republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2022/hb-1334.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Child abuse and neglect; amends definition, valid complaint."
description: "Child abuse and neglect; valid complaint. Amendsthe definition of \"abused or neglected child\" to include a childwho is sexually exploited or abused by an intimate partner of thechild's parent or caretaker and allows a complaint of child abuseor neglect to be deemed valid by a local department of social services(local department) in such instances. The bill allows a complaintof child abuse or neglect that alleges child trafficking to be deemedvalid regardless of who the alleged abuser is or whether the alleged abuser has been identified. The bill requires a local departmentthat receives a complaint or report of child abuse or neglect overwhich it does not have jurisdiction to forward such complaint orreport to the appropriate local department, if the local departmentthat does have jurisdiction is located in the Commonwealth."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 1334"
citation: "Virginia HB 1334 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kathleen Murphy"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-01-21"
last_action: "2022-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a01009c9-575a-4e33-8bf5-52cce6405075"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB1334"
source_hash: "e77b38f3dfcdb9e7ba4b256dd476e4cf028f4133bb2a181fc8f0fbc6f8ca4823"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia HB 1334 (2022) — Child abuse and neglect; amends definition, valid complaint.

Child abuse and neglect; valid complaint. Amendsthe definition of "abused or neglected child" to include a childwho is sexually exploited or abused by an intimate partner of thechild's parent or caretaker and allows a complaint of child abuseor neglect to be deemed valid by a local department of social services(local department) in such instances. The bill allows a complaintof child abuse or neglect that alleges child trafficking to be deemedvalid regardless of who the alleged abuser is or whether the alleged abuser has been identified. The bill requires a local departmentthat receives a complaint or report of child abuse or neglect overwhich it does not have jurisdiction to forward such complaint orreport to the appropriate local department, if the local departmentthat does have jurisdiction is located in the Commonwealth.

## Version chain

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

1. **CHAP0366** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0366)
2. **HB1334ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB1334ER)
3. **Presented and ordered printed 22104535D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB1334)

## Votes

- Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kathleen Murphy — primary (person)
- David A. Reid — cosponsor (person)
- G. "John" Avoli — cosponsor (person)
- Irene Shin — cosponsor (person)
- Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado — cosponsor (person)
- Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
- Shelly A. Simonds — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-21** Presented and ordered printed 22104535D `introduction`
- **2022-01-21** Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-28** Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #2 `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-31** Impact statement from DPB (HB1334)
- **2022-02-03** Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
- **2022-02-08** Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-10** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2022-02-11** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2022-02-14** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-14** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- **2022-02-16** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2022-02-16** Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-25** Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-28** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2022-03-01** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2022-03-01** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2022-03-03** Enrolled
- **2022-03-03** Signed by Speaker
- **2022-03-04** Impact statement from DPB (HB1334ER)
- **2022-03-04** Signed by President
- **2022-03-11** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
- **2022-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- **2022-04-11** Approved by Governor-Chapter 366 (effective 7/1/22) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a01009c9-575a-4e33-8bf5-52cce6405075`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).