Virginia - Session 2026
Title: Foster care; DSS to establish/maintain supply of new luggage to transport child's belongings.
Department of Social Services; foster care; new luggage; report. Directs the Department of Social Services to establish and maintain a decentralized supply of new luggage to be used to transport the personal belongings of a child in foster care. The bill requires the Department to provide new luggage to a child who is entering or exiting foster care or moving from one foster care placement to another and prohibits the Department from using disposable bags or trash bags to transport any items for a child in foster care. The bill requires the Commissioner of Social Services to report certain information related to new luggage to the General Assembly by no later than December 1 of each year.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0000-00-00 | Status | failed |
| 2025-12-31 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-02-18 | Latest Action | H Left in Committee Appropriations |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1366 | Local boards & departments; DSS to create corrective action plans & assumption of temporary control. | enrolled |
| HB 18 | Employee Child Care Assistance Pilot Program; established, reports. | enrolled |
| HB 443 | Judicial district and circuit courts; maximum number of judges. | enrolled |
| HB 854 | Real property tax; local classification or designation for property, nonprofit organizations. | enrolled |
| SR 168 | Judges; nominations for election to juvenile and domestic relations district court. | enrolled |
| HB 19 | Firearms; purchase, etc., after assault & battery of family or household member or intimate partner. | 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 |