HB 2596 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Appointment of guardian ad litem; child in need of services or supervision.

Summary
Office of the Executive Secretary; notification to guardian ad litems representing juveniles; child in need of services or supervision. Directs the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia to send notification to attorneys qualified for appointment as guardians ad litem that, if appointed to represent a child who is alleged to be a child in need of services or supervision, such attorney should have familiarity with the statutes providing the dispositional alternatives available when a juvenile and domestic relations district court finds that a child is in need of services or supervision.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Signed Mar 19, 2025
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What changed between versions

Courts of Justice Substitute Chaptered · 1 edit
MINOR
This bill was formally approved and chaptered into the Virginia Code, transitioning from a House substitute bill to an enacted law. The core policy content remains unchanged, directing the Supreme Court's Office of the Executive Secretary to notify guardians ad litem about their duty to understand dispositional alternatives for children in need of services.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains the same; it applies to attorneys qualified for appointment as guardians ad litem in Virginia as of July 1, 2025.
TECHNICAL

The bill was formally enacted and chaptered (Chapter 96) on March 19, 2025, converting it from a proposed substitute bill into law.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 14, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

How they voted

360
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Feb 14, 2025
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
15 Yea 4
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
33
Key actions
11
Committee
7
Mar 19, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 96 (Effective 07/01/25 )
executive
Feb 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2596ER)
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Committee
Assigned Approps sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 24, 2025
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors