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Child dependency cases; court procedures; fictive kin; definition. Updates the definition of fictive kin to specify that such person is required to have an established relationship with a child or his family prior to the child's initial entry into foster care to meet the definition of fictive kin.
Introduced
Jan 16, 2026
Last Action
Mar 14, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Signed by President
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1327ER)
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Read third time
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
committee substitute agreed to
Read second time
Passed by temporarily
Read first time
Committee substitute printed 26107576D-H1
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
House subcommittee offered
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1327)
Assigned HCJ sub: Civil
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Presented and ordered printed 26105171D
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026