Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 1113
Culturally responsive & language-appropriate mental health support & services; guidance & policies.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- May Nivar (Democratic)
Cosponsors (37)
- Kannan Srinivasan (Democratic)
- Saddam Azlan Salim (Democratic)
- Jeion A. Ward (Democratic)
- Virgil Thornton (Democratic)
- Charlie Schmidt
- Atoosa R. Reaser (Democratic)
- Sam Rasoul (Democratic)
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price (Democratic)
- Kimberly Pope Adams
- Leslie Chambers Mehta
- Adele Y. McClure (Democratic)
- Marty Martinez (Democratic)
- Alfonso H. Lopez (Democratic)
- Destiny LeVere Bolling (Democratic)
- Amy J. Laufer (Democratic)
- Paul E. Krizek (Democratic)
- Karen Keys-Gamarra (Democratic)
- Phil M. Hernandez (Democratic)
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. (Democratic)
- Elizabeth R. Guzman (Democratic)
- Jackie H. Glass (Democratic)
- Margaret A. Franklin
- Michael B. Feggans (Democratic)
- Mark C. Downey
- Lindsey Dougherty (Democratic)
- Rae Cousins (Democratic)
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler (Democratic)
- Joshua G. Cole (Democratic)
- Laura Jane Cohen (Democratic)
- Nadarius E. Clark (Democratic)
- Betsy B. Carr (Democratic)
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
- Bonita G. Anthony (Democratic)
- Kathy K.L. Tran (Democratic)
- JJ Singh (Democratic)
- Irene Shin (Democratic)
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
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 policies in the local school division that are consistent with the guidelines adopted and provided by the Department of Education.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 8:01 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 27, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 26, 2026 Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 13, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 9, 2026 House | Reported from Appropriations | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 9, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 2, 2026 House | Reported from Education | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 936 (effective 7/1/2026) - Mar 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 9, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 9, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1113) - Mar 9, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1113ER) - Mar 9, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) - Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Education and Health (9-Y 6-N) - Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
Assigned Education sub: Public Education - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (60-Y 34-N 0-A) - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Read second time and engrossed - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Reported from Appropriations (19-Y 3-N) - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Reported from Education and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) - Jan 30, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1113) - Jan 14, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Education - Jan 14, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102765D