VirginiaKinship foster care; barrier crime waiver, report.
What it does
Kinship foster care; barrier crime waiver; report. Establishes a process by which a local department of social services may apply for a barrier crime waiver on behalf of an individual who has been convicted of a Virginia barrier crime that (i) is not (a) included on the list of federal barrier crimes; (b) a violent felony offense; or (c) an offense requiring registration under the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry Act and (ii) does not otherwise fall under a barrier crime exception for foster or adoptive homes for the purpose of approval of the individual's home as a kinship foster home. The bill creates a process by which such a local department of social services may apply to the Department of Social Services for a waiver and for the Department to conduct an assessment of such application.
More detail
The bill also requires the Department of Social Services to file an annual report by December 1 of each year detailing the specifics of the waiver process to the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services and the House Committee on Health and Human Services. This bill is identical to SB 305.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 13Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0647)Latest
- Apr 13Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 647 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 10Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 10Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026Minor
- Mar 3Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 3Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 3Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB632)
- Mar 3Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB632ER)Major
- Mar 3EnrolledMinor
- Feb 26Senate substitute agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N 0-A)Major
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 24Passed Senate with substitute Block VoteMajor
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 24Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 24Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute agreed to
- Feb 24Read third timeMinor
- Feb 23Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 23Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 23Rules suspended
- Feb 20Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB632)
- Vote recorded Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 20Committee substitute printed 26108308D-S1Major
- Feb 20Senate committee offered
- Feb 20Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 17Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social ServicesMinor
- Feb 17Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 16Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 16Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- Feb 16Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed House
- Feb 13Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Feb 12Read first timeMinor
- Feb 10Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Health and Human Services. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 5Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 28Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB632)
- Jan 21Assigned sub: Social ServicesMinor
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on Health and Human ServicesMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105018DIntroduced