VA HB1733 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 29 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-01-30 - Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on January 29 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-01-30 - Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
Petitions for relief of care and custody of a child; investigation by local department of social services; Office of the Children's Ombudsman work group; report. Requires a local department of social services, as a part of its investigation after the referral of a request for a petition for relief of the care and custody of a child, to (i) refer the parent to the local family assessment and planning team and (ii) create a written report. The bill directs the Department of Social Services, in coordination with the Virginia League of Social Services Executives, to create a template for and provide guidance on what should be included in such written report. The bill also directs the Office of the Children's Ombudsman to convene a work group composed of relevant stakeholders to determine the factors a court should consider when determining whether there is good cause shown for a petitioner's desire to be relieved of the care and custody of a child. The bill directs the work group to explore the potential benefits and considerations of raising the standard of evidence for granting temporary relief of custody from the current standard of preponderance of the evidence to clear and convincing. The bill directs the work group to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to Chairs of the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice andthe Virginia Commission on Youth by November 1, 2025.As introduced, thisbill is a recommendation of the Virginia Commission on Youth.
Title
Children; petitions for relief of care & custody, investigation by local dept. of social services.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-01-30 - House - Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-01-24 - House - Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-20 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-01-24 - House - Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-20 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-30 | House | Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-01-29 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute |
| 2025-01-29 | House | Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to |
| 2025-01-29 | House | Read second time |
| 2025-01-28 | House | Read first time |
| 2025-01-24 | House | Committee substitute printed 25105494D-H1 |
| 2025-01-24 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-01-21 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1733) |
| 2025-01-20 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-01-17 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Civil |
| 2025-01-15 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1733) |
| 2025-01-14 | House | Referred from Health and Human Services and referred to Courts of Justice (Voice Vote) |
| 2025-01-04 | House | Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services |
| 2025-01-04 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103979D |
