# Virginia HB2341: Culturally responsive & language-appropriate mental health support & services; guidance & policies. Virginia HB2341, Culturally responsive & language-appropriate mental health support & services; guidance & policies., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Irene Shin (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-04-02 (House sustained Governor's veto) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2341-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB2341 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Culturally responsive & language-appropriate mental health support & services; guidance & policies. - Status: to governor - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-08 - Last action: 2025-04-02, House sustained Governor's veto - Sponsor: Irene Shin (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (161 yes, 76 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Department of Education; culturally responsive and language-appropriate mental health support and services; guidance and policies. Requires, no later than October 1, 2026, 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. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Irene Shin (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 20 | 19 | | | 2025-02-19 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-17 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 10 | 4 | | | 2025-02-13 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 9 | 6 | | | 2025-01-28 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 57 | 42 | | | 2025-01-22 | House | Reported from Education with amendment(s) | pass | 17 | 5 | | | 2025-01-21 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | 8 | 0 | 1 | ## Actions (31) - 2025-04-02: House sustained Governor's veto (House) - 2025-03-24: Vetoed by Governor (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-10: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2341) (House) - 2025-03-07: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2341ER) (House) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled (House) - 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-20: Passed Senate (20-Y 19-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Read third time (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2341) (House) - 2025-02-06: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate) - 2025-01-29: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate) - 2025-01-29: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Read third time and passed House (57-Y 42-N) (House) - 2025-01-27: Printed as engrossed 25104498D-E (House) - 2025-01-27: Engrossed by House as amended (House) - 2025-01-27: Education Amendments agreed to (House) - 2025-01-27: Read second time (House) - 2025-01-24: Read first time (House) - 2025-01-22: Reported from Education with amendment(s) (17-Y 5-N) (House) - 2025-01-21: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-18: Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House) - 2025-01-08: Referred to Committee on Education (House) - 2025-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104498D (House) ## Bill text - Veto Explanation, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073249.HTML) - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1068649.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1068648.PDF) - Engrossed, 2025-01-27: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1026278.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1026277.PDF) - Amendment, 2025-01-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1024587.HTML) - Introduced, 2025-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015976.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015974.PDF) ## Related bills - HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted) - SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed) - HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed) - HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed) - SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed) - HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor) ## Sources - [Veto Explanation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073249.HTML) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1068649.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1068648.PDF) - [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1026278.HTML) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1026277.PDF) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1024587.HTML) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015976.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1015974.PDF) ## Related - [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025) - [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025) - [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025) - [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025) - [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025) - [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2341-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).