Confidentiality of juvenile court records; exceptions.
Summary
Confidentiality of juvenile court records; exceptions. Provides that juvenile case files shall be open for inspection by(i) the Department of Social Services or any local department ofsocial services that is providing services or care for, or has accepteda referral for investigation and the provision of services pursuantto a request for relief of custody regarding, a juvenile who is thesubject of the record for (a) a purpose relevant to the provisionof the services or care or (b) the purpose of conducting an investigationor family assessment of child abuse or neglect involving the juvenilewho is the subject of the record and (ii) the Department of BehavioralHealth and Developmental Services or any local community servicesboard that is providing treatment, services, or care for a juvenilewho is the subject of the record for a purpose relevant to the provisionof the treatment, services, or care.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Jan 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 11, 2021
Signed Mar 31, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jan 28, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2021
How they voted
23–9
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 33
Jan 28, 2021
D
Democratic17
94% Yea
R
Republican16
56% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Amendments
2
Mar 31, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 466 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 9, 2021
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 11-N)
upper
Jan 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB1206ES1
upper
Jan 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amendments by Senator Barker agreed to
upper
Jan 27, 2021
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Jan 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21103296D-S1
upper
Jan 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (8-Y 7-N)
upper
Jan 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102736D
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
GB
George Barker
DDemocratic
Co
Charniele Herring
DDemocratic
Co
Mark L. Cole
RRepublican
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