Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); removes time limitations.
Summary
TANF; time limitations. Removes the time limitations on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) that limited Virginia Initiative for Education and Work (VIEW) participants to receiving TANF for a maximum of 24 consecutive months. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 27, 2019
Last action Mar 3, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 7, 2020
How they voted
29–10
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 7, 2020
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
52% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
1
Committee
13
Amendments
2
Feb 26, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 2-N)
Feb 25, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
Feb 25, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment (20-Y 1-N)
Feb 25, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
Feb 20, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
Feb 20, 2020
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (6-Y 0-N)
Feb 13, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Assigned HWI sub: Social Services
Feb 13, 2020
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
Feb 7, 2020
Senate · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 10-N)
Feb 6, 2020
Senate · Amendment offered
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB187E
Feb 6, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Committee amendment agreed to
Feb 6, 2020
Senate · Amendment offered
Reading of amendment waived
Feb 4, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 1-N)
Jan 10, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Jan 10, 2020
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
Dec 27, 2019
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
Dec 27, 2019
Senate · Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102018D
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Barbara Favola
DDemocratic
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