SB485
Children's Ombudsman, Office of the; study extending oversight to include committed juveniles.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 4, 2026
Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Chief Patron:
Dave Marsden (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Virginia Commission on Youth; work group to study extending oversight of Office of the Children's Ombudsman to include committed juveniles; report.
Directs the Virginia Commission on Youth, in coordination with the Office of the Children's Ombudsman, to convene a work group of relevant stakeholders to study the changes necessary to extend the purview of the Office of the Children's Ombudsman to include juveniles who are committed to the Department of Juvenile ... (More) Justice. The bill requires the work group to submit to the Governor and the General Assembly by November 1, 2026, a report of its findings and any recommendations for any legislative and organizational changes needed to implement such extension of oversight. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Commission on Youth. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103666D
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/21/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB485)
- 01/22/2026 - Senate: Rereferred from Education and Health to Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/03/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/03/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
