Virginia House Bill 566 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)
Status: Passed on March 18 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0361)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Eligibility for food stamps and TANF; drug-related felonies. Provides that a person who is otherwise eligible to receive food stamp benefits shall not be denied such assistance solely because he has been convicted of a drug-related felony. Under current law, such individuals may not be denied food stamp benefits based on a felony conviction of possession of a controlled substance in violation of § 18.2-250, provided that such person is complying with, or has already complied with, all obligations imposed by the criminal court, is actively engaged in or has completed a substance abuse treatment program, participates in periodic drug screenings, and meets any other obligations as determined by the Department of Social Services. The bill also provides that a person who is otherwise eligible to receive TANF benefits shall not be denied such assistance solely because he has been convicted of a drug-related felony.

Food stamps and TANF; eligibility, drug-related felonies.

Del. Elizabeth Guzman [D]	Sen. Lamont Bagby [D]	Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]	Del. Don Scott [D]
Del. Jeion Ward [D]	Del. Patrick Hope [D]	Del. Clinton Jenkins [D]	Del. Kaye Kory [D]
Del. Mark Levine [D]	Del. Sam Rasoul [D]	Del. Ibraheem Samirah [D]	Del. Vivian Watts [D]

2020-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N) (Y: 22 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (9-Y 4-N) (Y: 9 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-10 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (55-Y 44-N) (Y: 55 N: 44 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-05 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (14-Y 7-N) (Y: 14 N: 7 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-05 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (14-Y 7-N) (Y: 14 N: 7 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-05 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-05 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-28 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (18-Y 3-N) (Y: 18 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-18		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0361)
2020-03-18		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 361 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-12		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-12	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-03	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-02	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-02	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB566ER)
2020-03-02	House	Enrolled
2020-02-25	Senate	Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
2020-02-25	Senate	Read third time
2020-02-24	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-21	Senate	Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (9-Y 4-N)
2020-02-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
2020-02-11	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-10	House	VOTE: Passage (55-Y 44-N)
2020-02-10	House	Read third time and passed House (55-Y 44-N)
2020-02-07	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB566H1
2020-02-07	House	Committee substitute agreed to 20105729D-H1
2020-02-07	House	Read second time
2020-02-06	House	Read first time
2020-02-05	House	Reported from Appropriations (14-Y 7-N)
2020-02-05	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
2020-01-28	House	Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
2020-01-28	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2020-01-28	House	Incorporates HB814 (Ward)
2020-01-28	House	Incorporates HB391 (Scott)
2020-01-28	House	Incorporates HB1130 (Lopez)
2020-01-28	House	Incorporates HB786 (Bagby)
2020-01-28	House	Committee substitute printed 20105729D-H1
2020-01-28	House	Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (18-Y 3-N)
2020-01-23	House	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2020-01-23	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
2020-01-14	House	Assigned HWI sub: Social Services
2020-01-06	House	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2020-01-06	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20105131D

HB391 (Similar To) 2020-01-28 - Incorporated by Health, Welfare and Institutions
HB786 (Similar To) 2020-01-28 - Incorporated by Health, Welfare and Institutions
HB814 (Similar To) 2020-01-28 - Incorporated by Health, Welfare and Institutions
HB1130 (Similar To) 2020-01-28 - Incorporated by Health, Welfare and Institutions
SB124 (Same As) 2020-03-10 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0221)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
63	2	505.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	2	607.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB566
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB566+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB566H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB566ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0361+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H1204V0012+HB0566
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H12V0051+HB0566
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0205V0001+HB0566
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0205V0037+HB0566
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H02V0112+HB0566
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H02V0165+HB0566
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0730+HB0566
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S09V0125+HB0566
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0930HB0566+HB0566
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0978HB0566+HB0566