HB 266 VA

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Introduced

Department of Social Services; centralized intake and validity determination for child abuse and neglect. Creates a centralized system for intake for reports and complaints of child abuse or neglect. The bill directs the Department of Social Services to be the agency responsible for the intake of reports and complaints of child abuse or neglect and specifies that the Department shall determine the validity of such reports and complaints. Under current law, local departments of social services are the agency responsible for the intake of reports and complaints of child abuse and it determines 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 intake system.

• Anne Ferrell Tata Republican · primary

1. Jan 9, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104853D · lower
2. Jan 9, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
3. Jan 20, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB266) · lower
4. Jan 27, 2026 Assigned sub: Social Services · lower
5. Feb 5, 2026 Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 2-N) · lower
6. Feb 18, 2026 Left in Committee Health and Human Services · lower

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.

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