Kinship foster care; barrier crime waiver, report.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 63.2-901.2, relating to kinship foster care; barrier crime waiver.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Kinship foster care; barrier crime waiver; report. 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 (i) is not (a) included on the list of federal barrier crimes; (b) a violent felony offense; or (c) an offense requiring registration under the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry Act and (ii) does not otherwise fall under a barrier crime
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 648 (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
Stella G. PekarskyBarbara A. Favola
Recorded votes
Passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 96, X 3
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-24 · P · Y 22
Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 37, X 3
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 37, X 3
Engrossment reconsidered by SenateSenate · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 34, X 6
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-09 · P · Y 40
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (10-Y 0-N 5-A)Senate · 2026-02-06 · P · Y 10, A 5
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.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 648.