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type: "Bill"
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title: "Kinship foster care; barrier crime waiver, report."
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description: "Kinship foster care; barrier crime waiver; report. Establishes a process by which a local department of social services may apply for a barrier crime waiver on behalf of an individual who has been convicted of a Virginia barrier crime that (i) is not (a) included on the list of federal barrier crimes; (b) a violent felony offense; or (c) an offense requiring registration under the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry Act and (ii) does not otherwise fall under a barrier crime exception for foster or adoptive homes for the purpose of approval of the individual's home as a kinship foster home. The bill creates a process by which such a local department of social services may apply to the Department of Social Services for a waiver and for the Department to conduct an assessment of such application. The bill also requires the Department of Social Services to file an annual report by December 1 of each year detailing the specifics of the waiver process to the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services and the House Committee on Health and Human Services. This bill is identical to HB 632."
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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: "SB 305"
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citation: "Virginia SB 305 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Stella G. Pekarsky"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 44
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vote_count: 7
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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/6f2372ad-b4fc-49ca-a025-64997f2d3e6d"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB305"
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source_hash: "961bbe80fd30791390db40133c18acf782437d671466e5ed7d3e2be5ae0e0530"
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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 SB 305 (2026) — Kinship foster care; barrier crime waiver, report.
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Kinship foster care; barrier crime waiver; report. Establishes a process by which a local department of social services may apply for a barrier crime waiver on behalf of an individual who has been convicted of a Virginia barrier crime that (i) is not (a) included on the list of federal barrier crimes; (b) a violent felony offense; or (c) an offense requiring registration under the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry Act and (ii) does not otherwise fall under a barrier crime exception for foster or adoptive homes for the purpose of approval of the individual's home as a kinship foster home. The bill creates a process by which such a local department of social services may apply to the Department of Social Services for a waiver and for the Department to conduct an assessment of such application. The bill also requires the Department of Social Services to file an annual report by December 1 of each year detailing the specifics of the waiver process to the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services and the House Committee on Health and Human Services. This bill is identical to HB 632.
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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/1088847.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221561.PDF)
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3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136361.PDF)
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4. **Health and Human Services Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1178128.PDF)
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5. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1147975.PDF)
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6. **Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1133324.HTML)
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7. **Senator Pekarsky Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1147949.HTML)
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8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1188216.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reconsider R — **34–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage R — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments — **10–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Stella G. Pekarsky — primary (person)
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- Barbara A. Favola — 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 26104727D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-28** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB305)
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- **2026-02-06** Senate committee offered
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- **2026-02-06** Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (10-Y 0-N 5-A) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-09** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-09** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-09** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-02-09** Passed by for the day
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- **2026-02-10** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-10** Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendments agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-02-10** Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-02-11** Passed by for the day
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- **2026-02-12** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-12** Passed by for the day
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- **2026-02-13** Engrossment reconsidered by Senate
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- **2026-02-13** Floor offered Senator Pekarsky Amendments
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- **2026-02-13** Senator Pekarsky Amendments withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal, withdrawal`
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- **2026-02-13** Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-02-13** Senator Pekarsky Amendments #2-4 agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-02-13** Reengrossed by Senate as amended
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- **2026-02-13** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-13** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-13** Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-18** Placed on Calendar
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- **2026-02-18** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-18** Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-18** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB305)
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- **2026-02-24** Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-24** Committee substitute printed 26108574D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2026-02-26** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-27** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-27** committee substitute rejected
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- **2026-02-27** Passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-02-27** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB305)
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- **2026-03-04** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-04** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB305ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-04** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB305)
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- **2026-03-04** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-04** 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 648 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-13** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0648)
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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/6f2372ad-b4fc-49ca-a025-64997f2d3e6d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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