| HB1651 - Social Services, Department of; applications for public assistance, immigration status inquiry. | 01/11/2025 |
| Notes: No additional notes. |
| HB1723 - Department of Social Services; establishment of Task Force on Improving Access to Food Assistance Programs. | 01/11/2025 |
| Notes: No additional notes. |
| HB1781 - Foreign protective orders in cases of family abuse; enforcement. | 01/11/2025 |
| Notes: No additional notes. |
| HB1897 - Board of Social Work; Board of Counseling; master's social worker; scope of practice; regulations. | 01/11/2025 |
| Notes: No additional notes. |
| HB1906 - Local departments of social services and health districts; screening for unmet social needs. | 01/11/2025 |
| Notes: No additional notes. |
| HJ1 - Constitutional amendment; fundamental right to reproductive freedom (first reference). | 01/11/2025 |
| Notes: Provides that every individual has the fundamental right to reproductive freedom and that the right to make and effectuate one's own decisions about all matters related to one's pregnancy cannot be denied, burdened, or otherwise infringed upon by the Commonwealth, unless justified by a compelling state interest and achieved by the least restrictive means. The amendment prohibits the Commonwealth from penalizing, prosecuting, or otherwise taking adverse action against an individual for exercising the individual's right to reproductive freedom or for aiding another individual in the exercise of such right, unless justified by a compelling state interest. |
| SB1018 - Higher educational institutions, public; SNAP eligibility, applications, and participation. | 01/11/2025 |
| Notes: No additional notes. |
| SB1020 - Restaurant Meals Program of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; DSS to report. | 01/11/2025 |
| Notes: No additional notes. |
| SB1153 - Department of Social Services; assisted living facilities; appointment of receiver. | 01/11/2025 |
| Notes: No additional notes. |
| SB1273 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; Virginia Initiative for Education and Work; Subsidized Work Experience Program established. | 01/11/2025 |
| Notes: No additional notes. |
| SB751 - Protective orders; military protective orders. | 01/11/2025 |
| Notes: Permits a court to find good cause to issue a preliminary protective order when a petitioner has a Military Protective Order. The bill directs a law-enforcement officer to notify the agency that entered the Military Protective Order into the National Crime Information Center Systems that the law-enforcement officer has probable cause to believe the person violated the Military Protective Order if such person violated provisions of a state-issued protective order. |
| SB773 - Foster care; housing services, housing plan, report. | 01/11/2025 |
| Notes: Requires local departments of social services to develop housing plans for individuals leaving foster care due to age that includes a description of housing options being pursued. The bill requires the Commissioner of Social Services to provide reports to the Governor and General Assembly on housing services for individuals aging out of foster care on or before October 1 of each year. The bill also directs the Virginia Department of Social Services to enter into a memorandum of understanding with local public housing authorities and local departments of social services to secure federal Family Unification Program Housing Choice Vouchers for individuals leaving foster care within 90 days and certain individuals who have left foster care within the past five years. The bill also directs local public housing authorities and local departments of social services to take any action required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to administer the Foster Youth to Independence Initiative. |