# Virginia SB171: Minor elementary or secondary school students admitted to inpatient treatment; discl. of discharge.

Virginia SB171, Minor elementary or secondary school students admitted to inpatient treatment; discl. of discharge., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Barbara A. Favola (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0884)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB171
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Minor elementary or secondary school students admitted to inpatient treatment; discl. of discharge.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-08
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0884)
- Sponsor: Barbara A. Favola (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 10 (258 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

Minor elementary or secondary school students admitted to inpatient treatment; certain disclosures to certain school personnel upon discharge. Provides that in the event that the facility to which a minor elementary or secondary school student is admitted to inpatient treatment determines that such minor student requires additional educational services upon discharge from the facility, the parents of such student may opt in to the disclosure, prior to or at the time of such minor student's discharge from the facility, of such determination by the facility to a mental health professional employed in such minor student's school or, if applicable, by the school division in which the student is enrolled. The bill also provides that, in the event that the facility to which a minor elementary or secondary school student is admitted to inpatient treatment determines, based on communications from such minor student to a mental health service provider at such facility, that the student poses a specific and immediate threat to cause serious bodily injury or death to an identified or readily identifiable person or persons at the time of the student's discharge from the facility, the facility shall disclose, prior to or at the time of discharge in accordance with the requirements set forth in relevant law, such determination to a mental health professional employed in such minor student's school or, if applicable, by the school division. The bill also prohibits any such facility from withholding discharge of such a student for the purpose of making any such disclosure. The provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Families receive plans before inpatient discharge: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, facilities must prepare, give, and explain a discharge plan to minors before leaving inpatient treatment. Plans must list needed community services for treatment, housing, nutrition, physical care, and safety. They must identify eligible income subsidies, involved local a…
- School alerts with safeguards for children: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, parents can opt in before or at discharge to sharing a facility's finding that their child needs extra educational services. The facility shares that finding with a mental health professional employed by the child's school or, when applicable, school division. Facilities…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Barbara A. Favola (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | House substitute agreed to by Senate | pass | 39 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-03-09 | House | Passed House with substitute Block Vote | pass | 96 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | House | Reported from Education with substitute | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-27 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-26 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-26 | Senate | Education and Health Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-23 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-23 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-22 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute | pass | 14 | 0 |   |

## Actions (41)

- 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0884) (Governor)
- 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 884 (Effective 1/1/2027) (Governor)
- 2026-03-31: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB171) (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 (SB171ER) (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 1-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB171) (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Passed House with substitute Block Vote (96-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-09: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-03-09: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-03-09: Read third time (House)
- 2026-03-06: Read second time (House)
- 2026-03-04: Committee substitute printed 26108179D-H1 (House)
- 2026-03-04: Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-03-03: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-03-03: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-26: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-02-03: Referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2026-02-03: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-03: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2026-01-27: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB171) (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Education and Health Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Committee substitute printed 26105829D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Senate committee offered (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB171) (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Senate subcommittee offered (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Assigned Education sub: Health (Senate)
- 2026-01-08: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2026-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104627D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1223064.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1223063.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209913.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209912.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-03-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1192109.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1192108.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-03-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1190124.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1189925.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1190123.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1189924.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-01-23: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095431.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095430.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-01-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1092369.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1092368.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083645.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083644.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/1223064.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1223063.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209913.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209912.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1192109.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1192108.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1190124.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1189925.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1190123.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1189924.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095431.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095430.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1092369.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1092368.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083645.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083644.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB171-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).