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2023 SESSION
SB 1081 Children's Ombudsman, Office of the; removes Children's Advocacy Fund.
Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Office of the Children's Ombudsman. Repeals the Children's Advocacy Fund, created to support the Office of the Children's Ombudsman (Office), as general funds are used to fund the Office. The definition of "abused and neglected child" is amended to match the definition in Title 63.2. The bill removes the authority previously granted to the Office to investigate "adoption attorneys." The bill also clarifies that the Office is exempt from the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. Finally, the bill contains several technical amendments.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102935D pdf | impact statement
- 01/25/23 Senate: Committee substitute printed 23105506D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/22/23 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1081ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/27/23 Senate: Governor's substitute printed 23107705D-S2 pdf
- 04/12/23 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB1081ER2) pdf
- 04/12/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0750) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102935D
- 01/09/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/25/23 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/23 Senate: Committee substitute printed 23105506D-S1
- 01/27/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/23 Senate: Read second time
- 01/30/23 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/30/23 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 23105506D-S1
- 01/30/23 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1081S1
- 01/31/23 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/23 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/10/23 House: Read first time
- 02/10/23 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/13/23 House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #5
- 02/14/23 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/23 House: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/23 House: Read second time
- 02/17/23 House: Read third time
- 02/17/23 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/23 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/23 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/22/23 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1081ER)
- 02/22/23 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/23/23 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/02/23 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
- 03/02/23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
- 03/26/23 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 03/27/23 Senate: Governor's substitute printed 23107705D-S2
- 04/12/23 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/12/23 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (93-Y 0-N)
- 04/12/23 House: VOTE: Adoption (93-Y 0-N)
- 04/12/23 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/12/23 Senate: Reenrolled
- 04/12/23 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB1081ER2)
- 04/12/23 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/12/23 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/12/23 House: Enacted, Chapter 750 (effective 7/1/23)
- 04/12/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0750)