HB325
Fire Programs, Department of; development of mental health awareness training.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Rip Sullivan (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Department of Fire Programs; mental health awareness training.
Provides that the Department of Fire Programs shall develop a training program for mental health awareness that satisfies the criteria in current law requiring each fire department to develop curricula for mental health awareness training for its personnel. The bill provides the option for each fire department to use such ... (More) standardized training program for the development and implementation of a mental health awareness training program for its personnel. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/11/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102356D
- 01/11/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 01/15/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB325)
- 01/16/2026 - House: Assigned HPS sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/22/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/2026 - House: Placed on Public Safety Agenda
- 01/23/2026 - House: Reported from Public Safety and referred to Appropriations (20-Y 2-N)
- 01/23/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/26/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety
- 01/27/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 01/28/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 01/30/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/04/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/05/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (90-Y 7-N 0-A)
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/19/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26108088D-S1
- 02/19/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB325)
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/03/2026 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (95-Y 3-N 0-A)
- 03/10/2026 - House: Enrolled
- 03/10/2026 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB325ER)
- 03/10/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB325)
- 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
