) · upper
37. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
38. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · upper
39. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
40. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 884 (effective 7/1/2026) · 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.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Education Substitute · PDF
• Education Substitute · HTML
• Education Substitute · PDF
• Education Substitute · HTML
• K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Education and Health Substitute · PDF
• Education and Health Substitute · HTML
• Education and Health Substitute · PDF
• Education and Health Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML