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type: "Bill"
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title: "Model memorandum of understanding; counseling from school counselors by way of telehealth."
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description: "Department of Education; model memorandum of understanding; counseling from school counselors by way of telehealth. Provides that the model memorandum of understanding developed by the Department of Education for partnerships with community mental health services providers or school-based telehealth providers shall include procedures allowing for students to receive counseling from school counselors by way of telehealth. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee to Study Pandemic Response and Preparedness in the Commonwealth and is identical to SB 1370."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "HB 2543"
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citation: "Virginia HB 2543 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Amy J. Laufer"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 35
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2025-01-10"
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last_action: "2025-04-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7cd3387f-a328-4e59-a585-b80c0addc6a6"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2543"
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source_hash: "09663b124cb3719ef476f79a78dd1cacdf3edc891b962d6d3e7903e768346b78"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 2543 (2025) — Model memorandum of understanding; counseling from school counselors by way of telehealth.
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Department of Education; model memorandum of understanding; counseling from school counselors by way of telehealth. Provides that the model memorandum of understanding developed by the Department of Education for partnerships with community mental health services providers or school-based telehealth providers shall include procedures allowing for students to receive counseling from school counselors by way of telehealth. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee to Study Pandemic Response and Preparedness in the Commonwealth and is identical to SB 1370.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017510.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1079251.PDF)
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3. **Governor's Recommendation** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073589.HTML)
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4. **Reenrolled** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074922.PDF)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1046297.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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- House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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- Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Amy J. Laufer — primary (person)
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- Shelly A. Simonds — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-10** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104627D `filing, introduction`
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- **2025-01-10** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-18** Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-21** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-01-22** Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-01-24** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2025-01-27** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2543)
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- **2025-01-27** Passed by for the day
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- **2025-01-28** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2025-01-29** Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-01-30** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2025-01-30** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-06** Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-07** Rules suspended
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- **2025-02-07** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (38-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-02-07** Passed by for the day
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- **2025-02-10** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-10** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2025-02-12** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-02-12** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2543ER) `passage`
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- **2025-02-12** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-02-13** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2543)
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- **2025-02-15** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2025-02-18** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 18, 2025 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2025-02-18** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-03-24** Governor's recommendation received by House `executive-veto-line-item`
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- **2025-04-02** House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-04-02** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-04-02** Governor's recommendation adopted `executive-signature`
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- **2025-04-02** Reenrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-04-02** Reenrolled bill text (HB2543ER2) `enrolled`
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- **2025-04-02** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
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- **2025-04-02** Signed by President as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
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- **2025-04-02** Enacted, Chapter 666 (Effective 07/01/25) `became-law`
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- **2025-04-02** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0666)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7cd3387f-a328-4e59-a585-b80c0addc6a6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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