SB 125 VA

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Office of the Children's Ombudsman; powers and duties; report; recommendations. Makes a number of changes to the Office of the Children's Ombudsman (the Office). The bill expands the Office's access to certain records and reports and allows the Office to report certain complaints to the Office of the Inspector General. Under the bill, the Office is required to report findings and recommendations related to failures by state agencies to protect children to the Governor or General Assembly upon request. Under current law, such reports are made to the General Assembly. The bill makes certain changes to the Office's reporting and recommendation requirements. Finally, the bill adds and amends several definitions related to the Office.

• Barbara A. Favola Democratic · primary

1. Jan 5, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102462D · upper
2. Jan 5, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
3. Jan 19, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB125) · upper
4. Jan 21, 2026 Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) · upper
5. Jan 30, 2026 Senate committee amendments offered · upper
6. Jan 30, 2026 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
7. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N) · upper
8. Feb 11, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
9. Feb 11, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
10. Feb 11, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
11. Feb 12, 2026 Read second time · upper
12. Feb 12, 2026 Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendments agreed to · upper
13. Feb 12, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to · upper
14. Feb 12, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
15. Feb 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB125) · upper
16. Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
17. Feb 18, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
18. Feb 18, 2026 Read first time · lower
19. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
20. Feb 23, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process · lower
21. Feb 26, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) · lower
22. Mar 3, 2026 Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) · lower
23. Mar 5, 2026 Read second time · lower
24. Mar 6, 2026 Read third time · lower
25. Mar 6, 2026 Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
26. Mar 12, 2026 Enrolled · upper
27. Mar 12, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB125ER) · upper
28. Mar 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB125) · upper
29. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
30. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by President · upper
31. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · upper
32. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
33. Apr 11, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by Senate · 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.

• Governor's Recommendation · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Finance and Appropriations Amendment · HTML
• Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendment · HTML
• Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML