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| Bill | Child abuse or neglect; centralized hotline for reports or complaints, etc. | Department of Social Services; corrective action plans; centralized hotline for reports or complaints of child abuse or neglect. Establishes a centralized hotline for reports and complaints of child abuse or neglect and grants the Commissioner of Social Services the authority to create and enforce a corrective action plan for any local board of social services or local department of social services that (i) fails to administer public assistance and social services programs in accordance with applicable laws and regulations or (ii) takes any action or fails to act in a manner that poses a substantial risk to the health, safety, or well-being of a child or adult. The bill permits similar authority for any local board of social services that (a) fails to provide child welfare services in accordance with applicable law or regulations or (b) takes any action or fails to act in a manner that poses a substantial risk to the health, safety, or well-being of a child. Under the bill, if a local board or department fails to comply with a corrective action plan, the Commissioner has the authority to temporarily assume control of all or part of the local board's operations. The bill also provides that, when a local board of social services or local department of social services requests assistance, the Commissioner has the authority to utilize staff of the Department of Social Services or contract with private entities to provide public assistance and social services programs in the locality served by the local board or department. The bill requires the Department of Social Services to establish and maintain a hotline for reports and complaints of child abuse or neglect and specifies that the Department shall determine the validity of such reports and complaints. The bill eliminates the requirement that local departments must be capable of receiving and responding to reports and complaints of abuse or neglect and instead requires that any complaint of child abuse or neglect received by a local department shall be immediately forwarded to the Department's child abuse and neglect hotline. The bill also adds adult services to the definition of "social services" for purposes of Title 63.2 (Welfare (Social Services)). The bill directs the Department of Social Services to (1) promulgate regulations necessary to implement the provisions of the bill and (2) contract with a third party by August 1, 2026, to conduct a comprehensive study and review of the screening process used for child protective services complaints across Virginia. The bill also directs the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to convene a Social Services Task Force to develop a comprehensive improvement plan to address changes needed within the State Department of Social Services and the local departments of social services. The provisions of the bill related to centralized intake have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | SB 640 | Virginia SB 640 (2026) |
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Virginia SB 640 (2026) — Child abuse or neglect; centralized hotline for reports or complaints, etc.
Department of Social Services; corrective action plans; centralized hotline for reports or complaints of child abuse or neglect. Establishes a centralized hotline for reports and complaints of child abuse or neglect and grants the Commissioner of Social Services the authority to create and enforce a corrective action plan for any local board of social services or local department of social services that (i) fails to administer public assistance and social services programs in accordance with applicable laws and regulations or (ii) takes any action or fails to act in a manner that poses a substantial risk to the health, safety, or well-being of a child or adult. The bill permits similar authority for any local board of social services that (a) fails to provide child welfare services in accordance with applicable law or regulations or (b) takes any action or fails to act in a manner that poses a substantial risk to the health, safety, or well-being of a child. Under the bill, if a local board or department fails to comply with a corrective action plan, the Commissioner has the authority to temporarily assume control of all or part of the local board's operations. The bill also provides that, when a local board of social services or local department of social services requests assistance, the Commissioner has the authority to utilize staff of the Department of Social Services or contract with private entities to provide public assistance and social services programs in the locality served by the local board or department. The bill requires the Department of Social Services to establish and maintain a hotline for reports and complaints of child abuse or neglect and specifies that the Department shall determine the validity of such reports and complaints. The bill eliminates the requirement that local departments must be capable of receiving and responding to reports and complaints of abuse or neglect and instead requires that any complaint of child abuse or neglect received by a local department shall be immediately forwarded to the Department's child abuse and neglect hotline. The bill also adds adult services to the definition of "social services" for purposes of Title 63.2 (Welfare (Social Services)). The bill directs the Department of Social Services to (1) promulgate regulations necessary to implement the provisions of the bill and (2) contract with a third party by August 1, 2026, to conduct a comprehensive study and review of the screening process used for child protective services complaints across Virginia. The bill also directs the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to convene a Social Services Task Force to develop a comprehensive improvement plan to address changes needed within the State Department of Social Services and the local departments of social services. The provisions of the bill related to centralized intake have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Conference Report (committee substitute) — source
- Conference Report Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Finance and Appropriations Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Health and Human Services Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Concur House Substitute R — 0–40 (fail) · upper
- H VOTE: — 98–0 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Appropriations — 22–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute — 22–0 (pass) · lower
- Adopt Conference Committee Report R — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute — 13–1 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute — 14–0 (pass) · upper
- Accede Conference Committee R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage R — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 99–0 (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — 92–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Todd E. Pillion — primary (person)
- Adam P. Ebbin — cosponsor (person)
- David R. Suetterlein — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer B. Boysko — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy — cosponsor (person)
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-14 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104930D
filing, introduction - 2026-01-14 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
referral-committee - 2026-01-27 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB640)
- 2026-01-30 Senate committee offered
- 2026-01-30 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N 1-A)
committee-passage - 2026-01-30 Committee substitute printed 26106711D-S1
substitution - 2026-02-10 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
committee-passage - 2026-02-11 Committee substitute printed 26107316D-S2
substitution - 2026-02-11 Rules suspended
- 2026-02-11 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-02-11 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-02-12 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-12 Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote)
- 2026-02-12 Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
substitution - 2026-02-12 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
substitution - 2026-02-13 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-19 Placed on Calendar
- 2026-02-19 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-19 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
referral-committee - 2026-02-24 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB640)
- 2026-02-24 Committee substitute printed 26108457D-H1
substitution - 2026-02-24 Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-24 Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources
referral-committee - 2026-02-25 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-27 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-03-02 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-03-02 committee substitute agreed to
substitution - 2026-03-02 Engrossed by House - committee substitute
substitution - 2026-03-02 Passed House with substitute (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-02 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- 2026-03-02 Passed House with substitute Block Vote (99-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-04 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB640)
- 2026-03-04 House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)
- 2026-03-05 House insisted on substitute
substitution - 2026-03-05 House requested conference committee
referral-committee - 2026-03-09 Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-03-09 Conferees appointed by Senate
- 2026-03-09 Senate Conferees: Pillion, VanValkenburg, Favola
- 2026-03-11 Conferees appointed by House
- 2026-03-11 House Conferees: Tran, Callsen, Kent
- 2026-03-13 Conference Report released
- 2026-03-13 Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-13 Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 0-N 0-A)
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-30 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-30 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB640ER)
passage - 2026-03-30 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-31 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-31 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-31 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-06 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB640)
- 2026-04-07 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB640)
- 2026-04-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 900 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f54793d8-c181-4586-841f-efc6fe2d0602. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).