Virginia Senate Bill 349 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 9 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0715)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Child-placing agency; conscience clause. Provides that, to the extent allowed by federal law, no private child-placing agency shall be required to perform, assist, counsel, recommend, consent to, refer, or participate in any placement of a child for foster care or adoption when the proposed placement would violate the agency's written religious or moral convictions or policies. In addition, the bill provides that (i) the Commissioner of Social Services shall not deny an application for an initial license or renewal of a license, nor revoke a license, of any private child-placing agency and (ii) no state or local government entity shall deny a private child-placing agency any grant, contract, or participation in a government program because of the agency's objection to performing, assisting, counseling, recommending, consenting to, referring, or participating in a placement that violates the agency's written religious or moral convictions or policies. The bill provides that the refusal of a private child-placing agency to perform, assist, counsel, recommend, consent to, refer, or participate in a placement that violates its written moral or religious convictions or policies shall not form the basis of any claim for damages.

Child-placing agency; shall not be required to participate in placement of child for foster care.

Sen. Jeffrey McWaters [R]

2012-02-22 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (71-Y 28-N) (Y: 73 N: 28 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-22 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (27-Y 71-N) (Y: 27 N: 73 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-02-16 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (14-Y 7-N) (Y: 16 N: 7 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N) (Y: 22 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Amendments by Senator Barker rejected (17-Y 22-N) (Y: 17 N: 22 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Amendments by Senator Barker reconsidered (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Amendments by Senator Herring rejected (17-Y 22-N) (Y: 17 N: 22 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Amendment #2 by Senator McEachin rejected (17-Y 22-N) (Y: 17 N: 22 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Amendment #1 by Senator McEachin rejected (16-Y 22-N) (Y: 16 N: 22 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Amendment by Senator Ebbin rejected (16-Y 23-N) (Y: 16 N: 23 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Amendments by Senator Favola rejected (17-Y 22-N) (Y: 17 N: 22 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Amendments by Senator Barker rejected (16-Y 23-N) (Y: 16 N: 23 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (8-Y 7-N) (Y: 8 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-04-09		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0715)
2012-04-09		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 715 (effective 7/1/12)
2012-02-28		Senate: Signed by President
2012-02-27		House: Signed by Speaker
2012-02-27		Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB349ER)
2012-02-27		Senate: Enrolled
2012-02-22		House: VOTE: PASSAGE (71-Y 28-N)
2012-02-22		House: Passed House (71-Y 28-N)
2012-02-22		House: Amendments by Delegate Morrissey rejected
2012-02-22		House: VOTE: REJECTED (27-Y 71-N)
2012-02-22		House: Amendment by Delegate Englin rejected (27-Y 71-N)
2012-02-22		House: Passed by temporarily
2012-02-22		House: Read third time
2012-02-21		House: Passed by for the day
2012-02-20		House: Passed by for the day
2012-02-17		House: Read second time
2012-02-16		House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (14-Y 7-N)
2012-02-13		House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2012-02-13		House: Read first time
2012-02-13		House: Placed on Calendar
2012-02-09		Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
2012-02-08		Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB349S1
2012-02-08		Senate: Amendments by Senator Barker rejected (17-Y 22-N)
2012-02-08		Senate: Amendments by Senator Barker reconsidered (39-Y 0-N)
2012-02-08		Senate: Amendments by Senator Herring rejected (17-Y 22-N)
2012-02-08		Senate: Reading of amendments waived
2012-02-08		Senate: Amendment #2 by Senator McEachin rejected (17-Y 22-N)
2012-02-08		Senate: Reading of amendment waived
2012-02-08		Senate: Amendment #1 by Senator McEachin rejected (16-Y 22-N)
2012-02-08		Senate: Reading of amendment waived
2012-02-08		Senate: Amendment by Senator Ebbin rejected (16-Y 23-N)
2012-02-08		Senate: Reading of amendment waived
2012-02-08		Senate: Amendments by Senator Favola rejected (17-Y 22-N)
2012-02-08		Senate: Reading of amendments waived
2012-02-08		Senate: Amendments by Senator Barker rejected (16-Y 23-N)
2012-02-08		Senate: Reading of amendments waived
2012-02-08		Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 12104635D-S1
2012-02-08		Senate: Reading of substitute waived
2012-02-08		Senate: Read second time
2012-02-07		Senate: Passed by for the day
2012-02-06		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2012-02-03		Senate: Committee substitute printed 12104635D-S1
2012-02-03		Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (8-Y 7-N)
2012-01-30		Senate: Assigned Rehab sub: Social Services
2012-01-10		Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
2012-01-10		Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100766D

HB189 (Same As) 2012-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0690)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
63	2	1709.3	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+sum+SB349
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB349+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB349S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB349ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0715+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+S09V0019+SB0349
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0268SB0349+SB0349
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0300SB0349+SB0349
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0301SB0349+SB0349
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0302SB0349+SB0349
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0303SB0349+SB0349
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0304SB0349+SB0349
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0305SB0349+SB0349
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0306SB0349+SB0349
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0307SB0349+SB0349
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0319SB0349+SB0349
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+H12V0107+SB0349
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+HV1012+SB0349
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+HV1013+SB0349