VA HB 266
Status unknownChild abuse and neglect; creates centralized intake and validity determination.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did VA HB 266 pass?
The current status of VA HB 266 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): Left in Committee Health and Human Services
What is VA HB 266 about?
Department of Social Services; centralized intake and validity determination for child abuse and neglect. Creates a centralized system for intake for reports and complaints of child abuse or neglect. The bill directs the Department of Social Services to be the agency responsible for the intake of reports and complaints of child abuse or neglect and specifies that the Department shall determine the validity of such reports and complaints. Under current law, local departments of social services are the agency responsible for the intake of reports and complaints of child abuse and it determines the validity of such reports and complaints. The bill eliminates the requirement that local departments must be capable of receiving and responding to reports and complaints of abuse or neglect and instead requires that any complaint of child abuse or neglect received by a local department shall be immediately forwarded to the Department's child abuse and neglect intake system.
Who sponsors VA HB 266?
Anne Ferrell Tata is the primary sponsor of VA HB 266.
Description
Department of Social Services; centralized intake and validity determination for child abuse and neglect. Creates a centralized system for intake for reports and complaints of child abuse or neglect. The bill directs the Department of Social Services to be the agency responsible for the intake of reports and complaints of child abuse or neglect and specifies that the Department shall determine the validity of such reports and complaints. Under current law, local departments of social services are the agency responsible for the intake of reports and complaints of child abuse and it determines the validity of such reports and complaints. The bill eliminates the requirement that local departments must be capable of receiving and responding to reports and complaints of abuse or neglect and instead requires that any complaint of child abuse or neglect received by a local department shall be immediately forwarded to the Department's child abuse and neglect intake system.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-09
- Latest action
- 2026-02-18 — Left in Committee Health and Human Services
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Anne Ferrell Tataprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-09
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104853D
filing,introduction
2026-01-09
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
referral-committee
2026-01-20
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB266)
2026-01-27
Assigned sub: Social Services
referral-committee
2026-02-05
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 2-N)
2026-02-18
Left in Committee Health and Human Services
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Votes
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
2026-02-05 · pass · 6-2
Member-level votes (8)
- Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
- Irene Shin: yes
- Debra D. Gardner: yes
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr.: yes
- Laura Jane Cohen: yes
- Nicole Cole: yes
- Wendell S. Walker: no
- Mitchell Cornett: no
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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