Foster care; housing support for persons between ages 18 and 21. (HB349)

Introduced By

Del. Anne Ferrell Tata (R-Virginia Beach) with support from co-patron Del. Elizabeth Guzman (D-Dale City)

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; housing support for persons between ages 18 and 21. Directs local departments of social services (local department) to provide housing support to any person who (i) is 18 years of age or older but less than 21 years of age, (ii) was in foster care under the custody of a local department on or after July 1, 2022, (iii) was in foster care under the custody of a local department (a) upon turning 18 years of age or (b) immediately prior to commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice and is transitioning from such commitment to self-sufficiency, and (iv) declines to participate in the Fostering Futures program. The bill requires that such housing support shall be equal to the room and board portion of the maintenance payment that such person would otherwise receive for housing support through participation in the Fostering Futures program. Read the Bill »

Status

03/03/2022: Passed the Senate

History

DateAction
01/11/2022Committee
01/11/2022Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101598D
01/11/2022Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
01/18/2022Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1
01/25/2022House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
01/25/2022Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)
01/25/2022Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
01/27/2022Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/27/2022Referred to Committee on Appropriations
01/27/2022Committee substitute printed 22105423D-H1
01/27/2022Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
01/31/2022Impact statement from DPB (HB349H1)
02/01/2022Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
02/02/2022Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2022Read first time
02/07/2022Read second time
02/07/2022Committee substitute agreed to 22105423D-H1
02/07/2022Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB349H1
02/08/2022Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/08/2022VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2022Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
02/08/2022Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/08/2022VOTE: Block Vote Passage #2 (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/09/2022Constitutional reading dispensed
02/09/2022Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
02/18/2022Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2022Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
03/01/2022Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/02/2022Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/03/2022Read third time
03/03/2022Reading of amendment waived
03/03/2022Committee amendment agreed to
03/03/2022Engrossed by Senate as amended
03/03/2022Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/07/2022Senate amendment rejected by House (2-Y 95-N)
03/07/2022VOTE: Rejected (2-Y 95-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2022Senate insisted on amendment (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2022Senate requested conference committee
03/09/2022House acceded to request
03/09/2022Conferees appointed by House
03/09/2022Delegates: Tata, Edmunds, Adams, D.M.
03/10/2022Conferees appointed by Senate
03/10/2022Senators: Mason, Locke, Reeves
03/12/2022Continued to 2022 Sp. Sess. pursuant to HJR 455
03/12/2022Continued to 2022 Sp. Sess. 1 pursuant to HJR455