Virginia Senate Bill 1367 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Passed on March 26 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0568)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Child abuse or neglect; definition; independent activities. Clarifies that no child whose parent or other person responsible for his care allows the child to engage in independent activities without adult supervision shall for that reason alone be considered to be an abused or neglected child, provided that (i) such independent activities are appropriate based on the child's age, maturity, and physical and mental abilities and (ii) such lack of supervision does not constitute conduct that is so grossly negligent as to endanger the health or safety of the child. The bill provides that such independent activities include traveling to or from school or nearby locations by bicycle or on foot, playing outdoors, or remaining at home for a reasonable period of time. Child abuse or neglect; definition; independent activities. Clarifies that no child whose parent or other person responsible for his care allows the child to engage in independent activities without adult supervision shall for that reason alone be considered to be an abused or neglected child, provided that (i) such independent activities are appropriate based on the child's age, maturity, and physical and mental abilities and (ii) such lack of supervision does not constitute conduct that is so grossly negligent as to endanger the health or safety of the child. The bill provides that such independent activities include traveling to or from school or nearby locations by bicycle or on foot, playing outdoors, or remaining at home for a reasonable period of time.

Child abuse or neglect; definition, child engaging in independent activities without supervision.

Sen. Jill Vogel [R]

Sen. Jennifer Boysko [D]

Sen. Jennifer McClellan [D]

2023-02-23 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (96-Y 0-N) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-02-23 - Senate - Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-20 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (19-Y 1-N) (Y: 19 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-13 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [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 Judiciary (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-26		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0568)
2023-03-26		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 568 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-03-13		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-13	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
2023-03-08	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-03-08	Senate	Signed by President
2023-03-07	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1367ER)
2023-03-07	Senate	Enrolled
2023-02-23	Senate	House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-23	Senate	Passed by temporarily
2023-02-23	House	VOTE: Passage (96-Y 0-N)
2023-02-23	House	Passed House with amendments (96-Y 0-N)
2023-02-23	House	Engrossed by House as amended
2023-02-23	House	Amendments by Delegate Anderson agreed to
2023-02-23	House	Committee amendments agreed to
2023-02-23	House	Read third time
2023-02-22	House	Read second time
2023-02-20	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (19-Y 1-N)
2023-02-13	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
2023-02-10	House	Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
2023-02-07	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2023-02-07	House	Read first time
2023-02-07	House	Placed on Calendar
2023-02-02	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-02	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-02	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB1367S2
2023-02-02	Senate	Substitute by Senator Vogel agreed to 23106180D-S2
2023-02-02	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2023-02-02	Senate	Substitute by Senator Vogel withdrawn 23105659D-S1
2023-02-02	Senate	Read second time
2023-02-02	Senate	Floor substitute printed 23106180D-S2 (Vogel)
2023-02-01	Senate	Passed by for the day
2023-01-31	Senate	Passed by for the day
2023-01-30	Senate	Passed by for the day
2023-01-30	Senate	Floor substitute printed 23105659D-S1 (Vogel)
2023-01-27	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2023-01-25	Senate	Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
2023-01-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2023-01-11	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100856D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	1	228	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	2	100	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB1367
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1367+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1367S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1367S2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1367ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0568+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23106706A.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+SB1367AH
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/H231882.htm
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+SB1367AHE
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1367F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1367FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1367FS2122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1367FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S03V0079+SB1367
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0133SB1367+SB1367
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0209SB1367+SB1367
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0210SB1367+SB1367
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0802V0081+SB1367
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H08V0332+SB1367
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0895SB1367+SB1367
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2288+SB1367