SB140
Fire Programs, Department of; development of mental health awareness training.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 11, 2026
Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Chief Patron:
Jeremy McPike (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. 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 ... (More) as guidance in developing its own mental health awareness training for its personnel. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/06/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102973D
- 01/06/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/15/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB140)
- 01/21/2026 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26106332D-S1
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB140)
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate
- 02/04/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/04/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/04/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/05/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety
- 02/19/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/20/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26108270D-H1
- 02/24/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/25/2026 - House: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- 02/25/2026 - House: Read third time
- 02/25/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/25/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/25/2026 - House: Passed House with substitute (95-Y 2-N 0-A)
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate
- 03/02/2026 - House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/02/2026 - House: House requested conference committee
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Senate Conferees: McPike, Roem, Pillion
- 03/09/2026 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/09/2026 - House: House Conferees: Sullivan, Pope Adams, Wright
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB140)
- 03/10/2026 - Conference Report released
- 03/11/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 1-N 0-A)
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
