VA HB75 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 26 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-13 - Left in Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

State Board of Social Services; regulations; application for and use of foster care benefits. Directs the State Board of Social Services to amend its regulations by January 1, 2025, to (i) require local departments of social services to apply for federal benefits on behalf of children in foster care that they may be eligible for, (ii) prohibit the use of federal benefits to pay for the care and support of children in foster care that the Commonwealth is otherwise obligated to pay for, and (iii) require local departments of social services that are representative payees for children in foster care to conserve such federal benefits in an appropriate trust instrument or protected account that is exempt from federal asset and resource limits.

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Title

Foster care; State Bd. of Social Services to amend regulations, application for and use of benefits.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-02-02 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-23 - House - House: Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (21-Y 1-N) (Y: 21 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-18 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-02-13HouseLeft in Appropriations
2024-02-02HouseSubcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)
2024-01-23HouseAssigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
2024-01-23HouseReferred to Committee on Appropriations
2024-01-23HouseReported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (21-Y 1-N)
2024-01-18HouseSubcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2024-01-18HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
2024-01-17HouseAssigned sub: Social Services
2023-12-26HouseReferred to Committee on Health and Human Services
2023-12-26HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101447D

Same As/Similar To

SB40 (Similar To) 2024-02-28 - Tabled in Appropriations (21-Y 1-N)

Subjects


Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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