Virginia House Bill 1962 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Passed on April 7 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-07 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0535)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Foster care; termination of parental rights; relatives and fictive kin. Requires local departments of social services and licensed child-placing agencies to involve in the development of a child's foster care plan the child's relatives and fictive kin who are interested in the child's welfare. The bill requires that a child 12 years of age or older be involved in the development of his foster care plan; under current law, a child's involvement is mandatory upon reaching 14 years of age. The bill contains other amendments to provisions governing foster care and termination of parental rights that encourage the placement of children with relatives and fictive kin. Foster care; termination of parental rights; relatives and fictive kin. Requires local departments of social services and licensed child-placing agencies to involve in the development of a child's foster care plan the child's relatives and fictive kin who are interested in the child's welfare. The bill requires that a child 12 years of age or older be involved in the development of his foster care plan; under current law, a child's involvement is mandatory upon reaching 14 years of age. The bill contains other amendments to provisions governing foster care and termination of parental rights that encourage the placement of children with relatives and fictive kin.

Foster care; termination of residual parental rights, relatives and fictive kin.

Del. Wendy Gooditis [D]	Sen. Suhas Subramanyam [D]	Del. Karrie Delaney [D]	Del. Mark Levine [D]
Del. Kathleen Murphy [D]	Del. Sam Rasoul [D]	Del. Ibraheem Samirah [D]

2021-04-07 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-07 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-03 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage #2 (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-03 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-01-28 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-07		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0535)
2021-04-07	House	Enacted, Chapter 535 (effective 7/1/21)
2021-04-07	Senate	Signed by President as reenrolled
2021-04-07	House	Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2021-04-07	House	Reenrolled bill text (HB1962ER2)
2021-04-07	House	Reenrolled
2021-04-07		Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2021-04-07	Senate	Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
2021-04-07	House	VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N)
2021-04-07	House	House concurred in Governor's recommendation (98-Y 0-N)
2021-04-07	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-03-31	House	Governor's recommendation received by House
2021-02-24		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
2021-02-24	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 24, 2021
2021-02-22	Senate	Signed by President
2021-02-19	House	Signed by Speaker
2021-02-19	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1962ER)
2021-02-19	House	Enrolled
2021-02-16	Senate	Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-16	Senate	Read third time
2021-02-15	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-12	Senate	Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)
2021-02-05	Senate	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)
2021-02-04	Senate	Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
2021-02-04	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2021-02-03	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage #2 (99-Y 0-N)
2021-02-03	House	Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2021-02-03	House	Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
2021-02-03	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
2021-02-03	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
2021-02-02	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1962H1
2021-02-02	House	Committee substitute agreed to 21103967D-H1
2021-02-02	House	Read second time
2021-02-01	House	Read first time
2021-01-28	House	Committee substitute printed 21103967D-H1
2021-01-28	House	Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
2021-01-15	House	Assigned HWI sub: Social Services
2021-01-11	House	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2021-01-11	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102613D

HB1962 (Carry Over) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	1	281	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	1	283	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	2	906	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	2	910.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB1962
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1962+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1962H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1962ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1962ER2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0535+hil
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+HB1962AG
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1962F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1962FH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1962FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H12C0088+HB1962
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HC1351+HB1962
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HC1413+HB1962
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S09C0037+HB1962
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S09V0015+HB1962
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0048HB1962+HB1962
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0054HB1962+HB1962
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV2071+HB1962
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0620HB1962+HB1962