republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2020/sb-124.md

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Bill	Food stamps and TANF; eligibility, drug-related felonies.	Eligibility for food stamps and TANF; drug-related felonies. Provides that a person who is otherwise eligible to receive food stamp benefits shall not be denied such assistance solely because he has been convicted of a drug-related felony. Under current law, such individuals may not be denied food stamp benefits based on a felony conviction of possession of a controlled substance in violation of § 18.2-250, provided that such person is complying with, or has already complied with, all obligations imposed by the criminal court, is actively engaged in or has completed a substance abuse treatment program, participates in periodic drug screenings, and meets any other obligations as determined by the Department of Social Services. The bill also provides that a person who is otherwise eligible to receive TANF benefits shall not be denied such assistance solely because he has been convicted of a drug-related felony. This bill incorporates SB 155 and is identical to HB 566.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2020	SB 124	Virginia SB 124 (2020)	bill		enacted	Mamie E. Locke	4	29	6	2019-12-16	2020-03-10	openstates	ocd-bill/bf716be2-c243-468f-b83c-cadcd629e584	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB124	5aa9346dbdb8cd248109e39ca8a6a35acfcadcab0de7ebd23ff2e620873a3b36	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia SB 124 (2020) — Food stamps and TANF; eligibility, drug-related felonies.

Eligibility for food stamps and TANF; drug-related felonies. Provides that a person who is otherwise eligible to receive food stamp benefits shall not be denied such assistance solely because he has been convicted of a drug-related felony. Under current law, such individuals may not be denied food stamp benefits based on a felony conviction of possession of a controlled substance in violation of § 18.2-250, provided that such person is complying with, or has already complied with, all obligations imposed by the criminal court, is actively engaged in or has completed a substance abuse treatment program, participates in periodic drug screenings, and meets any other obligations as determined by the Department of Social Services. The bill also provides that a person who is otherwise eligible to receive TANF benefits shall not be denied such assistance solely because he has been convicted of a drug-related felony. This bill incorporates SB 155 and is identical to HB 566.

Version chain

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

1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0221) (committee substitute) — source
2. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB124ER) (committee substitute) — source
3. Impact statement from DPB (SB124S1) (committee substitute) — source
4. Impact statement from DPB (SB124S1) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (9-Y 6-N) — 9–6 (pass) · upper
• Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
• VOTE: Passage (53-Y 43-N) — 52–43 (pass) · lower
• Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 17-N) — 22–17 (pass) · upper
• Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 2-N) — 13–2 (pass) · upper
• Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (13-Y 9-N) — 13–9 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Mamie E. Locke — primary (person)
• Barbara A. Favola — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2019-12-16 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101203D introduction
• 2019-12-16 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services referral-committee
• 2020-01-10 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (9-Y 6-N) committee-passage
• 2020-01-10 Incorporates SB155 (Favola)
• 2020-01-10 Committee substitute printed 20105548D-S1 substitution
• 2020-01-10 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
• 2020-01-20 Impact statement from DPB (SB124S1)
• 2020-01-22 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 2-N) committee-passage
• 2020-01-23 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 2020-01-24 Read second time reading-2
• 2020-01-24 Reading of substitute waived
• 2020-01-24 Committee substitute agreed to 20105548D-S1
• 2020-01-24 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB124S1
• 2020-01-27 Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 17-N) passage, reading-3
• 2020-02-13 Placed on Calendar
• 2020-02-13 Read first time reading-1
• 2020-02-13 Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions referral-committee
• 2020-02-18 Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (13-Y 9-N) committee-passage
• 2020-02-20 Read second time reading-2
• 2020-02-21 Read third time reading-3
• 2020-02-21 Passed House (53-Y 43-N) passage
• 2020-02-21 VOTE: Passage (53-Y 43-N)
• 2020-02-25 Enrolled
• 2020-02-25 Impact statement from DPB (SB124ER)
• 2020-02-25 Signed by Speaker
• 2020-02-26 Signed by President
• 2020-03-03 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 3, 2020
• 2020-03-03 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 10, 2020
• 2020-03-10 Approved by Governor-Chapter 221 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/bf716be2-c243-468f-b83c-cadcd629e584. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).