Virginia House Bill 1744 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 23 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0340)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Adoption and foster care; home study reciprocity. Provides that home studies conducted by a local board of social services or licensed child-placing agency for the purpose of placing a child in a foster home or with an adoptive family shall, on and after January 1, 2024, be transferable between all localities, local boards, and licensed child-placing agencies within the Commonwealth at the request of the prospective foster parent or the prospective adoptive parent, subject to any time limitations or other requirements imposed by law or regulation. The bill requires all home studies to be conducted in accordance with the Mutual Family Assessment home study template and any addenda thereto developed by the Department of Social Services. The bill directs the State Board of Social Services to promulgate regulations that establish market rates for such home studies. Adoption and foster care; home study reciprocity. Provides that home studies conducted by a local board of social services or licensed child-placing agency for the purpose of placing a child in a foster home or with an adoptive family shall, on and after January 1, 2024, be transferable between all localities, local boards, and licensed child-placing agencies within the Commonwealth at the request of the prospective foster parent or the prospective adoptive parent, subject to any time limitations or other requirements imposed by law or regulation. The bill requires all home studies to be conducted in accordance with the Mutual Family Assessment home study template and any addenda thereto developed by the Department of Social Services. The bill directs the State Board of Social Services to promulgate regulations that establish market rates for such home studies.

Adoption and foster care; home study reciprocity, licensed child-placing agencies, effective date.

Del. Betsy Carr [D]

2023-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-06 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-31 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-01-24 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-23		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0340)
2023-03-23		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 340 (effective -see bill)
2023-03-02		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-02	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
2023-02-24	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1744ER)
2023-02-24	House	Enrolled
2023-02-21	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-21	Senate	Read third time
2023-02-20	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-17	Senate	Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
2023-02-07	Senate	Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
2023-02-07	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2023-02-06	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
2023-02-06	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2023-02-03	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1744H1
2023-02-03	House	Committee substitute agreed to 23105093D-H1
2023-02-03	House	Read second time
2023-02-02	House	Read first time
2023-01-31	House	Committee substitute printed 23105093D-H1
2023-01-31	House	Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
2023-01-24	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)
2023-01-16	House	Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1
2023-01-09	House	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2023-01-09	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103974D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
63	2	1231	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	2	900	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	2	904	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1744
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1744+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1744H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1744ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0340+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23105093D.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/23105093D.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1744F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1744FH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1744FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H1201V0016+HB1744
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H12V0053+HB1744
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1404+HB1744
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S09V0079+HB1744
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0630HB1744+HB1744
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0679HB1744+HB1744