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type: "Bill"
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title: "Custody and visitation of a child; possession or consumption of authorized substances."
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description: "Custody and visitation; possession or consumption of authorized substances. Provides that no person shall be denied custody or visitation of a child, based only on the fact that the child's parent or other person responsible for his care, or the person petitioning for custody or visitation of the child, possessed or consumed legally authorized substances. The bill directs the Board of Social Services to amend its regulations, guidance documents, and other instructional materials to ensure that such regulations, documents, and materials comply with, and that investigations and family assessments are conducted by local departments of social services in accordance with, the provisions of the bill."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 942"
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citation: "Virginia HB 942 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Nadarius E. Clark"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 34
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2026-01-13"
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last_action: "2026-04-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/68c29d94-2b7c-4396-bd74-d5b456ab1e71"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB942"
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source_hash: "4171f7163cb34e88eb811a788a95c621dfb3e3cb9c4f2d512035e6c158db11b7"
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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 942 (2026) — Custody and visitation of a child; possession or consumption of authorized substances.
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Custody and visitation; possession or consumption of authorized substances. Provides that no person shall be denied custody or visitation of a child, based only on the fact that the child's parent or other person responsible for his care, or the person petitioning for custody or visitation of the child, possessed or consumed legally authorized substances. The bill directs the Board of Social Services to amend its regulations, guidance documents, and other instructional materials to ensure that such regulations, documents, and materials comply with, and that investigations and family assessments are conducted by local departments of social services in accordance with, the provisions of the bill.
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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. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086592.PDF)
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2. **Civil Subcommittee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100185.HTML)
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3. **Courts of Justice Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127439.HTML)
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4. **Courts of Justice Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1190449.PDF)
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5. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131974.PDF)
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6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1203435.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) — **5–3** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **22–17** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute — **8–6** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **62–34** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **62–36** (pass) · lower
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- S VOTE: — **13–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) — **15–7** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Nadarius E. Clark — primary (person)
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- Virgil Thornton — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101866D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-26** Assigned HCJ sub: Civil `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-28** House subcommittee offered
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- **2026-01-28** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 3-N)
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- **2026-02-04** Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (15-Y 7-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-06** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-09** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-09** committee amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-02-09** Engrossed by House as amended
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- **2026-02-09** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB942)
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- **2026-02-10** Read third time and passed House (62-Y 36-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-11** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-11** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-17** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB942)
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- **2026-03-02** Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (8-Y 6-N 1-A) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-03** Committee substitute printed 26108970D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2026-03-03** Rules suspended
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- **2026-03-03** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-03** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-04** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-04** Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
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- **2026-03-04** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-03-04** Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 17-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-04** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB942)
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- **2026-03-06** Senate substitute agreed to by House (62-Y 34-N 0-A) `substitution`
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- **2026-03-13** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-13** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB942ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-13** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB942)
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- **2026-03-13** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-13** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-14** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-14** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 711 (effective 7/1/2026) `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/68c29d94-2b7c-4396-bd74-d5b456ab1e71`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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