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HB 1659 Child abuse and neglect; mandatory reporters.
Introduced by: Karrie K. Delaney | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Child abuse and neglect; mandatory reporters. Adds to the list of persons who are required to report suspected child abuse or neglect ministers, priests, rabbis, imams, and duly accredited practitioners of any religious organization or denomination usually referred to as a church; however, the bill exempts such clergy members from the mandatory reporting requirement when the information supporting the suspicion of child abuse or neglect (i) is required by the doctrine of the religious organization or denomination to be kept confidential or (ii) would be subject to the exemptions set forth in § 8.01-400 or 19.2-271.3 if offered as evidence in court. This bill is identical to SB 1257.
FULL TEXT
- 12/01/18 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100396D pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1659ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/18/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0414) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/01/18 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100396D
- 12/01/18 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/24/19 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #4
- 01/28/19 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/19 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/30/19 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/19 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/31/19 House: Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
- 02/01/19 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/19 House: Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/19 House: Read first time
- 02/04/19 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/05/19 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/19 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/06/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 02/08/19 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/19 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/12/19 Senate: Reported from Finance (12-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/19 Senate: Read third time
- 02/14/19 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/14/19 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/14/19 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/14/19 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/19 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/18/19 House: Senate amendment rejected by House (1-Y 95-N)
- 02/18/19 House: VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 95-N)
- 02/19/19 Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/19 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/20/19 House: House acceded to request
- 02/20/19 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/20/19 House: Delegates: Delaney, Bell, Robert B., Collins
- 02/21/19 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/21/19 Senate: Senators: Peake, Chafin, Boysko
- 02/21/19 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/21/19 House: Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/19 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/19 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/22/19 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/19 House: Enrolled
- 03/07/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1659ER)
- 03/07/19 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/19 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/19 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2019
- 03/11/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/18/19 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 414 (effective 7/1/19)
- 03/18/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0414)