HB632
Kinship foster care; barrier crime waiver, report.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Katrina Callsen (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Kinship foster care; barrier crime waiver.
Establishes a process by which a local department of social services may apply for a barrier crime waiver on behalf of an individual who has been convicted of a Virginia barrier crime that is not included on the list of federal barrier crimes and does not otherwise fall under a ... (More) barrier crime exception for foster or adoptive homes for the purpose of approval of the individual's home as a kinship foster home. The bill creates a process by which such a local department of social services may apply to the Department of Social Services for a waiver and for the Department to conduct an assessment of such application. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105018D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 01/21/2026 - House: Assigned sub: Social Services
- 01/28/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB632)
- 02/04/2026 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 02/05/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/2026 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 02/10/2026 - House: Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/13/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/16/2026 - House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- 02/16/2026 - House: Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/17/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/17/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 02/20/2026 - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/20/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26108308D-S1
- 02/20/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB632)
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 02/24/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/24/2026 - Senate: Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute agreed to
- 02/24/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 02/24/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote
- 02/26/2026 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N 0-A)
- 03/03/2026 - House: Enrolled
- 03/03/2026 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB632ER)
- 03/03/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB632)
- 03/03/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/2026 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
- 03/10/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
