Family First Prevention Services Act, federal; statutory alignment.
Summary
Aligns the Code of Virginia with the federal Family First Prevention Services Act of 2018. The bill contains an emergency clause for provisions of the bill relating to background checks for employees of, volunteers at, and contractors providing services to juveniles at children's residential facilities.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Jan 7, 2019
Signed Mar 8, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 11, 2019
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
4
Committee
10
Amendments
3
Mar 8, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 282 (effective 3/8/19)
executive
Feb 13, 2019
Introduced
Senate amendments agreed to by House (93-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Feb 12, 2019
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
Rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2019
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
lower
Jan 29, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 16, 2019
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 14, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 14, 2019
Committee
Referred from Courts of Justice by voice vote
lower
Jan 10, 2019
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 7, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/09/19 19101811D
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Christopher K. Peace
RRepublican
Co
Dave LaRock
RRepublican
Co
David J. Toscano
DDemocratic
Co
Emily Jordan
RRepublican
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