HB 1327 VA

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Child dependency cases; court procedures; fictive kin; definition. Updates the definition of fictive kin to specify that such person is required to have an established relationship with a child or his family prior to the child's initial entry into foster care to meet the definition of fictive kin.

• Anne Ferrell Tata Republican · primary

1. Jan 16, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26105171D · lower
2. Jan 16, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
3. Feb 5, 2026 Assigned HCJ sub: Civil · lower
4. Feb 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1327) · lower
5. Feb 9, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 9, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) · lower
8. Feb 11, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107576D-H1 · lower
9. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
10. Feb 16, 2026 Passed by temporarily · lower
11. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
12. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
13. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
14. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
15. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
16. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
17. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) · upper
18. Mar 3, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
19. Mar 3, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
20. Mar 3, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
21. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · upper
22. Mar 4, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
23. Mar 11, 2026 Enrolled · lower
24. Mar 11, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1327ER) · lower
25. Mar 11, 2026 Signed by President · upper
26. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
27. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
28. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
29. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 298 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
30. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0298) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Civil Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Civil Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML