Virginia House Bill 600 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 1 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-01 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0631)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Child welfare mandates. Imposes certain mandates related to the protection and encouragement of children, including a requirement that certain information and options be given to a child in connection with foster care plans, the imposition of certain age-appropriate restrictions, and requirements of both the courts and the Department of Social Services regarding foster care plans. The bill adds to the definition of abused or neglected child any child who has been identified as a victim of sex trafficking or severe forms of trafficking as defined by the federal law.

Child welfare; imposes certain mandates related to protection and encouragement of children.

Del. Richard Bell [R]

2016-03-02 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-09 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-03 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-01		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0631)
2016-04-01		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 631 (effective 7/1/16)
2016-03-08		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
2016-03-08	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/8/2016
2016-03-07	Senate	Signed by President
2016-03-04	House	Signed by Speaker
2016-03-04	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB600ER)
2016-03-04	House	Enrolled
2016-03-02	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2016-03-02	Senate	Read third time
2016-03-01	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2016-02-29	Senate	Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
2016-02-10	Senate	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2016-02-10	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2016-02-09	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2016-02-09	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2016-02-08	House	Printed as engrossed 16101843D-E
2016-02-08	House	Engrossed by House as amended HB600E
2016-02-08	House	Committee amendments agreed to
2016-02-08	House	Read second time
2016-02-05	House	Read first time
2016-02-03	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (21-Y 0-N)
2016-02-01	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-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 16101843D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	1	228	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	1	281	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	1	282.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	2	100	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	2	1502	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	2	904	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	2	905.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	2	905.3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	2	906	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	2	908	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+HB600
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB600+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB600E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB600ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0631+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H0802V0056+HB0600
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H08V0056+HB0600
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+HV0350+HB0600
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S03V0337+HB0600
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0754HB0600+HB0600
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0768HB0600+HB0600