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
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 5, 2019
Last action Mar 7, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Jan 30, 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
28
Key actions
10
Committee
10
Amendments
3
Feb 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2019
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
House requested conference committee
lower
Feb 18, 2019
Introduced
House insisted on amendment
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB1253ES1
upper
Feb 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 1, 2019
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19104900D-S1
upper
Jan 31, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 30, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Jan 25, 2019
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
upper
Jan 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Jan 5, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101851D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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