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2020 SESSION

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HB 1301 Children's Ombudsman, Office of the; established.

Introduced by: Chris L. Hurst | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Office of the Children's Ombudsman established. Establishes the Office of the Children's Ombudsman as a means of effecting changes in policy, procedure, and legislation; educating the public; investigating and reviewing actions of the State Department of Social Services, local departments of social services, child-placing agencies, or child-caring institutions; and monitoring and ensuring compliance with relevant statutes, rules, and policies pertaining to children's protective services and the placement, supervision, treatment, and improvement of delivery of care to children in foster care and adoptive homes. The Office of the Children's Ombudsman is headed by the Children's Ombudsman, who is appointed for a term of four years by the Governor and subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/20  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102686D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/04/20  House: Committee substitute printed 20105383D-H1  pdf | impact statements
• 02/07/20  House: Committee substitute printed 20107930D-H2  pdf | impact statements
• 02/19/20  Senate: Committee substitute printed 20108532D-S1  pdf | impact statements
• 03/07/20  House: Conference substitute printed 20109963D-H3  pdf | impact statement
• 03/18/20  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1301ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/10/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1090)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
• House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• Senate amendments
• Senate amendments engrossed
• Conference amendments

HISTORY

• 01/08/20  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102686D
• 01/08/20  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/15/20  House: Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Adminstrative Process
• 01/30/20  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/20  House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/04/20  House: Committee substitute printed 20105383D-H1
• 02/04/20  House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/20  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/05/20  House: Referred from Appropriations by voice vote
• 02/05/20  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/07/20  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (11-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/20  House: Committee substitute printed 20107930D-H2
• 02/09/20  House: Read first time
• 02/10/20  House: Read second time
• 02/10/20  House: Committee on General Laws substitute rejected 20105383D-H1
• 02/10/20  House: Committee on Courts of Justice substitute agreed to 20107930D-H2
• 02/10/20  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1301H2
• 02/11/20  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/20  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/12/20  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 02/19/20  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/20  Senate: Committee substitute printed 20108532D-S1
• 02/19/20  Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
• 02/26/20  Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/20  Senate: Read third time
• 02/28/20  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/28/20  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to h5544
• 02/28/20  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/28/20  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/28/20  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments HB1301S1
• 02/28/20  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute with amendments (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/20  Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/20  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute with amendments (36-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/20  Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/20  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute with amendments (37-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/20  House: Placed on Calendar
• 03/02/20  House: Senate substitute with amendments rejected by House 20108532D-S1 (0-Y 99-N)
• 03/02/20  House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 99-N)
• 03/03/20  Senate: Senate insisted on substitute with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/20  Senate: Senate requested conference committee
• 03/04/20  House: House acceded to request
• 03/04/20  House: Conferees appointed by House
• 03/04/20  House: Delegates: Hurst, Mullin, Austin
• 03/05/20  Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
• 03/05/20  Senate: Senators: Favola, Spruill, Cosgrove
• 03/07/20  Conference: Amended by conference committee
• 03/07/20  House: Conference substitute printed 20109963D-H3
• 03/07/20  House: Conference report agreed to by House (63-Y 13-N 1-A)
• 03/07/20  House: VOTE: Adoption (63-Y 13-N 1-A)
• 03/08/20  Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/18/20  House: Enrolled
• 03/18/20  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1301ER)
• 03/18/20  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/19/20  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/20/20  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
• 03/20/20  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
• 04/10/20  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1090 (effective - see bill)
• 04/10/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1090)