Public elementary & secondary schools; use 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline to address bullying, etc.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to require the Department of Education to direct each school board to encourage each public elementary and secondary school in the local division to promote or utilize the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline to address student bullying and cyberbullying.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Student bullying and cyberbullying; resources. Requires the Department of Education to direct each school board to encourage each public elementary and secondary school in the local division to promote or utilize the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline to address student bullying and cyberbullying, as such terms are defined in relevant law.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 246 (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
7
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Elizabeth R. GuzmanVirgil ThorntonNadarius E. ClarkJoshua G. ColeRozia A. Henson, Jr.Kimberly Pope AdamsIrene Shin
Recorded votes
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 40
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 (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 15
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 96, X 4
Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-09 · P · Y 21, X 1
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and rereferred to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-04 · P · X 1, Y 10
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 246.