Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); removes time limitations.
Summary
TANF; time limitations. Removes the time limitations on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) that limited Virginia Initiative for Education and Work (VIEW) participants to receiving TANF for a maximum of 24 consecutive months. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Governor
Introduced Dec 27, 2019
Last action Mar 3, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 7, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 25, 2020
How they voted
29–10
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 7, 2020
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
52% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
9
Committee
13
Amendments
2
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 25, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 25, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment (20-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 25, 2020
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
lower
Feb 25, 2020
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (20-1-1)
house of delegates
Feb 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (6-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Social Services
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Feb 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 10-N)
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB187E
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 1-N)
upper
Jan 10, 2020
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Dec 27, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Dec 27, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102018D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Barbara Favola
DDemocratic
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