HB 355 VA

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Department of Education; School Health Services Committee; annual mental health screenings for public school students in grades six through 12; recommendations on guidance and best practices. Directs the School Health Services Committee (the Committee), in collaboration with the Department of Education, to study and make recommendations on best practices for annual mental health screenings for public school students in grades six through 12 that utilize evidence-based tools. The bill directs the Committee to include its findings and recommendations in its annual report required pursuant to applicable law.

• Debra D. Gardner Democratic · primary

1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105142D · lower
2. Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
3. Jan 30, 2026 Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee · lower
4. Feb 3, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Feb 3, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Education with substitute (16-Y 5-N) · lower
7. Feb 4, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107012D-H1 · lower
8. Feb 6, 2026 Read first time · lower
9. Feb 9, 2026 Read second time · lower
10. Feb 9, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
11. Feb 9, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
12. Feb 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB355) · lower
13. Feb 10, 2026 Read third time and passed House (64-Y 33-N 0-A) · lower
14. Feb 11, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
15. Feb 11, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
16. Feb 19, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Public Education · upper
17. Feb 26, 2026 Senate subcommittee offered · upper
18. Feb 26, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
19. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Education and Health with substitute (9-Y 6-N) · upper
20. Feb 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108312D-S1 · upper
21. Feb 27, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
22. Feb 27, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
23. Feb 27, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
24. Mar 2, 2026 Read third time · upper
25. Mar 2, 2026 Education and Health Substitute agreed to · upper
26. Mar 2, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
27. Mar 2, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
28. Mar 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB355) · lower
29. Mar 4, 2026 Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 96-N 0-A) · lower
30. Mar 4, 2026 Reconsideration of Senate substitute rejected by House · lower
31. Mar 4, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (63-Y 32-N 0-A) · lower
32. Mar 11, 2026 Enrolled · lower
33. Mar 11, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB355ER) · lower
34. Mar 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB355) · lower
35. Mar 11, 2026 Signed by President · upper
36. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
37. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
38. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
39. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 593 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
40. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0593) · 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
• Education and Health Substitute · PDF
• Education and Health Substitute · HTML
• Education and Health Substitute · PDF
• Education and Health Substitute · 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
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML