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2018 SESSION
HB 437 Adoption and foster care; barrier crimes, exception.
Introduced by: Charniele L. Herring (by request) | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Adoption and foster care; barrier crimes; exception. Allows a child-placing agency to approve as an adoptive or foster parent an applicant convicted of any offense set forth in the definition of barrier crime in clause (iv) of § 19.2-392.02 who has had his civil rights restored by the Governor or other appropriate authority, provided that eight years have elapsed following the conviction and that the applicant (i) has complied with all obligations imposed by the criminal court; (ii) has completed a substance abuse treatment program; (iii) has completed a drug test administered by a laboratory or medical professional within 90 days prior to being approved, and such test returned with a negative result; and (iv) complies with any other obligations as determined by the Department of Social Services. This bill is identical to SB 920.
FULL TEXT
- 01/06/18 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103137D pdf | impact statement
- 02/05/18 House: Committee substitute printed 18106510D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/01/18 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB437ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/19/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0369) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/06/18 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103137D
- 01/06/18 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/16/18 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/31/18 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/18 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/18 House: Committee substitute printed 18106510D-H1
- 02/07/18 House: Read first time
- 02/08/18 House: Read second time
- 02/08/18 House: Committee substitute agreed to 18106510D-H1
- 02/08/18 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB437H1
- 02/09/18 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y -0-N)
- 02/09/18 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/12/18 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/14/18 Senate: Rereferred from Courts of Justice (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/18 Senate: Rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 02/23/18 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/18 Senate: Read third time
- 02/27/18 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/18 House: Enrolled
- 03/01/18 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB437ER)
- 03/01/18 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/03/18 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/07/18 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 7, 2018
- 03/07/18 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
- 03/19/18 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 369 (effective 7/1/18)
- 03/19/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0369)