HB355
Public school students in grades six through 12; annual mental health screening.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Debra Gardner (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Department of Education; School Health Services Committee; annual mental health screenings for public school students in grades six through 12; guidance and best practices.
Requires the Department of Education (the Department), in consultation with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and any other stakeholders that the Department deems appropriate, no later than November 1, 2026, to develop, post publicly and conspicuously on its website, and distribute to each local school board guidance ... (More) and best practices for annual student mental health screenings for use by local school boards that utilize evidence-based tools for the mental health screening of each public school student in grades six through 12. The bill also requires the School Health Services Committee to study best practices for the annual mental health screening of each student in grades six through 12 utilizing evidence-based tools. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/12/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105142D
- 01/12/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/30/2026 - House: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
- 01/30/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/03/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/03/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/04/2026 - House: Reported from Education with substitute (16-Y 5-N)
- 02/04/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107012D-H1
- 02/06/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/09/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/09/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/09/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/09/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB355)
- 02/10/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (64-Y 33-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/19/2026 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Senate subcommittee offered
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26108312D-S1
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Education and Health Substitute agreed to
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/02/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB355)
- 03/04/2026 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 96-N 0-A)
- 03/04/2026 - House: Reconsideration of Senate substitute rejected by House
- 03/04/2026 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (63-Y 32-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/11/2026 - House: Enrolled
- 03/11/2026 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB355ER)
- 03/11/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB355)
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/14/2026 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
- 03/14/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
