SB140Introduced in the Senate
Fire Programs, Department of; development of mental health awareness training.
Introduced by Jeremy McPike, District 29
What does this bill do?
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Official description
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 bill is identical to HB 325.
Where it stands
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0110)
April 6, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
7 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · March 11, 2026
40
Yes
0
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
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See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Bennett-Parker | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Jones | 77 | Yes |
| Timmy French | 1 | Yes |
| Mark Obenshain | 2 | Yes |
| Chris Head | 3 | Yes |
| David Suetterlein | 4 | Yes |
| Travis Hackworth | 5 | Yes |
| Todd Pillion | 6 | Yes |
| William Stanley | 7 | Yes |
| Mark Peake | 8 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102973D
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB140)
Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 26106332D-S1
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB140)
Passed by for the day
Read second time
Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Read third time and passed Senate
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 26108270D-H1
Read second time
Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
Read third time
committee substitute agreed to
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Passed House with substitute (95-Y 2-N 0-A)
House substitute rejected by Senate
House insisted on substitute
House requested conference committee
Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Conferees appointed by Senate
Senate Conferees: McPike, Roem, Pillion
Conferees appointed by House
House Conferees: Sullivan, Pope Adams, Wright
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB140)
Conference Report released
Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 1-N 0-A)
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Enrolled
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB140ER)
Signed by President
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB140)
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 110 (effective 7/1/2026)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0110)
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