Virginia Senate Bill 1081 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 12 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-04-12 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0750)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Office of the Children's Ombudsman. Repeals the Children's Advocacy Fund, created to support the Office of the Children's Ombudsman (Office), as general funds are used to fund the Office. The definition of "abused and neglected child" is amended to match the definition in Title 63.2. The bill removes the authority previously granted to the Office to investigate "adoption attorneys." The bill also clarifies that the Office is exempt from the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. Finally, the bill contains several technical amendments.

Children's Ombudsman, Office of the; removes Children's Advocacy Fund.

Sen. John Edwards [D]

2023-04-12 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (93-Y 0-N) (Y: 93 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-04-12 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-17 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-14 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-14 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-04-12		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0750)
2023-04-12	House	Enacted, Chapter 750 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-04-12	House	Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2023-04-12	Senate	Signed by President as reenrolled
2023-04-12	Senate	Reenrolled bill text (SB1081ER2)
2023-04-12	Senate	Reenrolled
2023-04-12		Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2023-04-12	House	VOTE: Adoption (93-Y 0-N)
2023-04-12	House	House concurred in Governor's recommendation (93-Y 0-N)
2023-04-12	Senate	Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
2023-03-27	Senate	Governor's substitute printed 23107705D-S2
2023-03-26	Senate	Governor's recommendation received by Senate
2023-03-02		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-02	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
2023-02-23	Senate	Signed by President
2023-02-22	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-02-22	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1081ER)
2023-02-22	Senate	Enrolled
2023-02-17	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2023-02-17	House	Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2023-02-17	House	Read third time
2023-02-16	House	Read second time
2023-02-14	House	Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
2023-02-14	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2023-02-13	House	Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #5
2023-02-10	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2023-02-10	House	Read first time
2023-02-10	House	Placed on Calendar
2023-01-31	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2023-01-30	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1081S1
2023-01-30	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 23105506D-S1
2023-01-30	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2023-01-30	Senate	Read second time
2023-01-27	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2023-01-25	Senate	Committee substitute printed 23105506D-S1
2023-01-25	Senate	Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2023-01-09	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2023-01-09	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102935D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	2	3703	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	438	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	448	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	449	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB1081
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1081+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1081S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1081ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1081S2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1081ER2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0750+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23105506D.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+SB1081AG
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1081F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1081FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1081FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S12V0071+SB1081
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0133SB1081+SB1081
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0155SB1081+SB1081
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H1105V0007+SB1081
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H11V0157+SB1081
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1944+SB1081
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV1023SB1081+SB1081
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2458+SB1081