# Virginia HB355: Public school students in grades six through 12; annual mental health screening. Virginia HB355, Public school students in grades six through 12; annual mental health screening., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Debra D. Gardner (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0593)) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB355-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB355 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Public school students in grades six through 12; annual mental health screening. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-12 - Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0593) - Sponsor: Debra D. Gardner (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 10 (220 yes, 191 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary 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. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Debra D. Gardner (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-04 | House | Senate substitute agreed to by House | pass | 63 | 32 | | | 2026-03-04 | House | Senate substitute rejected by House | fail | 0 | 96 | | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | Education and Health Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute | pass | 21 | 19 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute | pass | 9 | 6 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 64 | 33 | | | 2026-02-04 | House | Reported from Education with substitute | pass | 16 | 5 | | | 2026-02-03 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (40) - 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0593) (Governor) - 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 593 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-03-14: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-14: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-12: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-11: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB355) (House) - 2026-03-11: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB355ER) (House) - 2026-03-11: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-11: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate substitute agreed to by House (63-Y 32-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-03-04: Reconsideration of Senate substitute rejected by House (House) - 2026-03-04: Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 96-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-03-02: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB355) (House) - 2026-03-02: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Education and Health Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Committee substitute printed 26108312D-S1 (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate committee offered (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate subcommittee offered (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (9-Y 6-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Read third time and passed House (64-Y 33-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-09: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB355) (House) - 2026-02-09: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House) - 2026-02-09: committee substitute agreed to (House) - 2026-02-09: Read second time (House) - 2026-02-06: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-04: Committee substitute printed 26107012D-H1 (House) - 2026-02-04: Reported from Education with substitute (16-Y 5-N) (House) - 2026-02-03: House subcommittee offered (House) - 2026-02-03: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-30: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-12: Referred to Committee on Education (House) - 2026-01-12: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105142D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218811.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218810.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199299.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199298.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-02-27: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1185451.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1185450.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-02-26: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1182077.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1182076.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-02-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1116335.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1116334.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-02-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108259.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115224.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108258.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115223.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083990.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083989.PDF) ## Related bills - HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. 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(signed) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218811.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218810.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199299.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199298.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1185451.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1185450.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1182077.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1182076.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1116335.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1116334.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108259.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115224.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108258.PDF) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115223.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083990.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083989.PDF) ## Related - [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026) - [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026) - [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026) - [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026) - [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026) - [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026) - [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-HB355-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).