Fire Programs, Department of; development of mental health awareness training.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 9.1-203.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Fire Programs; mental health awareness training.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
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 bil
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 6, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 110 (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
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Jeremy S. McPike
Recorded votes
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-11 · P · Y 40
Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 1-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-11 · P · Y 98, N 1
Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 40
House substitute rejected by SenateSenate · 2026-02-27 · F · N 39, X 1
Passed House with substitute (95-Y 2-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-25 · P · Y 95, X 2, N 2
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-20 · P · Y 22
Read third time and passed SenateSenate · 2026-01-30 · P · Y 38, X 2
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-01-28 · P · Y 40
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-01-27 · P · Y 14, X 1
Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-01-21 · P · Y 15
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 110.