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SB 485 VA
Passed One Chamber

Children's Ombudsman, Office of the; study extending oversight to include committed juveniles.

VA · session 2027 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 13, 2026

Latest action (Jul 21, 2026) Continued from last session

Summary

Virginia Senate Bill 485 would direct the Virginia Commission on Youth and the Office of the Children's Ombudsman to convene a work group to study extending ombudsman oversight to include committed juveniles. The bill would require the work group to report on recommendations for expanding the Children's Ombudsman's authority and responsibilities.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill (from the OpenStates abstract — no full text available yet) — neutral, and may be imperfect.

Official abstract

A BILL to direct the Virginia Commission on Youth and the Office of the Children's Ombudsman to convene a work group to study extending the oversight of the Office of the Children's Ombudsman to include committed juveniles; report.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (19)

  1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103666D · upper
  2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
  3. Jan 21, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB485) · upper
  4. Jan 22, 2026 Rereferred from Education and Health to Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N) · upper
  5. Jan 30, 2026 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) · upper
  6. Feb 2, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  7. Feb 2, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  8. Feb 2, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  9. Feb 2, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
  10. Feb 3, 2026 Read second time · upper
  11. Feb 3, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
  12. Feb 4, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  13. Feb 9, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
  14. Feb 9, 2026 Read first time · lower
  15. Feb 9, 2026 Referred to Committee on Rules · lower
  16. Mar 1, 2026 Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee · lower
  17. Mar 2, 2026 Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) · lower
  18. Mar 6, 2026 Continued to next session in Rules (Voice Vote) · lower
  19. Jul 21, 2026 Continued from last session · lower

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