SB 501 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Adoption and foster care; persons authorized to conduct home studies.

Summary

Adoption and foster care; persons authorized to conduct home studies. Allows home studies for purposes of adoption or foster care placements to be conducted by any person who has completed the home study training program established by regulations of the Board of Social Services. Under current law, such home studies must be conducted by a local board of social services or licensed child-placing agency.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Feb 2020

Senate Passage

Feb 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 7, 2020 Last action Mar 3, 2020

Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2020

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Feb 6, 2020

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Feb 13, 2020

Committee

Assigned HWI sub: Social Services

lower

Feb 13, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

lower

Feb 6, 2020

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 6, 2020

Introduced

Engrossed by Senate as amended SB501E

upper

Feb 6, 2020

Upper · Passed

Committee amendments agreed to

upper

Feb 6, 2020

Introduced

Reading of amendments waived

upper

Feb 4, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 17, 2020

Committee

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

upper

Jan 17, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (14-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 7, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services

upper

Jan 7, 2020

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103296D

upper

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors