Social services, local departments of; investigations and family assessments, etc.
Summary
Local department of social services; location of child in local department's custody. Provides that a local department of social services shall, upon request of the legal guardian or custodian of a child, disclose to such legal guardian or custodian the location of the child when the child is in the custody of another legal guardian or custodian, unless the local department finds that such disclosure would compromise the safety of the child or the legal guardian or custodian.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 13, 2021
Signed Mar 24, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2021 · House of Delegates Jan 26, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 24, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
47
Key actions
19
Committee
16
Amendments
1
Mar 24, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 305 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2191S1
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21200250D-S1
upper
Feb 24, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 16, 2021
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Jan 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB2191EH1
lower
Jan 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amendment by Delegate Leftwich agreed to
lower
Jan 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21103371D-H1
lower
Jan 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Jan 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2021
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (21-0-1)
house of delegates
Jan 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 15, 2021
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Social Services
lower
Jan 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 13, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100860D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jay Leftwich
RRepublican
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