Social services, local departments of; child abuse and neglect, recorded interviews.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Vetoed
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 63.2-1506 and 63.2-1516 of the Code of Virginia, relating to local departments of social services; child abuse and neglect; recorded interviews.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Local departments of social services; child abuse and neglect; recorded interviews. Requires local departments of social services, unless otherwise demonstrated by good cause shown, to record any child welfare interview, defined in the bill. Under the bill, any person may record any communications between themselves and child-protective services personnel that take place during the course of an investigation or family assessment. Under current law, only a person who is suspected of abuse or negl
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
Governor's Veto (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Karrie K. DelaneyVirgil Thornton
Recorded votes
Senate amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 97, X 2
Passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-24 · P · Y 39, X 1
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-23 · P · Y 37, X 3
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-20 · P · Y 15
Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-16 · P · Y 97, X 3
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-16 · P · Y 96, X 4
Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-10 · P · Y 22
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-05 · P · Y 8
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