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HB1490Introduced in the House of Delegates

Child abuse or neglect; establishes centralized hotline for reports or complaints, report.

Passed

Introduced by Kathy Tran, District 18

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Department of Social Services; centralized intake system for reports or complaints of child abuse or neglect; response to complaints within 24 hours for children under three years of age. Establishes a centralized hotline for reports and complaints of child abuse or neglect. The bill requires the Department of Social Services to establish and maintain a hotline for reports and complaints of child abuse or neglect and specifies that the Department shall determine the validity of such reports and complaints. The bill eliminates the requirement that local departments must be capable of receiving and responding to reports and complaints of abuse or neglect and instead requires that any complaint of child abuse or neglect received by a local department shall be immediately forwarded to the Department's child abuse and neglect hotline. Such provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. The bill also directs the Department of Social Services to (i) promulgate regulations necessary to implement the provisions of the bill by July 1, 2027, and (ii) contract with a third party by August 1, 2026, to conduct a comprehensive study and review of the screening process used for child protective services complaints across Virginia.

Where it stands

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0865)

April 13, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

7 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

6 recorded votes · each counted separately

House of DelegatesStage: Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 1-N 0-A) · March 13, 2026

93

Yes

1

No

5

Absent or Not Voting

99 delegates recorded in this House of Delegates vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

What do people think?

Citizen Voice

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See how each delegate voted

DelegateDistrictVote
Patrick Hope1Yes
Adele McClure2Yes
Alfonso Lopez3Yes
Charniele Herring4Yes
Kirk McPike5Yes
Richard Sullivan6Yes
Karen Keys-Gamarra7Yes
Irene Shin8Yes
Karrie Delaney9Yes
Dan Helmer10Yes

Bill history

  1. Presented and ordered printed 26105570D

  2. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

  3. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1490)

  4. Assigned sub: Social Services

  5. House subcommittee offered

  6. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 1-N)

  7. Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)

  8. Committee substitute printed 26107278D-H1

  9. Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources

  10. Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

  11. Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)

  12. Read first time

  13. Read second time

  14. committee substitute agreed to

  15. Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  16. Read third time and passed House (88-Y 7-N 0-A)

  17. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

  18. Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services

  19. Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

  20. Committee substitute printed 26108841D-S1

  21. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1490)

  22. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1490)

  23. Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)

  24. Committee substitute printed 26109244D-S2

  25. Rules suspended

  26. Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  27. Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  28. Read third time

  29. Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute rejected

  30. Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to

  31. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute

  32. Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  33. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1490)

  34. Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 99-N 0-A)

  35. Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  36. Senate requested conference committee

  37. House acceded to request

  38. Conferees appointed by House

  39. House Conferees: Tran, Callsen, Kent

  40. Conferees appointed by Senate

  41. Senate Conferees: Pillion, VanValkenburg, Favola

  42. Conference Report released

  43. Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

  44. Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 1-N 0-A)

  45. Enrolled

  46. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1490ER)

  47. Signed by President

  48. Signed by Speaker

  49. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026

  50. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  51. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1490)

  52. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1490)

  53. Approved by Governor-Chapter 865 (Effective - see bill)

  54. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0865)

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