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| Bill | Minor elementary or secondary school students admitted to inpatient treatment; discl. of discharge. | Minor elementary or secondary school students admitted to inpatient treatment; certain disclosures to certain school personnel upon discharge. Provides that in the event that the facility to which a minor elementary or secondary school student is admitted to inpatient treatment determines that such minor student requires additional educational services upon discharge from the facility, the parents of such student may opt in to the disclosure, prior to or at the time of such minor student's discharge from the facility, of such determination by the facility to a mental health professional employed in such minor student's school or, if applicable, by the school division in which the student is enrolled. The bill also provides that, in the event that the facility to which a minor elementary or secondary school student is admitted to inpatient treatment determines, based on communications from such minor student to a mental health service provider at such facility, that the student poses a specific and immediate threat to cause serious bodily injury or death to an identified or readily identifiable person or persons at the time of the student's discharge from the facility, the facility shall disclose, prior to or at the time of discharge in accordance with the requirements set forth in relevant law, such determination to a mental health professional employed in such minor student's school or, if applicable, by the school division. The bill also prohibits any such facility from withholding discharge of such a student for the purpose of making any such disclosure. The provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | SB 171 | Virginia SB 171 (2026) |
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Virginia SB 171 (2026) — Minor elementary or secondary school students admitted to inpatient treatment; discl. of discharge.
Minor elementary or secondary school students admitted to inpatient treatment; certain disclosures to certain school personnel upon discharge. Provides that in the event that the facility to which a minor elementary or secondary school student is admitted to inpatient treatment determines that such minor student requires additional educational services upon discharge from the facility, the parents of such student may opt in to the disclosure, prior to or at the time of such minor student's discharge from the facility, of such determination by the facility to a mental health professional employed in such minor student's school or, if applicable, by the school division in which the student is enrolled. The bill also provides that, in the event that the facility to which a minor elementary or secondary school student is admitted to inpatient treatment determines, based on communications from such minor student to a mental health service provider at such facility, that the student poses a specific and immediate threat to cause serious bodily injury or death to an identified or readily identifiable person or persons at the time of the student's discharge from the facility, the facility shall disclose, prior to or at the time of discharge in accordance with the requirements set forth in relevant law, such determination to a mental health professional employed in such minor student's school or, if applicable, by the school division. The bill also prohibits any such facility from withholding discharge of such a student for the purpose of making any such disclosure. The provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Education Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Education and Health Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — 10–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Education with substitute — 21–0 (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — 96–0 (pass) · lower
- Concur House Substitute R — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage R — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Education and Health with substitute — 14–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Barbara A. Favola — primary (person)
- Mark D. Obenshain — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-08 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104627D
filing, introduction - 2026-01-08 Referred to Committee on Education and Health
referral-committee - 2026-01-20 Assigned Education sub: Health
referral-committee - 2026-01-20 Senate subcommittee offered
- 2026-01-21 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB171)
- 2026-01-22 Senate committee offered
- 2026-01-22 Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-01-23 Rules suspended
- 2026-01-23 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-01-23 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 2026-01-23 Committee substitute printed 26105829D-S1
substitution - 2026-01-23 Passed by for the day
- 2026-01-26 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-01-26 Education and Health Substitute agreed to
- 2026-01-26 Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-01-27 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB171)
- 2026-01-27 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-03 Placed on Calendar
- 2026-02-03 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-03 Referred to Committee on Education
referral-committee - 2026-02-26 Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
referral-committee - 2026-03-03 House subcommittee offered
- 2026-03-03 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
substitution - 2026-03-04 Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-03-04 Committee substitute printed 26108179D-H1
substitution - 2026-03-06 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-03-09 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-03-09 committee substitute agreed to
substitution - 2026-03-09 Engrossed by House - committee substitute
substitution - 2026-03-09 Passed House with substitute (96-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-10 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB171)
- 2026-03-10 House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
substitution - 2026-03-30 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-30 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB171ER)
passage - 2026-03-30 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-31 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB171)
- 2026-03-31 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-31 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-31 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 884 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a2b56efa-0cfb-4bb5-b192-389069772b32. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).