Virginia Senate Joint Resolution 73 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 9 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-08 - Left in Rules
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Study; Department of Social Services; feasibility of lessening restrictions of barrier crime statutes applicable to kinship foster care and adoptive placements in the Commonwealth; report. Requests the Department of Social Services (the Department) to (i) review the Commonwealth's current barrier crime statutes that apply to kinship foster care and adoptive placements, (ii) assess the feasibility of lessening and formulate recommendations to lessen the restrictions of such statutes in a manner that would promote kinship foster care and adoptive placements while continuing to ensure the safe placement of children, and (iii) consult with all relevant stakeholders. The resolution requests that the Department present its findings and recommendations to the Commission on Youth and that the Department submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an executive summary and report no later than the first day of the 2017 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Kinship foster care and adoptive placements; DSS to study restrictions of barrier crimes.

Sen. Barbara Favola [D]

2016-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Reading waived (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-08	House	Left in Rules
2016-02-22	House	Assigned Rules sub: Studies
2016-02-12	House	Referred to Committee on Rules
2016-02-12	House	Placed on Calendar
2016-02-10	Senate	Read third time and agreed to by Senate by voice vote
2016-02-09	Senate	Read second time and engrossed
2016-02-08	Senate	Reading waived (40-Y 0-N)
2016-02-05	Senate	Reported from Rules by voice vote
2016-01-12	Senate	Referred to Committee on Rules
2016-01-12	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101541D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+SJ73
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SJ73+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0249SJ0073+SJ0073