TANF & Va. Initiative for Education & Work; hardship exception.
Summary
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and Virginia Initiative for Education and Work; hardship exception. Requires the Department of Social Services to (i) keep records of the number of Virginia Initiative for Education and Work participants who receive an exception to the time limitations on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families benefits due to hardship and the specific circumstances relied upon to grant such exceptions and (ii) annually publish nonidentifying statistics regarding such information.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Feb 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Signed Feb 24, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Feb 24, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 7 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 28, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Social Services
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101649D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alfonso Lopez
DDemocratic
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