'A Place of My Own' Program; Department of Social Services to develop. (HB2500)

Introduced By

Del. Jeion Ward (D-Hampton) with support from 19 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Progress

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 Introduced
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 Passed Committee
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 Passed House
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 Passed Senate
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 Signed by Governor
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 Became Law

Description

Foster care; each child to be equipped with luggage. Requires each local department to ensure that each child placed in foster care is equipped with luggage that shall become the property of the child and that shall remain the property of the child throughout the period during which the child remains in foster care. Amends § 63.2-914, of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

  • 01/15/2009 Committee
  • 01/15/2009 Presented and ordered printed 098747768
  • 01/15/2009 Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
  • 01/23/2009 Impact statement from DPB (HB2500)
  • 02/03/2009 Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/03/2009 Committee substitute printed 093278768-H1
  • 02/03/2009 Referred to Committee on Appropriations
  • 02/04/2009 Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources (Hamilton)
  • 02/05/2009 Impact statement from DPB (HB2500H1)
  • 02/06/2009 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)
  • 02/06/2009 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (23-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/06/2009 Committee substitute printed 092634696-H2
  • 02/08/2009 Read first time
  • 02/09/2009 Read second time
  • 02/09/2009 Committee substitute from HWI rejected 093278768-H1
  • 02/09/2009 Committee substitute from Appropriations agreed to 092634696-H2
  • 02/09/2009 Substitute bill reprinted 092634696-H2
  • 02/09/2009 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2500H2
  • 02/10/2009 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
  • 02/10/2009 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/10/2009 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
  • 02/10/2009 Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/10/2009 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/11/2009 Impact statement from DPB (HB2500H2)
  • 02/11/2009 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/11/2009 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
  • 02/20/2009 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/23/2009 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/24/2009 Read third time
  • 02/24/2009 Reading of amendment waived
  • 02/24/2009 Committee amendment agreed to
  • 02/24/2009 Engrossed by Senate as amended
  • 02/24/2009 Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/25/2009 Placed on Calendar
  • 02/26/2009 Passed by temporarily
  • 02/26/2009 Senate amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
  • 02/26/2009 VOTE: --- ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 03/09/2009 Enrolled
  • 03/09/2009 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2500ER)
  • 03/10/2009 Impact statement from DPB (HB2500ER)
  • 03/10/2009 Signed by President
  • 03/11/2009 Signed by Speaker
  • 03/30/2009 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 678 (effective -see bill)
  • 03/30/2009 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0678)

Comments

Susan Lawrence writes:

Great idea! Even better would be a list of personal items each child arrives with at each placement. My son had 13 in 7 years. May I suggest an x- large, indestructable Lands End or L.L. Bean zippered, canvas bag. As we battled our local DSS office for 7 years to adopt our son out of of foster care, I repeatedly provided him with a variety of bags and luggage. The whole black garbage bag for their personal items sends a horrifying message. Finally we purchase him a canvas, ZIPPERED, bag with his name embroidered on it. It was big enough and sturdy enough to survive the perils of foster care and residential placements.He lost or had stolen every other personal item he had,books, games, stuffed animals, blankets, photo albums, but the bag survived. They can even be washed. I am sure local agencies could get local groups to donate funds for these purchases. I would be happy to help or share more ideas! lawrences@rockbridge.net

Posted 53 months ago.