HB 1490 VA

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Department of Social Services; centralized intake system for reports or complaints of child abuse or neglect; response to complaints within 24 hours for children under three years of age. Establishes a centralized hotline for reports and complaints of child abuse or neglect. The bill requires the Department of Social Services to establish and maintain a hotline for reports and complaints of child abuse or neglect and specifies that the Department shall determine the validity of such reports and complaints. The bill eliminates the requirement that local departments must be capable of receiving and responding to reports and complaints of abuse or neglect and instead requires that any complaint of child abuse or neglect received by a local department shall be immediately forwarded to the Department's child abuse and neglect hotline. Such provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. The bill also directs the Department of Social Services to (i) promulgate regulations necessary to implement the provisions of the bill by July 1, 2027, and (ii) contract with a third party by August 1, 2026, to conduct a comprehensive study and review of the screening process used for child protective services complaints across Virginia.

• Kathy K.L. Tran Democratic · primary

1. Jan 23, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26105570D · lower
2. Jan 23, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
3. Jan 29, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1490) · lower
4. Jan 30, 2026 Assigned sub: Social Services · lower
5. Feb 5, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 5, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 1-N) · lower
7. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) · lower
8. Feb 10, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107278D-H1 · lower
9. Feb 10, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources · lower
10. Feb 13, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) · lower
11. Feb 13, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
12. Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
13. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
14. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
15. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
16. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (88-Y 7-N 0-A) · lower
17. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
18. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services · upper
19. Feb 27, 2026 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
20. Feb 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108841D-S1 · upper
21. Mar 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1490) · lower
22. Mar 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1490) · lower
23. Mar 6, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N) · upper
24. Mar 9, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26109244D-S2 · upper
25. Mar 9, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
26. Mar 9, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
27. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
28. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · upper
29. Mar 10, 2026 Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute rejected · upper
30. Mar 10, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to · upper
31. Mar 10, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
32. Mar 10, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
33. Mar 10, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1490) · lower
34. Mar 11, 2026 Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 99-N 0-A) · lower
35. Mar 12, 2026 Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
36. Mar 12, 2026 Senate requested conference committee · upper
37. Mar 12, 2026 House acceded to request · lower
38. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
39. Mar 12, 2026 House Conferees: Tran, Callsen, Kent · lower
40. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
41. Mar 12, 2026 Senate Conferees: Pillion, VanValkenburg, Favola · upper
42. Mar 13, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
43. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
44. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 1-N 0-A) · lower
45. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
46. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1490ER) · lower
47. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
48. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
49. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
50. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
51. Apr 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1490) · lower
52. Apr 7, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1490) · lower
53. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 865 (effective 7/1/2026) · 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.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Conference Report · HTML
• Conference Report Substitute · PDF
• Conference Report Substitute · HTML
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute · PDF
• Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute · HTML
• Health and Human Services Substitute · PDF
• Health and Human Services Substitute · HTML
• Health and Human Services Substitute · PDF
• Health and Human Services Substitute · HTML
• Social Services Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Social Services Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML