HB 1301

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2020 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 08, 2020
  • Passed House Feb 11, 2020
  • Passed Senate Feb 28, 2020
  • Signed by Governor Apr 10, 2020

Children's Ombudsman, Office of the; established.

Abstract

Office of the Children's Ombudsman established. Establishes the Office of the Children's Ombudsman as a means of effecting changes in policy, procedure, and legislation; educating the public; investigating and reviewing actions of the State Department of Social Services, local departments of social services, child-placing agencies, or child-caring institutions; and monitoring and ensuring compliance with relevant statutes, rules, and policies pertaining to children's protective services and the placement, supervision, treatment, and improvement of delivery of care to children in foster care and adoptive homes. The Office of the Children's Ombudsman is headed by the Children's Ombudsman, who is appointed for a term of four years by the Governor and subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.

Office of the Children's Ombudsman established. Establishes the Office of the Children's Ombudsman as a means of effecting changes in policy, procedure, and legislation; educating the public; investigating and reviewing actions of the State Department of Social Services, local departments of social services, child-placing agencies, or child-caring institutions; and monitoring and ensuring compliance with relevant statutes, rules, and policies pertaining to children's protective services and the placement, supervision, treatment, and improvement of delivery of care to children in foster care and adoptive homes. The Office of the Children's Ombudsman is headed by the Children's Ombudsman, who is appointed for a term of four years by the Governor and subject to confirmation by the General Assembly.

Office of the Children's Ombudsman established. Establishes the Office of the Children's Ombudsman as a means of effecting changes in policy, procedure, and legislation; educating the public; investigating and reviewing actions of the State Department of Social Services, local departments of social services, child-placing agencies, or child-caring institutions; and monitoring and ensuring compliance with relevant statutes, rules, and policies pertaining to children's protective services and the placement, supervision, treatment, and improvement of delivery of care to children in foster care and adoptive homes. The Office of the Children's Ombudsman is headed by the Children's Ombudsman, who is appointed for a term of four years by the Governor and subject to confirmation by the General Assembly.

Bill Sponsors (18)

Votes


Actions


Apr 10, 2020

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 1090 (effective - see bill)

Mar 20, 2020

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB1301ER)

Mar 19, 2020

House

Signed by Speaker

Mar 18, 2020

Senate

Signed by President

House

Enrolled

Mar 10, 2020

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB1301H3)

Mar 08, 2020

Senate

Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)

Mar 07, 2020

Virginia General Assembly

Amended by conference committee

House

VOTE: Adoption (63-Y 13-N 1-A)

House

Conference report agreed to by House (63-Y 13-N 1-A)

House

Conference substitute printed 20109963D-H3

Mar 05, 2020

Senate

Conferees appointed by Senate

Mar 04, 2020

House

Conferees appointed by House

House

House acceded to request

Mar 03, 2020

Senate

Senate requested conference committee

Senate

Senate insisted on substitute with amendments (40-Y 0-N)

Mar 02, 2020

House

Senate substitute with amendments rejected by House 20108532D-S1 (0-Y 99-N)

House

VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 99-N)

House

Placed on Calendar

Feb 28, 2020

Senate

Read third time

Senate

Passed Senate with substitute with amendments (37-Y 0-N)

Senate

Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N)

Senate

Passed Senate with substitute with amendments (36-Y 0-N)

Senate

Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)

Senate

Passed Senate with substitute with amendments (37-Y 0-N)

Senate

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments HB1301S1

Senate

Committee amendments agreed to

Senate

Reading of amendments waived

Senate

Committee substitute agreed to h5544

Senate

Reading of substitute waived

Feb 27, 2020

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

Feb 26, 2020

Senate

Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (15-Y 0-N)

Feb 25, 2020

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB1301S1)

Feb 24, 2020

House

Fiscal impact review from JLARC (HB1301S1)

Feb 19, 2020

Senate

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

Senate

Committee substitute printed 20108532D-S1

Senate

Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (13-Y 0-N)

Feb 12, 2020

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Senate

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

Feb 11, 2020

House

VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)

House

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

Feb 10, 2020

House

Read second time

House

Impact statement from VCSC (HB1301H2)

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB1301H2)

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1301H2

House

Committee on Courts of Justice substitute agreed to 20107930D-H2

House

Committee on General Laws substitute rejected 20105383D-H1

Feb 09, 2020

House

Read first time

Feb 07, 2020

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB1301H1)

House

Committee substitute printed 20107930D-H2

House

Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (11-Y 0-N)

Feb 06, 2020

House

Impact statement from VCSC (HB1301H1)

Feb 05, 2020

House

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

House

Referred from Appropriations

Feb 04, 2020

House

House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

House

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

House

Reported from General Laws with substitute (20-Y 0-N)

House

Committee substitute printed 20105383D-H1

Feb 03, 2020

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB1301)

Jan 30, 2020

House

House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

House

Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)

Jan 15, 2020

House

Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Adminstrative Process

Jan 08, 2020

House

Referred to Committee on General Laws

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102686D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Impact statement from VCSC (HB1301H1) HTML
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1301H2 HTML
Fiscal impact review from JLARC (HB1301S1) HTML
Impact statement from DPB (HB1301H3) HTML
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1301ER) HTML
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1090) HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Amendment: HB1301ASE HTML
Amendment: HB1301AS HTML
Amendment: HB1301AC HTML

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