Virginia - Session 2026
Title: Social services, local departments of; child abuse and neglect, recorded interviews.
Local departments of social services; child abuse and neglect; recorded interviews. Requires local departments of social services, unless otherwise demonstrated by good cause shown, to record any child welfare interview, defined in the bill. Under the bill, any person may record any communications between themselves and child-protective services personnel that take place during the course of an investigation or family assessment. Under current law, only a person who is suspected of abuse or neglect of a child and who is the subject of an investigation or family assessment may record such communications.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-10 | Status | enrolled |
| 2026-03-10 | Latest Action | H Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1222) |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 318 | Virginia Parole Board; powers and duties, juvenile offenders, parole procedures and considerations. | enrolled |
| HB 361 | Earned sentence credits; incarceration while awaiting trial or pending an appeal, effective date. | enrolled |
| HB 1208 | Public education; early childhood care and education, child care access calculations, report. | enrolled |
| HB 1366 | Local boards & departments; DSS to create corrective action plans & assumption of temporary control. | enrolled |
| HB 258 | Early childhood care and education; updates terminology. | enrolled |
| HB 438 | Delinquency petition; referral to court service unit. | enrolled |
| HB 443 | Judicial district and circuit courts; maximum number of judges. | enrolled |
| HB 667 | Juvenile/domestic rel. district cts.; petition, noncitizen aged 18-21 years for leg. custody/relief. | enrolled |