Department of Social Services; foster care; new luggage; report.
Summary
Department of Social Services; foster care; new luggage; report. Directs the Department of Social Services (the Department) to establish and maintain a decentralized supply of new luggage to be used to transport the personal belongings of a child in foster care. The bill requires the Department to provide new luggage to a child who is entering or exiting foster care or moving from one foster care placement to another and prohibits the Department from using disposable bags or trash bags to transport any items for a child in foster care. The bill requires the Commissioner of the Department to report certain information related to new luggage to the General Assembly by no later than December 1 of each year.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 3, 2025
Last action Feb 4, 2025
Floor votes · House of Delegates Jan 21, 2025
How they voted
20–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 22
Jan 21, 2025
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican10
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Assigned Approps sub: Health & Human Resources
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (20-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2025
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (20-1-1)
house of delegates
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referred to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Committee
Assigned sub: Social Services
lower
Jan 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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