Virginia Senate Bill 472 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 23 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-04-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0873)

Licensure of group homes and residential facilities for children. Eliminates the interdepartmental regulation of children's residential facilities and group homes, and provides that the Departments of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, Social Services, and Juvenile Justice shall regulate and license children's residential facilities and group homes for which they are the primary licensing agency. This bill provides that each licensing agency shall conduct background checks of persons working or volunteering at children's residential facilities and group homes. This bill further provides that the Department of Education shall be the sole entity responsible for licensure of educational programs in children's residential facilities and group homes.

Group homes & residential facilities for children; regulations for licensure of programs offered.

Sen. Emmett Hanger [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-04-23		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0873)
2008-04-23		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 873 (effective 7/1/08)
2008-04-23		House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2008-04-23		Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
2008-04-23		Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB472ER2)
2008-04-23		Senate: Reenrolled
2008-04-23		Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2008-04-23		House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
2008-04-23		House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (98-Y 0-N)
2008-04-23		Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
2008-04-22		Senate: Placed on Calendar
2008-04-11		Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
2008-03-11		Senate: Signed by President
2008-03-08		House: Signed by Speaker
2008-03-08		Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB472ER)
2008-03-08		Senate: Enrolled
2008-03-05		Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2008-03-03		House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
2008-03-03		House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2008-03-03		House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB472H1
2008-03-03		House: Committee substitute agreed to 088578232-H1
2008-03-03		House: Read third time
2008-02-29		House: Read second time
2008-02-27		House: Reported from Appropriations (23-Y 0-N)
2008-02-22		House: Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources (Hamilton)
2008-02-19		House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2008-02-19		House: Committee substitute printed 088578232-H1
2008-02-19		House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
2008-02-14		House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2008-02-14		House: Read first time
2008-02-14		House: Placed on Calendar
2008-02-12		Senate: Communicated to House
2008-02-12		Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-12		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2008-02-12		Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB472S1
2008-02-12		Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 085709232-S1
2008-02-12		Senate: Reading of substitute waived
2008-02-12		Senate: Read second time
2008-02-11		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2008-02-08		Senate: Committee substitute printed 085709232-S1
2008-02-08		Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
2008-01-09		Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
2008-01-09		Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 083151232

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?081+sum+SB472