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Bill New Americans, Office of; created within Department of Social Services. Department of Social Services; Office of NewAmericans created. Establishes the Office of New Americans withinthe Department of Social Services, as well as an advisory board,to assist immigrant integration within the Commonwealth on an economic,social, and cultural level. The Office shall provide (i) advice andassistance regarding the citizenship application process; (ii) assistancewith securing employment, housing, and services for which such personsmay be eligible; (iii) information to localities and immigration service organizations about state programs that help such personsfind and secure employment, housing, and services for which theymay be eligible; and (iv) information to localities and immigrationservice organizations regarding health epidemics and unlawful predatoryactions, such as human trafficking, gang recruitment, and fraudulentfinancial and other schemes, to which communities of such personsmay be especially vulnerable. The Advisory Board shall report tothe Director of the Office, who will submit to the Governor and theGeneral Assembly an annual executive summary of the interim activityand work of the Board no later than the first day of each regularsession of the General Assembly. The bill renames the Office of NewcomerServices as the Division of Newcomer Services and establishes thedivision as a subdivision of the Office of New Americans. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2020 HB 1209 Virginia HB 1209 (2020)
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Virginia HB 1209 (2020) — New Americans, Office of; created within Department of Social Services.

Department of Social Services; Office of NewAmericans created. Establishes the Office of New Americans withinthe Department of Social Services, as well as an advisory board,to assist immigrant integration within the Commonwealth on an economic,social, and cultural level. The Office shall provide (i) advice andassistance regarding the citizenship application process; (ii) assistancewith securing employment, housing, and services for which such personsmay be eligible; (iii) information to localities and immigration service organizations about state programs that help such personsfind and secure employment, housing, and services for which theymay be eligible; and (iv) information to localities and immigrationservice organizations regarding health epidemics and unlawful predatoryactions, such as human trafficking, gang recruitment, and fraudulentfinancial and other schemes, to which communities of such personsmay be especially vulnerable. The Advisory Board shall report tothe Director of the Office, who will submit to the Governor and theGeneral Assembly an annual executive summary of the interim activityand work of the Board no later than the first day of each regularsession of the General Assembly. The bill renames the Office of NewcomerServices as the Division of Newcomer Services and establishes thedivision as a subdivision of the Office of New Americans.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1078) (committee substitute) — source
  2. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1209ER) (committee substitute) — source
  3. Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB1209EH1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Impact statement from DPB (HB1209) (committee substitute) — source
  5. Impact statement from DPB (HB1209H1) (committee substitute) — source
  6. Impact statement from DPB (HB1209S1) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N) — 6–0 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (17-Y 5-N) — 17–5 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: Passage (56-Y 41-N) — 55–41 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N) — 6–2 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
  • Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 16-N 1-A) — 23–16 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 100-N) — 0–99 (fail) · lower
  • Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 8-N) — 13–8 (pass) · lower
  • Senate insisted on substitute (24-Y 16-N) — 24–16 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (8-Y 7-N) — 8–7 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 17-N) — 23–17 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 45-N) — 53–45 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Kathy K.L. Tran — primary (person)
  • Ibraheem S. Samirah — cosponsor (person)
  • Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
  • Mark L. Keam — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2020-01-07 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20105171D introduction
  • 2020-01-07 Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions referral-committee
  • 2020-01-14 Assigned HWI sub: Social Services referral-committee
  • 2020-01-17 Impact statement from DPB (HB1209)
  • 2020-01-23 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-01-23 Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
  • 2020-01-28 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2020-01-28 Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (17-Y 5-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-01-28 Committee substitute printed 20106907D-H1 substitution
  • 2020-01-28 Referred to Committee on Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2020-01-28 Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources referral-committee
  • 2020-02-03 Impact statement from DPB (HB1209H1)
  • 2020-02-05 Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
  • 2020-02-05 Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 8-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-02-06 Read first time reading-1
  • 2020-02-07 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2020-02-07 Read second time reading-2
  • 2020-02-07 Committee substitute agreed to 20106907D-H1
  • 2020-02-07 Amendment by Delegate Tran agreed to amendment-passage
  • 2020-02-07 Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB1209EH1
  • 2020-02-07 Printed as engrossed 20106907D-EH1
  • 2020-02-10 Impact statement from DPB (HB1209EH1)
  • 2020-02-10 Read third time and passed House (56-Y 41-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2020-02-10 VOTE: Passage (56-Y 41-N)
  • 2020-02-11 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2020-02-11 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services referral-committee
  • 2020-02-21 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (8-Y 7-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-02-21 Committee substitute printed 20108816D-S1 substitution
  • 2020-02-21 Impact statement from DPB (HB1209S1)
  • 2020-02-24 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-25 Read third time reading-3
  • 2020-02-25 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2020-02-25 Committee substitute agreed to 20108816D-S1
  • 2020-02-25 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1209S1
  • 2020-02-25 Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 17-N) passage
  • 2020-02-27 Placed on Calendar
  • 2020-02-27 Senate substitute rejected by House 20108816D-S1 (0-Y 100-N)
  • 2020-02-27 VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 100-N)
  • 2020-03-02 Senate insisted on substitute (24-Y 16-N)
  • 2020-03-02 Senate requested conference committee
  • 2020-03-03 House acceded to request
  • 2020-03-04 Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 2020-03-05 Conferees appointed by House
  • 2020-03-05 Amended by conference committee
  • 2020-03-07 Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 16-N 1-A)
  • 2020-03-07 Conference report agreed to by House (54-Y 45-N)
  • 2020-03-07 VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 45-N)
  • 2020-03-18 Enrolled
  • 2020-03-18 Signed by President
  • 2020-03-19 Signed by Speaker
  • 2020-03-20 Impact statement from DPB (HB1209ER)
  • 2020-03-20 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
  • 2020-03-20 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
  • 2020-04-10 Approved by Governor-Chapter 1078 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2b090b94-3296-447e-8e62-2930fdc453be. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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