2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB2187: Children's Ombudsman; powers and duties.

Legislative Summary

Children's Ombudsman; powers and duties. Authorizes the Children's Ombudsman to take action on behalf of children for whom a report of abuse or neglect was made. Under current law, the Children's Ombudsman has the authority to take action on behalf of children receiving child-protective services, in foster care, or placed for adoption and children who may have died as a result of alleged abuse or neglect.

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Bill History

1/7/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101777D
House of Delegates
1/7/2025
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
House of Delegates
1/10/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2187)
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Left in Appropriations
House of Delegates

Amendments

HCJ Sub: Civil Amendment

HCJ Sub: Civil Amendment

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
1/29/2025
21
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
1/27/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/7/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Appropriations(House of Delegates)

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/7/20254.0 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/10/2025121.6 KB