Adoptive and foster care placements; Mutual Family Assessment home study. (HB1795)
Introduced By
Del. Dickie Bell (R-Staunton) with support from co-patron Del. Chris Peace (R-Mechanicsville)
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
Adoptive and foster placements; Mutual Family Assessment home study. Requires that home studies conducted by local boards of social services to determine the appropriateness of an adoptive or foster placement comply with the Mutual Family Assessment home study template and any addenda thereto developed by the Department of Social Services (the Department). The bill provides authority to the Department to amend or update its Mutual Family Assessment home study template and any addenda thereto when necessary to improve the process of adoptive and foster placements, provided such amendments or updates do not lessen the requirements of the home study process. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/09/2017 | Committee |
01/09/2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101503D |
01/09/2017 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
01/12/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1795) |
01/17/2017 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/18/2017 | Read first time |
01/19/2017 | Passed by for the day |
01/20/2017 | Read second time and engrossed |
01/23/2017 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
01/23/2017 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/24/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/24/2017 | Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services |
02/10/2017 | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/13/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/14/2017 | Read third time |
02/14/2017 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2017 | Enrolled |
02/16/2017 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1795ER) |
02/16/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1795ER) |
02/16/2017 | Signed by Speaker |
02/17/2017 | Signed by President |
02/17/2017 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/17/17 |
02/17/2017 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 24, 2017 |
02/23/2017 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 193 (effective 7/1/17) |
02/23/2017 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0193) |