Culturally responsive & language-appropriate mental health support & services; guidance & policies.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to require guidance and permit policies governing the provision of culturally responsive and language-appropriate mental health support and services.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Department of Education; culturally responsive and language-appropriate mental health support and services; guidance and policies. Requires, no later than October 1, 2027, the Department of Education to develop, adopt, and provide to each local school board guidance on the adoption of policies governing the provision of culturally responsive and language-appropriate mental health support and services for students in the local school division and permits any school board to develop and adopt poli
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 936 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
38
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
May NivarMichelle Lopes MaldonadoIrene ShinJJ SinghKathy K.L. TranBonita G. AnthonyKaren R. "Kacey" CarnegieBetsy B. CarrNadarius E. ClarkLaura Jane CohenJoshua G. ColeKelly K. Convirs-FowlerRae CousinsLindsey DoughertyMark C. DowneyMichael B. FeggansMargaret A. FranklinJackie H. GlassElizabeth R. GuzmanRozia A. Henson, Jr.Phil M. HernandezKaren Keys-GamarraPaul E. KrizekAmy J. LauferDestiny LeVere BollingAlfonso H. LopezMarty MartinezAdele Y. McClureLeslie Chambers MehtaKimberly Pope AdamsMarcia S. "Cia" PriceSam RasoulAtoosa R. Reaser Charlie SchmidtVirgil ThorntonJeion A. WardSaddam Azlan SalimKannan Srinivasan
Recorded votes
Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 21, N 19
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 37, X 3
Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 9, N 6
Read third time and passed House (60-Y 34-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 60, N 34, X 6
Reported from Appropriations (19-Y 3-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-09 · P · Y 19, N 3
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-09 · P · Y 7
Reported from Education and rereferred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-02 · P · Y 15, N 7
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 936.