SB 689 Virginia Senate · 2022 Regular Session

Foster or adoptive homes; background checks, etc., for applicants.

Summary

Foster care; barrier crimes. Directs the Department of Social Services (the Department), together with relevant stakeholders, to develop recommendations regarding changes to provisions governing criminal history background checks and barrier crimes for applicants to serve as a foster or adoptive home and requires the Department to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services by October 1, 2022.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2022

Committee Review

Mar 2022

Senate Passage

Feb 2022

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2022

Signed into Law

Apr 2022

Introduced Jan 20, 2022 Signed Apr 11, 2022

Floor votes · Senate Feb 9, 2022 · House of Delegates Mar 4, 2022

How they voted

27–5

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 34

Feb 9, 2022

D Democratic18

17 Yea 1

94% Yea

R Republican16

10 Yea 5 Nay 1

62% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 11, 2022

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 432 (effective 7/1/22)

executive

Mar 4, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed House with substitute (98-Y 0-N)_

lower

Mar 4, 2022

Lower · Passed

Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB689H1

lower

Mar 4, 2022

Lower · Passed

Committee substitute agreed to 22107295D-H1

lower

Mar 1, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Mar 1, 2022

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 22, 2022

Committee

Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3

lower

Feb 22, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

lower

Feb 9, 2022

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 7-N)

upper

Feb 4, 2022

Upper · Passed

Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (12-Y 2-N 1-A)

upper

Jan 20, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services

upper

Jan 20, 2022

Introduced

Presented and ordered printed 22104423D

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors