Virginia Senate Bill 124 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 10 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-10 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0221)
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.

Sen. Mamie Locke [D]

Sen. Barbara Favola [D]

2020-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 43-N) (Y: 53 N: 43 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-18 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 17-N) (Y: 22 N: 17 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-23 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 2-N) (Y: 13 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-10 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-10		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0221)
2020-03-10		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 221 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-03		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 10, 2020
2020-03-03	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 3, 2020
2020-02-26	Senate	Signed by President
2020-02-25	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-02-25	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB124ER)
2020-02-25	Senate	Enrolled
2020-02-21	House	VOTE: Passage (53-Y 43-N)
2020-02-21	House	Passed House (53-Y 43-N)
2020-02-21	House	Read third time
2020-02-20	House	Read second time
2020-02-18	House	Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (13-Y 9-N)
2020-02-13	House	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2020-02-13	House	Read first time
2020-02-13	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-01-27	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 17-N)
2020-01-24	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB124S1
2020-01-24	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 20105548D-S1
2020-01-24	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2020-01-24	Senate	Read second time
2020-01-23	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2020-01-22	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 2-N)
2020-01-10	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2020-01-10	Senate	Committee substitute printed 20105548D-S1
2020-01-10	Senate	Incorporates SB155 (Favola)
2020-01-10	Senate	Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
2019-12-16	Senate	Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
2019-12-16	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101203D

HB566 (Same As) 2020-03-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0361)
SB155 (Same As) 2020-01-10 - Incorporated by Rehabilitation and Social Services

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

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB124
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB124+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB124S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB124ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0221+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S09V0012+SB0124
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S05V0030+SB0124
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0135SB0124+SB0124
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0175SB0124+SB0124
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H12V0343+SB0124
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1170+SB0124