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 HB 1777.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 21Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0223)Latest
- Mar 21Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 223 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 3Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 3Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025Minor
- Feb 20Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 18Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 18Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1406)
- Feb 18Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1406ER)Major
- Feb 18EnrolledMinor
- Feb 14Passed House (96-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Passed House (96-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 14Read third timeMinor
- Feb 13Read second timeMinor
- Feb 11Reported from General Laws (19-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws (19-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 7Referred to Committee on General LawsMinor
- Feb 7Read first timeMinor
- Feb 7Placed on Calendar
- Feb 4Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 4Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- Feb 4Rules suspended
- Feb 4Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Feb 3Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 3Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 3Rules suspended
- Jan 31Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 22Rereferred from General Laws and Technology and Rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Rereferred from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 15Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1406)
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Jan 14Presented and ordered printed 25103787DIntroduced