# Virginia SB1037: School boards; school-based telehealth and mental health teletherapy services, accessibility.

Virginia SB1037, School boards; school-based telehealth and mental health teletherapy services, accessibility., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Stella G. Pekarsky (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-03-24 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0563)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB1037
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: School boards; school-based telehealth and mental health teletherapy services, accessibility.
- Status: to governor
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-03-24, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0563)
- Sponsor: Stella G. Pekarsky (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 8 (219 yes, 56 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

School boards; student access to telehealth services; policies. Directs each school board to consider, for the purpose of increasing access to health care services for students, developing and implementing policies for permitting any public school student in the school division to schedule and participate in telehealth services, including mental health teletherapy services pursuant to a memorandum of understanding with a nationally recognized school-based telehealth provider developed in accordance with applicable law, on school property during regular school hours with parental consent. The bill requires any such policies developed and implemented by a school board to (i) require each public elementary and secondary school to designate a location in the school for student use for such telehealth appointments and implement measures to ensure the safety and privacy of any student participating in a telehealth appointment, (ii) prohibit any student from being subject to any disciplinary measure or consequence for participating in a telehealth appointment during regular school hours if such student would not be subject to any disciplinary measure or consequence for an absence for the purpose of receiving any health care services in person during regular school hours, and (iii) include such other requirements as the school board deems necessary and appropriate. Finally, the bill requires any school board that develops and implements any policies for permitting students to schedule and participate in telehealth services pursuant to the bill to provide and post in a publicly accessible location on its website at the beginning of each school year guidance relating to the implementation of such policies for administrative and instructional personnel. This bill incorporates SB 1130 and is identical to HB 1945.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Stella G. Pekarsky (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-20 | House | Passed House | pass | 52 | 46 |   |
| 2025-02-17 | House | Reported from Education with substitute | pass | 13 | 9 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table | pass | 6 | 1 |   |
| 2025-01-31 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-31 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-30 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-01-29 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-23 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (39)

- 2025-03-24: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0563) (Governor)
- 2025-03-24: Approved by Governor-Chapter 563 (Effective 07/01/25) (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 (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1037) (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1037ER) (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-02-20: Passed House (52-Y 46-N) (House)
- 2025-02-20: Education Substitute rejected (House)
- 2025-02-20: Read third time (House)
- 2025-02-19: Read second time (House)
- 2025-02-17: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1037) (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Committee substitute printed 25106939D-H1 (House)
- 2025-02-17: Reported from Education with substitute (13-Y 9-N) (House)
- 2025-02-11: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 1-N) (House)
- 2025-02-10: Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-02-06: Referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2025-02-06: Read first time (House)
- 2025-02-06: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2025-01-31: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1037) (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Education and Health Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Read second time (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Reading of substitute waived (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A) (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Incorporates SB1130(Perry) (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Committee substitute printed 25105458D-S1 (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104349D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077499.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077498.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066764.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066763.PDF)
- Substitute, 2025-02-17: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054492.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054491.PDF)
- Substitute, 2025-01-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1024362.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1024361.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017610.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017609.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
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077499.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1077498.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066764.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066763.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054492.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054491.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1024362.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1024361.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017610.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017609.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1037-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).