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Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia HB 495

School boards; mental health awareness training for full-time school bus drivers.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE

School boards; mental health awareness training; full-time school bus drivers. Permits any school board to require each school bus driver employed on a full-time basis in the local school division to complete mental health awareness training at least once. The bill requires the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to consider condensing and abbreviating the existing mental health first aid training program into a two-hour module that any school board may utilize in order to train full-time school bus drivers.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Mar 5, 2026
Senate		Continued to next session in Education and HealthpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 17, 2026
House		H VOTE:passSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 11, 2026
House		Reported from Education with substitutepassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 3, 2026
House		Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitutepassSet your home in Virginia to see

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