Virginia House Bill 1659 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: Passed on March 18 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-03-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0414)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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.

Child abuse and neglect; mandatory reporters.

Del. Karrie Delaney [D]	Del. Wendy Gooditis [D]	Del. Jeffrey Bourne [D]	Del. Betsy Carr [D]
Del. Charniele Herring [D]	Del. Patrick Hope [D]	Del. Kaye Kory [D]	Del. Mark Levine [D]
Del. Delores McQuinn [D]	Del. Michael Mullin [D]	Del. Kathleen Murphy [D]	Del. Marcia Price [D]
Del. David Reid [D]	Del. Debra Rodman [D]	Sen. Danica Roem [D]	Del. Marcus Simon [D]
Del. Vivian Watts [D]

2019-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-18 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 95-N) (Y: 1 N: 95 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2019-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance (12-Y 0-N) (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-05 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-01 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-30 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N) (Y: 18 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-28 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-18		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0414)
2019-03-18		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 414 (effective 7/1/19)
2019-03-11		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
2019-03-11	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2019
2019-03-09	Senate	Signed by President
2019-03-07	House	Signed by Speaker
2019-03-07	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1659ER)
2019-03-07	House	Enrolled
2019-02-22	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2019-02-22	Senate	Passed by temporarily
2019-02-21	House	VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
2019-02-21	House	Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
2019-02-21		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2019-02-21	Senate	Senators: Peake, Chafin, Boysko
2019-02-21	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2019-02-20	House	Delegates: Delaney, Bell, Robert B., Collins
2019-02-20	House	Conferees appointed by House
2019-02-20	House	House acceded to request
2019-02-19	Senate	Senate requested conference committee
2019-02-19	Senate	Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N)
2019-02-18	House	VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 95-N)
2019-02-18	House	Senate amendment rejected by House (1-Y 95-N)
2019-02-18	House	Placed on Calendar
2019-02-14	Senate	Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
2019-02-14	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended
2019-02-14	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2019-02-14	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2019-02-14	Senate	Read third time
2019-02-13	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2019-02-12	Senate	Reported from Finance (12-Y 0-N)
2019-02-08	Senate	Rereferred to Finance
2019-02-08	Senate	Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
2019-02-06	Senate	Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
2019-02-06	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2019-02-05	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2019-02-05	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2019-02-04	House	Read second time and engrossed
2019-02-03	House	Read first time
2019-02-01	House	Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
2019-02-01	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
2019-01-31	House	Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
2019-01-30	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2019-01-30	House	Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
2019-01-28	House	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2019-01-28	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2019-01-24	House	Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #4
2018-12-01	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2018-12-01	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100396D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
63	2	1509	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB1659
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB1659+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB1659ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0414+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H0804V0012+HB1659
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H08V0086+HB1659
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H0205V0018+HB1659
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H02V0055+HB1659
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV2347+HB1659
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+S09V0086+HB1659
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+S05V0304+HB1659
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0547HB1659+HB1659
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0633HB1659+HB1659
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV2892+HB1659
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0782HB1659+HB1659
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV3249+HB1659
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV1053HB1659+HB1659