VA HB589 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 1 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-08 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: Senate Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 1 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-08 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: Senate Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
Filing of petitions and motions by designated nonattorney employees of the Department of Social Services; practice of law; duties of local directors of social services. Allows designated nonattorney employees of the Department of Social Services to file certain petitions and motions relating to child protective services and foster care services and provides that such filing is not considered the unauthorized practice of law. The bill further requires a local director of social services to designate nonattorney employees who are authorized to file certain petitions and motions relating to child protective services, foster care services, and support and states that all petitions or motions filed by nonattorney employees of local departments of social services prior to July 1, 2016, are valid.
Title
Social Services, Department of; filing of petitions by designated nonattorney employees.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2016-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (6-Y 3-N) (Y: 6 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-02 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (93-Y 4-N) (Y: 95 N: 5 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-27 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-20 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-02 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (93-Y 4-N) (Y: 95 N: 5 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-27 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-20 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-08 | Senate | Left in Courts of Justice |
| 2016-02-29 | Senate | Reconsidered by Courts of Justice |
| 2016-02-24 | Senate | Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (6-Y 3-N) |
| 2016-02-03 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2016-02-03 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2016-02-02 | House | VOTE: PASSAGE (93-Y 4-N) |
| 2016-02-02 | House | Read third time and passed House (93-Y 4-N) |
| 2016-02-01 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB589H1 |
| 2016-02-01 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 16104108D-H1 |
| 2016-02-01 | House | Read second time |
| 2016-01-29 | House | Read first time |
| 2016-01-27 | House | Committee substitute printed 16104108D-H1 |
| 2016-01-27 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-01-20 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-01-14 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law |
| 2016-01-11 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2016-01-11 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103955D |
