SB 243 VA
Adult protective services; creates adult abuse, neglect, and exploitation central registry.
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Summary
Adult protective services; adult abuse, neglect and exploitation central registry. Creates a central registry of substantiated complaints of adult abuse, neglect, and exploitation to be maintained by the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services. The bill establishes (i) investigation requirements for local departments of social services related to reports of adult abuse, neglect, and exploitation; (ii) record retention and disclosure requirements for the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services and local departments of social services; (iii) notice requirements related to findings by local departments and central registry entries; and (iv) an appeals process to contest the findings of a local department related to substantiated reports of adult abuse, neglect, or exploitation. The bill directs the Commissioner for Aging and Rehabilitative Services to adopt regulations to implement the provisions of the bill and exempts the Commissioner's initial adoption of such regulations from the provisions of the Administrative Process Act. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2028.
Sponsor (1)
- Christopher T. Head Republican · primary
Action history (8)
- Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100799D · upper
- Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services · upper
- Feb 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB243) · upper
- Feb 6, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
- Feb 6, 2026 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
- Feb 6, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107234D-S1 · upper
- Feb 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB243) · upper
- Feb 12, 2026 Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
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