republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2020/hb-1371.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "TANF; diversionary cash assistance."
description: "TANF; diversionary cash assistance. Imposes a minimum threshold of $1,500 on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) diversionary cash assistance. The bill provides that any person who receives TANF diversionary cash assistance waives his eligibility for TANF for the number of days for which assistance is granted multiplied by 1.33. The bill also requires the Board of Social Services to adopt regulations to enable TANF-eligible applicants meeting certain criteria to receive a TANF emergency assistance payment of up to $1,500 to prevent eviction or to address needs resulting from a fire or natural disaster."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 1371"
citation: "Virginia HB 1371 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeffrey M. Bourne"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 33
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-01-08"
last_action: "2020-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db900f60-8392-4c43-b11b-79056b3eb288"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1371"
source_hash: "d8bce9282047843698cf818c3344b4f57cf4d21ba4e969fa91cfa0cfb73f1501"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia HB 1371 (2020) — TANF; diversionary cash assistance.

TANF; diversionary cash assistance. Imposes a minimum threshold of $1,500 on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) diversionary cash assistance. The bill provides that any person who receives TANF diversionary cash assistance waives his eligibility for TANF for the number of days for which assistance is granted multiplied by 1.33. The bill also requires the Board of Social Services to adopt regulations to enable TANF-eligible applicants meeting certain criteria to receive a TANF emergency assistance payment of up to $1,500 to prevent eviction or to address needs resulting from a fire or natural disaster.

## Version chain

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

1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1159)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1159)
2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1371ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1371ER)
3. **Engrossed by House as amended HB1371E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1371E)
4. **Impact statement from DPB (HB1371)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1371)

## Votes

- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Appropriations with amendments (21-Y 0-N) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jeffrey M. Bourne — primary (person)
- Lamont Bagby — cosponsor (person)
- Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-08** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102506D `introduction`
- **2020-01-08** Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-14** Assigned HWI sub: Social Services `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-15** Impact statement from DPB (HB1371)
- **2020-01-16** Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
- **2020-01-16** Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- **2020-01-21** Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-01-21** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-22** Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-05** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
- **2020-02-05** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2020-02-05** Reported from Appropriations with amendments (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-06** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2020-02-07** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-02-07** Committee amendments agreed to
- **2020-02-07** Engrossed by House as amended HB1371E
- **2020-02-07** Printed as engrossed 20102506D-E
- **2020-02-10** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-02-10** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- **2020-02-11** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2020-02-11** Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-14** Impact statement from DPB (HB1371E)
- **2020-02-21** Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-24** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2020-02-25** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2020-02-25** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2020-03-02** Enrolled
- **2020-03-02** Impact statement from DPB (HB1371ER)
- **2020-03-02** Signed by Speaker
- **2020-03-03** Signed by President
- **2020-03-12** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- **2020-03-12** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- **2020-04-11** Approved by Governor-Chapter 1159 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/db900f60-8392-4c43-b11b-79056b3eb288`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).