'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:
Those copatrons are Del. Kris Amundson (D-Mount Vernon), Del. Mamye BaCote (D-Newport News), Del. William Barlow (D-Smithfield), Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville), Del. Joe Bouchard (D-Virginia Beach), Del. Frank Hall (D-Richmond), Del. Riley Ingram (R-Hopewell), Del. Delores McQuinn (D-Richmond), Del. Ken Melvin (D-Portsmouth), Del. Paula Miller (D-Norfolk), Del. Harvey Morgan (R-Gloucester), Del. Jim Scott (D-Merrifield), Del. Jim Shuler (D-Blacksburg), Del. Roslyn Tyler (D-Jarratt), Del. Margi Vanderhye (D-McLean), Del. Onzlee Ware (D-Roanoke), Del. Vivian Watts (D-Annandale), Sen. Roz Dance (D-Petersburg), Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
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. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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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
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! [email protected]