# Virginia SB1377: Mental Health First Aid Program; DOE, et al., to develop, participation by school staff & students.

Virginia SB1377, Mental Health First Aid Program; DOE, et al., to develop, participation by school staff & students., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Ghazala F. Hashmi (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-03-21 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0302)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB1377
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Mental Health First Aid Program; DOE, et al., to develop, participation by school staff & students.
- Status: to governor
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-03-21, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0302)
- Sponsor: Ghazala F. Hashmi (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 8 (282 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Department of Education; Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; mental health first aid training program; development of plan to incentivize and facilitate participation. Directs the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, to develop and implement a plan to incentivize and facilitate participation in the Commonwealth Mental Health First Aid Program, established pursuant to applicable law, by public school staff and students. As introduced, the bill is a recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee to Study Pandemic Response and Preparedness in the Commonwealth. This bill is identical to HB 2637.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ghazala F. Hashmi (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-19 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-14 | House | Reported from Appropriations | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-13 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations | pass | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-31 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-30 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (37)

- 2025-03-21: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0302) (Governor)
- 2025-03-21: Approved by Governor-Chapter 302 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor)
- 2025-03-11: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2024 (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 (SB1377) (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1377ER) (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-02-19: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1377) (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-19: Read third time (House)
- 2025-02-18: Read second time (House)
- 2025-02-14: Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-13: Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-13: Assigned Approps sub: Health & Human Resources (House)
- 2025-02-11: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-06: Assigned sub: Behavioral Health (House)
- 2025-02-06: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2025-02-06: Read first time (House)
- 2025-02-06: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2025-02-03: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Education and Health Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Reading of substitute waived (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Read second time (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Committee substitute printed 25106500D-S1 (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1377) (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25103957D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2025-03-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072451.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072450.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1062312.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1062311.PDF)
- Substitute, 2025-01-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1035912.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034835.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1035911.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034834.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1019590.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1019588.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/1072451.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072450.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1062312.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1062311.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1035912.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034835.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1035911.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034834.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1019590.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1019588.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-SB1377-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).