Virginia Senate Bill 556 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Engrossed on February 16 2026 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-03-09 - Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Child abuse and neglect; obscenity and related offenses; mandatory reporting for certain persons in their professional or official capacities; public and private school athletics program coaches, directors, and adult volunteers; penalty. Expands the mandatory reporting requirements for certain enumerated persons in their professional or official capacities to include certain offenses related to children and certain obscenity and related offenses and applies all such mandatory reporting requirements to all public and private school athletics program coaches, directors, and adult volunteers, including those associated with interscholastic teams and clubs. Under current law, the mandatory reporting requirements apply to such enumerated persons who suspect that a child is an abused or neglected child and to public or private sports organization or team athletic coaches, directors, or adult volunteers.

Child abuse & neglect; mandatory reporting for certain persons in their prof. or official capacity.

Sen. Russet Perry [D]

2026-03-09 - House - Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-26 - House - Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-26 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-16 - Senate - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-16 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-13 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (34-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 34 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2026-02-13 - Senate - Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-09	House	Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
2026-02-26	House	Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources
2026-02-26	House	Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
2026-02-26	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
2026-02-23	House	Assigned sub: Social Services
2026-02-20	House	Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
2026-02-20	House	Read first time
2026-02-20	House	Placed on Calendar
2026-02-18	Senate	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB556)
2026-02-16	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-16	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-16	Senate	Rules suspended
2026-02-16	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-02-16	Senate	Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendment agreed to
2026-02-16	Senate	Read second time
2026-02-13	Senate	Passed by for the day
2026-02-13	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (34-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-13	Senate	Rules suspended
2026-02-13	Senate	Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendment (13-Y 0-N)
2026-02-10	Senate	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB556)
2026-01-14	Senate	Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
2026-01-14	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104694D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB556
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB556/text/SB556
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB556/text/SB556E
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB556/text/SB556AS1
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1138671.PDF
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169270.PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB556/20261/S9V1635
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB556/20261/SV422
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB556/20261/SV463
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB556/20261/SV464
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB556/20261/H24004V2613712
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB556/20261/H24V2613716
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB556/20261/H02V2614137