HB 2596

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 13, 2025
  • Passed House Feb 04, 2025
  • Passed Senate Feb 17, 2025
  • Signed by Governor Mar 19, 2025

Appointment of guardian ad litem; child in need of services or supervision.

Abstract

Office of the Executive Secretary; notification to guardian ad litems representing juveniles; child in need of services or supervision. Directs the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia to send notification to attorneys qualified for appointment as guardians ad litem that, if appointed to represent a child who is alleged to be a child in need of services or supervision, such attorney should have familiarity with the statutes providing the dispositional alternatives available when a juvenile and domestic relations district court finds that a child is in need of services or supervision.

An Act to direct the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia to send notification to guardians ad litem representing juveniles alleged to be a child in need of services or supervision that such attorney should have familiarity with the statutes providing the dispositional alternatives available when a juvenile and domestic relations district court finds that a child is in need of services or supervision.

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Mar 19, 2025

Office of the Governor

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0096)

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 96 (Effective 07/01/25 )

Mar 03, 2025

Office of the Governor

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

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025

Feb 22, 2025

Senate

Signed by President

Feb 20, 2025

House

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2596)

Feb 19, 2025

House

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2596ER)

House

Signed by Speaker

House

Enrolled

Feb 17, 2025

Senate

Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

Senate

Read third time

Feb 14, 2025

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N)

Senate

Passed by for the day

Senate

Rules suspended

Feb 12, 2025

Senate

Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)

Feb 05, 2025

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

Senate

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

Feb 04, 2025

House

Passed House (99-Y 0-N)

House

Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House

House

Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)

Feb 03, 2025

House

Read second time

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute

House

Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to

Feb 02, 2025

House

Read first time

House

Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2596)

Jan 31, 2025

House

Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)

Jan 30, 2025

House

Assigned Approps sub: General Government and Capital Outlay

Jan 29, 2025

House

Committee substitute printed 25106382D-H1

House

Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)

Jan 27, 2025

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)

Jan 24, 2025

House

Assigned Courts sub: Civil

Jan 13, 2025

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104535D

House

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Chaptered HTML PDF
Enrolled HTML PDF
Courts of Justice Substitute HTML PDF
Courts of Justice Subcommittee Substitute HTML PDF
Introduced HTML PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2596) PDF PDF

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