Child abuse or neglect; establishes centralized hotline for reports or complaints, report.
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Became law
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Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3803, 2.2-3815, 63.2-105, 63.2-1502, 63.2-1503, 63.2-1508, 63.2-1509, 63.2-1512, and 63.2-1530 of the Code of Virginia and Chapter 604 of the Acts of Assembly of 2017;” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Department of Social Services; centralized intake system for reports or complaints of child abuse or neglect; response to complaints within 24 hours for children under three years of age. Establishes a centralized hotline for reports and complaints of child abuse or neglect. The bill requires the Department of Social Services to establish and maintain a hotline for reports and complaints of child abuse or neglect and specifies that the Department shall determine the validity of such reports and
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 23, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 865 (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
10
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Kathy K.L. TranLaura Jane CohenDebra D. GardnerIrene ShinStacey Annie CarrollNicole ColePhil M. HernandezMichelle Lopes MaldonadoAdele Y. McClureBriana D. Sewell
Recorded votes
Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 1-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-13 · P · Y 93, X 5, N 1
Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-13 · P · Y 39, X 1
Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-12 · P · Y 40
Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 99-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-11 · F · N 99
Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-10 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-09 · P · Y 40
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-03-06 · P · Y 14, X 1
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 15
Read third time and passed House (88-Y 7-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-17 · P · Y 89, N 7, X 4
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 22
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 7
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and rereferred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-10 · P · Y 15, N 7
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and rereferred to Appropriations (7-Y 1-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-05 · P · Y 7, N 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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