SB171Introduced in the Senate
Minor elementary or secondary school students admitted to inpatient treatment; discl. of discharge.
Introduced by Barbara Favola, District 40
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
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.
Where it stands
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0884)
April 13, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
4 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 1-A) · March 10, 2026
39
Yes
0
No
1
Absent or Not Voting
40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Bennett-Parker | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Jones | 77 | Yes |
| Timmy French | 1 | Yes |
| Mark Obenshain | 2 | Not Voting |
| 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 26104627D
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Assigned Education sub: Health
Senate subcommittee offered
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB171)
Senate committee offered
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
Committee substitute printed 26105829D-S1
Passed by for the day
Read second time
Education and Health Substitute agreed to
Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB171)
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Referred to Committee on Education
Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
House subcommittee offered
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 26108179D-H1
Read second time
Read third time
committee substitute agreed to
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Passed House with substitute (96-Y 0-N 0-A)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB171)
House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
Enrolled
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB171ER)
Signed by President
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB171)
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 884 (Effective 1/1/2027)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0884)
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