# Virginia SB140: Fire Programs, Department of; development of mental health awareness training. Virginia SB140, Fire Programs, Department of; development of mental health awareness training., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jeremy S. McPike (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0110)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB140-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB140 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Fire Programs, Department of; development of mental health awareness training. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-06 - Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0110) - Sponsor: Jeremy S. McPike (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 13 (402 yes, 42 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary Department of Fire Programs; mental health awareness training. Provides that the Department of Fire Programs shall develop a standardized, two-hour virtual asynchronous training program on mental health awareness tailored to firefighters that includes training on each subject matter set forth in current law. The bill provides the option for each fire department to use such standardized training program as guidance in developing its own mental health awareness training for its personnel. This bill is identical to HB 325. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Mental health training for Virginia firefighters: benefit, low. Virginia fire departments must develop mental health awareness training for their personnel. It must cover signs of cumulative stress, depression, anxiety, short- and long-term trauma exposure, compulsive behaviors, and addiction. It must also cover stigma, responses to domestic violence and harass… - Firefighter training credits are no longer guaranteed: cost, low. The law removes the requirement to grant firefighters continuing education credits for this mental health awareness training. This section no longer guarantees those credits. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jeremy S. McPike (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-11 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-03-11 | House | Conference report agreed to by House | pass | 98 | 1 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate acceded to request Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | House substitute rejected by Senate | fail | 0 | 39 | | | 2026-02-25 | House | Passed House with substitute | pass | 95 | 2 | | | 2026-02-20 | House | Reported from Appropriations with substitute | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2026-01-30 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2026-01-29 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-29 | Senate | Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-28 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-28 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-01-27 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2026-01-21 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 | | ## Actions (49) - 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0110) (Governor) - 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 110 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-03-31: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB140) (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-31: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-30: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB140ER) (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 1-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-03-10: Conference Report released - 2026-03-10: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB140) (Senate) - 2026-03-09: House Conferees: Sullivan, Pope Adams, Wright (House) - 2026-03-09: Conferees appointed by House (House) - 2026-03-04: Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate Conferees: McPike, Roem, Pillion (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Conferees appointed by Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-02: House requested conference committee (House) - 2026-03-02: House insisted on substitute (House) - 2026-02-27: House substitute rejected by Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Passed House with substitute (95-Y 2-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-25: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House) - 2026-02-25: committee substitute agreed to (House) - 2026-02-25: Read third time (House) - 2026-02-25: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar (House) - 2026-02-24: Read second time (House) - 2026-02-20: Committee substitute printed 26108270D-H1 (House) - 2026-02-20: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-02-05: Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety (House) - 2026-02-04: Referred to Committee on Appropriations (House) - 2026-02-04: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-04: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2026-01-30: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Read second time (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB140) (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Committee substitute printed 26106332D-S1 (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-01-15: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB140) (Senate) - 2026-01-06: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate) - 2026-01-06: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102973D (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216424.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216423.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211816.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211815.PDF) - Conference Report, 2026-03-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1203776.HTML) - Substitute, 2026-02-20: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171487.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171486.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-01-27: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1098109.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1098108.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083481.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083480.PDF) ## Related bills - HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed) - HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed) - HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed) - HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216424.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216423.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211816.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211815.PDF) - [Conference Report (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1203776.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171487.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171486.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1098109.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1098108.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083481.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083480.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-SB140-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).