VirginiaChildren's Ombudsman, Office of the; foster youth's right to receive information.
What it does
Office of the Children's Ombudsman; foster youth's right to receive information. Requires the Department of Social Services or a local department of social services, a children's residential facility, or any child-placing agency to provide certain information along with the contact information for the Office of the Children's Ombudsman to a biological parent, prospective adoptive parent, or foster parent, as well as to any child in foster care age 12 or older upon the opening of a foster care case for such child. The bill also provides that, in relation to complaints made to the Ombudsman, if such child is the complainant, the Ombudsman need not gain the consent of the Department or local department of social services, the children's residential facility, the child-placing agency, or the foster parent or guardian of the child or other person having custody or care of the child to receive information from or communicate with the child.
More detail
This bill is identical to SB 1406.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 21Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0200)Latest
- Mar 21Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 200 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1777)
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1777ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 18Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Read third timeMinor
- Feb 17Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Reading waived (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)
- Feb 17Rules suspended
- Feb 14Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (11-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (11-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Rehabilitation and Social Services (10-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Rereferred from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services (10-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 4Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Feb 4Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 3Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- Feb 3Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Jan 31Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Jan 30Read first timeMinor
- Jan 28Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 23Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 15Assigned sub: Social ServicesMinor
- Jan 14Referred from General Laws and referred to Health and Human Services (Voice Vote)Minor
- Jan 13Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1777)
- Jan 6Referred to Committee on General LawsMinor
- Jan 6Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102551DIntroduced