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type: "Bill"
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title: "Va. Missing Child w/ Autism Alert Program; renamed Va. Missing Person w/ Autism Program."
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description: "Virginia Missing Person with Autism Alert Program.Renames the Virginia Missing Child with Autism Alert Program to theVirginia Missing Person with Autism Alert Program and expands itto apply to any missing person with autism, regardless of age. Thebill defines \"a missing person with autism\" as any person (i) whosewhereabouts are unknown; (ii) who has been diagnosed with autismspectrum disorder as defined by the Code of Virginia; and (iii) whosedisappearance poses a credible threat to the safety and health of the person."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "HB 2216"
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citation: "Virginia HB 2216 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr."]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 24
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2021-01-13"
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last_action: "2021-03-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/049dd05a-2a88-417e-b893-1033bd21c0df"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB2216"
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source_hash: "6807c60caf65299be924d87b737e78460d55e7fecc8c963b3d67937837312f2a"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 2216 (2021) — Va. Missing Child w/ Autism Alert Program; renamed Va. Missing Person w/ Autism Program.
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Virginia Missing Person with Autism Alert Program.Renames the Virginia Missing Child with Autism Alert Program to theVirginia Missing Person with Autism Alert Program and expands itto apply to any missing person with autism, regardless of age. Thebill defines "a missing person with autism" as any person (i) whosewhereabouts are unknown; (ii) who has been diagnosed with autismspectrum disorder as defined by the Code of Virginia; and (iii) whosedisappearance poses a credible threat to the safety and health of the person.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **CHAP0189** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0189)
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2. **HB2216ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2216ER)
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3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100556D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2216)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Public Safety (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Transportation (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) — **7–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — primary (person)
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- Angelia Williams Graves — cosponsor (person)
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- Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)
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- Bryce E. Reeves — cosponsor (person)
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- Candi Mundon King — cosponsor (person)
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- Chris L. Hurst — cosponsor (person)
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- Clinton L. Jenkins — cosponsor (person)
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- Dan I. Helmer — cosponsor (person)
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- Dawn M. Adams — cosponsor (person)
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- Don L. Scott — cosponsor (person)
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- G. "John" Avoli — cosponsor (person)
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- Hala S. Ayala — cosponsor (person)
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- Ibraheem S. Samirah — cosponsor (person)
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- Joshua G. Cole — cosponsor (person)
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- Kathleen Murphy — cosponsor (person)
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- Lashrecse D. Aird — cosponsor (person)
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- Lionell Spruill, Sr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Luke E. Torian — cosponsor (person)
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- Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
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- Marcus B. Simon — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark H. Levine — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark L. Cole — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark L. Keam — cosponsor (person)
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- Martha M. Mugler — cosponsor (person)
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- Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
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- Robert B. Bell — cosponsor (person)
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- Sally L. Hudson — cosponsor (person)
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- Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)
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- Shelly A. Simonds — cosponsor (person)
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- Vivian E. Watts — cosponsor (person)
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- William M. Stanley, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100556D `introduction`
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- **2021-01-13** Referred to Committee on Public Safety `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-19** Impact statement from DPB (HB2216)
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- **2021-01-20** Assigned PS sub: Public Safety `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-21** Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-01-22** Reported from Public Safety (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-01-25** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2021-01-26** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2021-01-27** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-01-27** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-01-28** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2021-01-28** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-05** Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Transportation (15-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-11** Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-02-15** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-16** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2021-02-16** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2021-02-19** Enrolled
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- **2021-02-19** Impact statement from DPB (HB2216ER)
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- **2021-02-19** Signed by Speaker
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- **2021-02-22** Signed by President
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- **2021-02-24** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 24, 2021
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- **2021-02-24** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
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- **2021-03-18** Approved by Governor-Chapter 189 (effective 7/1/21) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/049dd05a-2a88-417e-b893-1033bd21c0df`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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