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SB 253 Child abuse and neglect; reporting requirements by ministers of religion.
Introduced by: Janet D. Howell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect. Requires any adult who has received training in the detection of child abuse and neglect to report it to the local department of social services or the Department of Social Services' toll-free hotline. The bill exempts from the mandatory reporting requirement information required by the doctrine of the religious organization or denomination to be kept in a confidential manner and information that the practitioner would not be required to disclose in court testimony pursuant to other Code provisions.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/06 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 061150744 pdf | impact statement
- 01/31/06 Senate: Printed as engrossed 061150744-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/06/06 House: Committee substitute printed 061437744-H1 pdf
- 03/15/06 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB253ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/17/06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0801) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/06 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 061150744
- 01/10/06 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 01/27/06 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendment (8-Y 6-N)
- 01/30/06 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/06 Senate: VOTE: (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/06 Senate: Read second time
- 01/31/06 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/31/06 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/31/06 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/31/06 Senate: Amendment by Senator Cuccinelli rejected
- 01/31/06 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB253E
- 01/31/06 Senate: Printed as engrossed 061150744-E
- 02/01/06 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/02/06 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
- 02/02/06 Senate: VOTE: (21-Y 18-N)
- 02/02/06 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/14/06 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/14/06 House: Read first time
- 02/14/06 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/16/06 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
- 03/03/06 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/06 House: Committee substitute printed 061437744-H1
- 03/07/06 House: Read second time
- 03/08/06 House: Read third time
- 03/08/06 House: Committee substitute agreed to 061437744-H1
- 03/08/06 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB253H1
- 03/08/06 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/06 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/06 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/06 Senate: VOTE: (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/15/06 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB253ER)
- 03/15/06 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/15/06 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/16/06 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/06/06 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 801 (effective 1/1/07)
- 04/17/06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0801)