VirginiaChildren; petitions for relief of care & custody, investigation by local dept. of social services.
What it does
Petitions for relief of care and custody of a child; investigation by local department of social services; Office of the Children's Ombudsman work group; report. Requires a local department of social services, as a part of its investigation after the referral of a request for a petition for relief of the care and custody of a child, to (i) refer the parent to the local family assessment and planning team and (ii) create a written report. The bill directs the Department of Social Services, in coordination with the Virginia League of Social Services Executives, to create a template for and provide guidance on what should be included in such written report.The bill also directs the Office of the Children's Ombudsman to convene a work group composed of relevant stakeholders to (a) determine the factors a court should consider when determining whether there is good cause shown for a petitioner's desire to be relieved of the care and custody of a child and (b) explore the potential benefits and considerations of raising the standard of evidence for granting temporary relief of custody from the current standard of preponderance of the evidence to clear and convincing evidence.
More detail
The bill directs the work group to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice and the Virginia Commission on Youth by November 1, 2025. Certain provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2026. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Commission on Youth. This bill is identical to HB 1733.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Mar 19Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0155)Latest
- Mar 19Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 155 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Feb 18Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Feb 18Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 18, 2025Minor
- Feb 13Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 11Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 11Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1372)
- Feb 11Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1372ER)Major
- Feb 11EnrolledMinor
- Feb 10Passed House (95-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Passed House (95-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Read third timeMinor
- Feb 7Read second timeMinor
- Feb 5Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 5Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Feb 5Read first timeMinor
- Feb 5Placed on Calendar
- Jan 29Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 28Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Jan 28Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute agreed to
- Jan 28Reading of substitute waived
- Jan 28Read second timeMinor
- Jan 28Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1372)
- Jan 27Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 27Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N)
- Jan 27Rules suspended
- Jan 24Committee substitute printed 25105903D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 24Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 17Rereferred from Rules to Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Rereferred from Rules and rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 15Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1372)
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on RulesMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25103978DIntroduced