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type: "Bill"
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title: "Public assistance; requests for records or information concerning applicants for and recipients."
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description: "Department of Social Services; requests for records or information concerning applicants for and recipients of public assistance; public notice required. Requires the Commissioner of Social Services to make a public notice available on the Department of Social Services' website within 10 days of receiving a request for a record or information concerning 25 or more applicants for or recipients of public assistance or child support for a purpose not directly connected to the administration of such programs. If a local department of social services receives a request for information that meets the requirements of the bill, such local department of social services is required to notify the Commissioner of such request. The bill establishes the form of such public notice and requires such notice to be made available (i) regardless of whether such information has been previously been shared; (ii) regardless of the identity of the requestor, unless such request is permitted under existing law; and (iii) even when a request is made in compliance with state and federal law and regulation."
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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 879"
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citation: "Virginia HB 879 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Irene Shin"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 29
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vote_count: 6
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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/1da8ada9-fbb7-47c5-981b-e68555a318d4"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB879"
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source_hash: "46b31200b450aedb39bde972aec1de99edf4cad7f14804178d83ceddbfcbe500"
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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 879 (2026) — Public assistance; requests for records or information concerning applicants for and recipients.
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Department of Social Services; requests for records or information concerning applicants for and recipients of public assistance; public notice required. Requires the Commissioner of Social Services to make a public notice available on the Department of Social Services' website within 10 days of receiving a request for a record or information concerning 25 or more applicants for or recipients of public assistance or child support for a purpose not directly connected to the administration of such programs. If a local department of social services receives a request for information that meets the requirements of the bill, such local department of social services is required to notify the Commissioner of such request. The bill establishes the form of such public notice and requires such notice to be made available (i) regardless of whether such information has been previously been shared; (ii) regardless of the identity of the requestor, unless such request is permitted under existing law; and (iii) even when a request is made in compliance with state and federal law and regulation.
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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/1086293.PDF)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115002.PDF)
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3. **Health and Human Services Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1114772.HTML)
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4. **Social Services Subcommittee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103419.HTML)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179875.PDF)
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## Votes
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- H VOTE: — **62–34** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **21–18** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services — **9–3** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) — **15–7** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) — **6–2** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Irene Shin — primary (person)
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- Adele Y. McClure — cosponsor (person)
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- Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
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- Atoosa R. Reaser — cosponsor (person)
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- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — cosponsor (person)
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- Elizabeth R. Guzman — cosponsor (person)
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- JJ Singh — cosponsor (person)
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- Kathy K.L. Tran — cosponsor (person)
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- Marty Martinez — cosponsor (person)
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- May Nivar — cosponsor (person)
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- Michelle Lopes Maldonado — cosponsor (person)
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- Phil M. Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
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- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Saddam Azlan Salim — cosponsor (person)
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- Stacey Annie Carroll — 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 26104792D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-23** Assigned sub: Social Services `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-29** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB879)
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- **2026-01-29** House subcommittee offered
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- **2026-01-29** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 2-N)
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- **2026-02-03** Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (15-Y 7-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-05** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-06** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-06** committee amendments agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-02-06** Engrossed by House as amended
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- **2026-02-09** Read third time and passed House (62-Y 34-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-10** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-10** Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-11** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB879)
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- **2026-02-20** Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (9-Y 3-N 3-A) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-23** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-23** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-23** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-02-24** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-24** Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-02-26** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-02-26** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB879ER) `passage`
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- **2026-02-26** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB879)
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- **2026-02-26** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-02-26** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-10** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 689 (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/1da8ada9-fbb7-47c5-981b-e68555a318d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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