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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.
Introduced
Jan 15, 2026
Last Action
Feb 18, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 1 co
Left in Committee Appropriations
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)
Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (16-Y 6-N)
Committee substitute printed 26107202D-H1
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 1-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1297)
House subcommittee offered
Assigned sub: Social Services
Presented and ordered printed 26104062D
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
Get a plain-English explanation of what this bill does, who it affects, and why it matters.
Left in Committee Appropriations
Stacey Annie Carroll