HB 2457

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 08, 2025
  • Passed House Feb 03, 2025
  • Passed Senate Feb 18, 2025
  • Signed by Governor Mar 24, 2025

Foster care; State Bd. of Social Services to amend regulations, application for and use of benefits.

Abstract

State Board of Social Services; regulations; application for and use of foster care benefits. Directs the State Board of Social Services to amend its regulations by January 1, 2026, to (i) require local departments of social services to apply for federal benefits on behalf of children in foster care that they may be eligible for, (ii) prohibit the use of military survivor benefits to pay for the care and support of children in foster care that the Commonwealth is otherwise obligated to pay for, and (iii) require local departments of social services that are representative payees for children in foster care to conserve such military survivor benefits in an appropriate trust instrument or protected account that is exempt from federal asset and resource limits.

An Act to direct the State Board of Social Services to amend its regulations regarding the application for and use of foster care benefits.

Bill Sponsors (4)

Votes


Actions


Mar 24, 2025

Office of the Governor

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0568)

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 568 (Effective 07/01/25)

Mar 11, 2025

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025

Mar 10, 2025

Senate

Signed by President

Mar 07, 2025

House

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2457ER)

House

Signed by Speaker

House

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2457)

House

Enrolled

Feb 18, 2025

Senate

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

Senate

Read third time

Feb 17, 2025

Senate

Rules suspended

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)

Senate

Passed by for the day

Feb 14, 2025

Senate

Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)

Feb 04, 2025

Senate

Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

Feb 03, 2025

House

Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)

House

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

House

Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House

Jan 31, 2025

House

Read second time and engrossed

Jan 30, 2025

House

Read first time

Jan 28, 2025

House

Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N)

Jan 23, 2025

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

Jan 21, 2025

House

Assigned sub: Social Services

Jan 16, 2025

House

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2457)

Jan 08, 2025

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100277D

House

Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Chaptered HTML PDF
Enrolled HTML PDF
Introduced HTML PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2457) PDF PDF

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