Child in need of services; expands definition.
Summary
Child in need of services; definition. Expands the definition of a "child in need of services" for purposes of juvenile and domestic relations district courts to include a child who remains away from, deserts, or abandons his family or lawful custodian during one occasion and is demonstratively at risk of coercion, exploitation, abuse, or manipulation or has been lured from his parent or lawful custodian by means of trickery or misrepresentation or under false pretenses.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025
Signed Mar 18, 2025
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Chaptered
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The bill has been formally approved and assigned to Chapter 31 of the 2025 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The text indicates a procedural update from the 'Enrolled' stage to the 'Chaptered' stage, confirming the bill's passage and readiness for implementation. No substantive policy changes, such as new funding, eligibility criteria, or legal definitions, are visible in this specific diff.
TECHNICAL
The bill text was updated to reflect its official approval date of March 18, 2025, and assigned the chapter number 31.
The placeholder text 'VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER' was replaced with the specific chapter number.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 14, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Feb 14, 2025
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
11
Committee
7
Mar 18, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 31 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2260ER)
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Committee
Assigned Approps sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 24, 2025
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
lower
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Karrie Delaney
DDemocratic
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