Foster care; security freeze on credit report.
Summary
Requires local departments of social services to request the placement of a security freeze on the credit report or record of any child who has been in foster care for at least six months in order to prevent cases of identity theft and misuse of personal identifying information.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Dec 19, 2018
Signed Mar 21, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 14, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 14, 2019
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
9
Committee
10
Amendments
3
Mar 21, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 677 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2019
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
Amendment by Senator Reeves agreed to
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 14, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1730H1
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19105173D-H1
lower
Jan 23, 2019
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Dec 19, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
lower
Dec 19, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101193D
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Emily Jordan
RRepublican
Co
Dave LaRock
RRepublican
Co
David Reid
DDemocratic
Co
Gordon C. Helsel, Jr.
RRepublican
Co
Joe McNamara
RRepublican
Co
Matt Fariss
RRepublican
Co
R. Steven Landes
RRepublican
Co
Robert M. "Bob" Thomas, Jr.
RRepublican
Co
Roxann Robinson
RRepublican
Co
Timothy D. Hugo
RRepublican
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