Virginia Senate Bill 239 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Passed on April 18 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-04-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0815)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Suspected child abuse and neglect; mandatory reporting; penalties. Adds individuals associated with or employed by any public organization responsible for the care, custody, or control of children and any person employed by a public or private institution of higher education, other than an attorney employed by a public or private institution of higher education who gains information indicating reason to suspect a child is abused or neglected in the course of providing legal representation to a client, to the list of individuals required to report suspected child abuse or neglect; reduces the time limit for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect by mandated reporters from 72 hours to 24 hours; increases the penalty for a second or subsequent failure to report from not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 to a fine of not less than $1,000; provides that, in cases evidencing acts of rape, sodomy, or object sexual penetration, a person who knowingly and intentionally fails to make the required report shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor; and provides that no mandatory reporter shall be required to make a report if the person has actual knowledge that the same matter has already been reported to the local department or via the Department's toll-free child abuse and neglect hotline.

Child abuse and neglect; mandatory reporting, penalties.

Sen. Adam Ebbin [D]	Sen. Janet Howell [D]	Sen. John Petersen [D]	Sen. Linda Puller [D]
Sen. Richard Stuart [R]

2012-04-18 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (94-Y 0-N) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-04-18 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-29 - Senate - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (33-Y 5-N) (Y: 33 N: 5 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-27 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-23 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 24 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 3-N) (Y: 37 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Amendment by Senator Carrico rejected (16-Y 23-N) (Y: 16 N: 23 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (14-Y 1-N) (Y: 14 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-04-18		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0815)
2012-04-18		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 815 (effective 7/1/12)
2012-04-18		House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2012-04-18		Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
2012-04-18		Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB239ER2)
2012-04-18		Senate: Reenrolled
2012-04-18		Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2012-04-18		House: VOTE: ADOPTION (94-Y 0-N)
2012-04-18		House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (94-Y 0-N)
2012-04-18		Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
2012-04-17		Senate: Placed on Calendar
2012-04-09		Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
2012-03-07		Senate: Signed by President
2012-03-05		House: Signed by Speaker
2012-03-05		Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB239ER)
2012-03-05		Senate: Enrolled
2012-02-29		Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (33-Y 5-N)
2012-02-27		House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2012-02-27		House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2012-02-27		House: Engrossed by House as amended
2012-02-27		House: Committee amendment agreed to
2012-02-27		House: Read third time
2012-02-24		House: Read second time
2012-02-23		House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
2012-02-13		House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2012-02-13		House: Read first time
2012-02-13		House: Placed on Calendar
2012-02-09		Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 3-N)
2012-02-08		Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB239S1
2012-02-08		Senate: Amendment by Senator Carrico rejected (16-Y 23-N)
2012-02-08		Senate: Reading of amendment waived
2012-02-08		Senate: Read second time
2012-02-07		Senate: Passed by for the day
2012-02-07		Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 12104868D-S1
2012-02-07		Senate: Reading of substitute waived
2012-02-07		Senate: Read second time
2012-02-06		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2012-02-06		Senate: Incorporates SB296
2012-02-06		Senate: Incorporates SB622
2012-02-06		Senate: Incorporates SB303
2012-02-06		Senate: Incorporates SB265
2012-02-03		Senate: Committee substitute printed 12104868D-S1
2012-02-03		Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
2012-01-30		Senate: Assigned Rehab sub: Social Services
2012-01-10		Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
2012-01-10		Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103167D

SB265 (Similar To) 2012-02-03 - Senate: Incorporated by Rehabilitation and Social Services
SB296 (Similar To) 2012-02-03 - Senate: Incorporated by Rehabilitation and Social Services
SB303 (Similar To) 2012-02-03 - Senate: Incorporated by Rehabilitation and Social Services
SB622 (Similar To) 2012-02-03 - Senate: Incorporated by Rehabilitation and Social Services

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
63	2	1509	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+sum+SB239
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB239+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB239S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB239ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB239ER2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0815+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+S09V0018+SB0239
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0268SB0239+SB0239
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0299SB0239+SB0239
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0318SB0239+SB0239
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+H12V0133+SB0239
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+HV1131+SB0239
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0733SB0239+SB0239
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV1110SB0239+SB0239
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+HV1657+SB0239