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HB 1113 VA
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Culturally responsive & language-appropriate mental health support & services; guidance & policies.

VA · session 2026 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 14, 2026

Latest action (Apr 13, 2026) Approved by Governor-Chapter 936 (effective 7/1/2026)

Summary

Department of Education; culturally responsive and language-appropriate mental health support and services; guidance and policies. Requires, no later than October 1, 2027, the Department of Education to develop, adopt, and provide to each local school board guidance on the adoption of policies governing the provision of culturally responsive and language-appropriate mental health support and services for students in the local school division and permits any school board to develop and adopt policies in the local school division that are consistent with the guidelines adopted and provided by the Department of Education.

Sponsor (1)

37 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (27)

  1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102765D · lower
  2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
  3. Jan 30, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1113) · lower
  4. Feb 2, 2026 Reported from Education and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) · lower
  5. Feb 4, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education · lower
  6. Feb 9, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) · lower
  7. Feb 9, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (19-Y 3-N) · lower
  8. Feb 11, 2026 Read first time · lower
  9. Feb 12, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
  10. Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed House (60-Y 34-N 0-A) · lower
  11. Feb 16, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
  12. Feb 16, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
  13. Feb 19, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Public Education · upper
  14. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N) · upper
  15. Feb 27, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  16. Feb 27, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  17. Feb 27, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  18. Mar 2, 2026 Read third time · upper
  19. Mar 2, 2026 Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
  20. Mar 9, 2026 Enrolled · lower
  21. Mar 9, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1113ER) · lower
  22. Mar 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1113) · lower
  23. Mar 9, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
  24. Mar 9, 2026 Signed by President · upper
  25. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
  26. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
  27. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 936 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive

Text versions (4)

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  • Enrolled · PDF
  • Enrolled · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Introduced · HTML

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