HB 1659

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2019 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Dec 01, 2018
  • Passed House Feb 05, 2019
  • Senate
  • Signed by Governor Mar 18, 2019

Child abuse and neglect; mandatory reporters.

Abstract

Adds to the list of persons who are required to report suspected child abuse or neglect ministers, priests, rabbis, imams, and duly accredited practitioners of any religious organization or denomination usually referred to as a church; however, the bill exempts such clergy members from the mandatory reporting requirement when the information supporting the suspicion of child abuse or neglect (i) is required by the doctrine of the religious organization or denomination to be kept confidential or (ii) would be subject to the exemptions set forth in ยง 8.01-400 or 19.2-271.3 if offered as evidence in court. This bill is identical to

Bill Sponsors (20)

Votes


Actions


Mar 18, 2019

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 414 (effective 7/1/19)

Mar 11, 2019

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2019

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019

Mar 09, 2019

Senate

Signed by President

Mar 07, 2019

House

Enrolled

House

Signed by Speaker

Feb 22, 2019

Senate

Passed by temporarily

Feb 21, 2019

Senate

Conferees appointed by Senate

House

Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)

Virginia General Assembly

Amended by conference committee

Feb 20, 2019

House

House acceded to request

House

Conferees appointed by House

Feb 19, 2019

Senate

Senate requested conference committee

Feb 18, 2019

House

Senate amendment rejected by House (1-Y 95-N)

House

Placed on Calendar

Feb 14, 2019

Senate

Engrossed by Senate as amended

Senate

Read third time

Senate

Reading of amendment waived

Senate

Committee amendment agreed to

Feb 08, 2019

Senate

Rereferred to Finance

Feb 06, 2019

Senate

Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Feb 05, 2019

House

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)

Feb 04, 2019

House

Read second time and engrossed

Feb 03, 2019

House

Read first time

Jan 31, 2019

House

Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources

Jan 30, 2019

House

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

Jan 28, 2019

House

Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

Jan 24, 2019

House

Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #4

Dec 01, 2018

House

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100396D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Senate amendments engrossed HTML
House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100396D HTML
House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1659ER) HTML
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0414) HTML

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