SB 501 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Adoption and foster care; persons authorized to conduct home studies.

Summary

Adoption and foster care; persons authorized to conduct home studies. Allows home studies for purposes of adoption or foster care placements to be conducted by any person who has completed the home study training program established by regulations of the Board of Social Services. Under current law, such home studies must be conducted by a local board of social services or licensed child-placing agency.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Feb 2020

Senate Passage

Feb 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 7, 2020 Last action Mar 3, 2020

Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2020

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Feb 6, 2020

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

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 6, 2020

Senate · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

Feb 6, 2020

Senate · Amendment offered

Engrossed by Senate as amended SB501E

Feb 6, 2020

Senate · Reported by committee

Committee amendments agreed to

Feb 6, 2020

Senate · Amendment offered

Reading of amendments waived

Feb 4, 2020

Senate · Reported by committee

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)

Jan 17, 2020

Senate · Referred to committee

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

Jan 17, 2020

Senate · Reported by committee

Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (14-Y 0-N)

Jan 7, 2020

Senate · Referred to committee

Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services

Jan 7, 2020

Senate · Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103296D

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors