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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 773: Foster care; housing services, housing plan, report.

Passed one chamber 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

SB 773 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on December 23, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Foster care; housing services, housing plan, report. Primary sponsor: Barbara Favola (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 18, 2025): Left in Appropriations.

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Official summary

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

Foster care; housing services; housing plan; report. Requires local departments of social services to develop housing plans for individuals leaving foster care due to age that includes a description of housing options being pursued. The bill requires the Commissioner of Social Services to provide reports to the Governor and General Assembly on housing services for individuals aging out of foster care on or before October 1 of each year. The bill grants the Department of Social Services the authority to enter into a memorandum of understanding with local public housing authorities or housing programs to facilitate access to grant dollars for the Foster Youth to Independence Initiative under the Family Unification Program Housing Choice Vouchers. The bill directs local departments of social services to collaborate with local housing authorities to secure Family Unification Program Housing Choice Vouchers for certain youth enumerated in the bill. Finally, the bill directs local public housing authorities and local departments of social services to collaborate to administer the Foster Youth to Independence Initiative.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Barbara FavolaPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate40

“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. Left in Appropriations
  2. Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
  3. Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
  4. Assigned sub: Social Services
  5. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
  6. Read first time
  7. Placed on Calendar
  8. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB773)
  9. Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
  10. Printed as engrossed 25105189D-ES1
  11. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute as amended
  12. Finance and Appropriations Amendments agreed to

Showing 12 most recent of 26 actions. Full history

Sources

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