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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 immigrationservice organizations about state programs that help such personsfind and secure employment, housing, and services for which they may 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 SB 991 Virginia SB 991 (2020)
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Virginia SB 991 (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 immigrationservice organizations about state programs that help such personsfind and secure employment, housing, and services for which they may 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 (CHAP1079) (committee substitute) — source
  2. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB991ER) (committee substitute) — source
  3. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB991ES1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Impact statement from DPB (SB991) (committee substitute) — source
  5. Impact statement from DPB (SB991S1) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment (14-Y 8-N) — 14–8 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N) — 16–0 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Passage (55-Y 40-N) — 54–40 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (9-Y 5-N 1-A) — 9–5 (pass) · upper
  • House amendment agreed to by Senate (22-Y 17-N) — 22–17 (pass) · upper
  • Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 14-N) — 25–14 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Ghazala F. Hashmi — primary (person)
  • Adam P. Ebbin — cosponsor (person)
  • Jennifer L. McClellan — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2020-01-16 Presented and ordered printed 20105427D introduction
  • 2020-01-16 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services referral-committee
  • 2020-01-17 Impact statement from DPB (SB991)
  • 2020-01-31 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (9-Y 5-N 1-A) committee-passage
  • 2020-01-31 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2020-01-31 Committee substitute printed 20107299D-S1 substitution
  • 2020-02-03 Impact statement from DPB (SB991S1)
  • 2020-02-04 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-02-05 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-06 Read second time reading-2
  • 2020-02-06 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2020-02-06 Committee substitute agreed to 20107299D-S1
  • 2020-02-06 Reading of amendment waived
  • 2020-02-06 Committee amendment agreed to
  • 2020-02-06 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB991ES1
  • 2020-02-06 Printed as engrossed 20107299D-ES1
  • 2020-02-07 Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 14-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2020-02-10 Impact statement from DPB (SB991ES1)
  • 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 with amendment (14-Y 8-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-02-20 Read second time reading-2
  • 2020-02-21 Read third time reading-3
  • 2020-02-21 Committee amendment agreed to
  • 2020-02-21 Engrossed by House as amended
  • 2020-02-21 Passed House with amendment (55-Y 40-N) passage
  • 2020-02-21 VOTE: Passage (55-Y 40-N)
  • 2020-02-25 House amendment agreed to by Senate (22-Y 17-N)
  • 2020-03-02 Enrolled
  • 2020-03-02 Impact statement from DPB (SB991ER)
  • 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
  • 2020-04-10 Approved by Governor-Chapter 1079 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9b009f5f-4710-4022-aeca-1e9073cf22d6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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