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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2596: Appointment of guardian ad litem; child in need of services or supervision.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2596 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Appointment of guardian ad litem; child in need of services or supervision. Primary sponsor: Sam Rasoul (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 19, 2025): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0096).

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Office of the Executive Secretary; notification to guardian ad litems representing juveniles; child in need of services or supervision. Directs the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia to send notification to attorneys qualified for appointment as guardians ad litem that, if appointed to represent a child who is alleged to be a child in need of services or supervision, such attorney should have familiarity with the statutes providing the dispositional alternatives available when a juvenile and domestic relations district court finds that a child is in need of services or supervision.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sam RasoulPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Destiny LeVere BollingCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Charniele HerringCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Karen Keys-GamarraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0096)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 96 (Effective 07/01/25 )
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  4. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
  5. Signed by President
  6. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2596)
  7. Signed by Speaker
  8. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2596ER)
  9. Enrolled
  10. Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
  11. Read third time
  12. Passed by for the day

Showing 12 most recent of 33 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source