Virginia SB 485 — Children's Ombudsman, Office of the; study extending oversight to include committed juveniles.

Virginia, 2027. SB 485: Children's Ombudsman, Office of the; study extending oversight to include committed juveniles.

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Latest action

July 21, 2026 — Continued from last session

Summary

Virginia Commission on Youth; work group to study extending oversight of Office of the Children's Ombudsman to include committed juveniles; report. Directs the Virginia Commission on Youth, in coordination with the Office of the Children's Ombudsman, to convene a work group of relevant stakeholders to study the changes necessary to extend the purview of the Office of the Children's Ombudsman to include juveniles who are committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice. The bill requires the work group to submit to the Governor and the General Assembly by November 1, 2026, a report of its findings and any recommendations for any legislative and organizational changes needed to implement such extension of oversight. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Commission on Youth.

A BILL to direct the Virginia Commission on Youth and the Office of the Children's Ombudsman to convene a work group to study extending the oversight of the Office of the Children's Ombudsman to include committed juveniles; report.

Sponsors

• David W. Marsden — primary sponsor

Bill text

Introduced Read version ↗ Read version ↗

Recorded votes

No roll-call votes were supplied for this bill. This does not imply that no vote occurred.

Legislative history

1. July 21, 2026Continued from last session
2. March 6, 2026Continued to next session in Rules (Voice Vote)
3. March 2, 2026Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
4. March 1, 2026Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee
5. February 9, 2026Referred to Committee on Rules
6. February 9, 2026Read first time
7. February 9, 2026Placed on Calendar
8. February 4, 2026Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
9. February 3, 2026Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
10. February 3, 2026Read second time
11. February 2, 2026Passed by for the day
12. February 2, 2026Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
13. February 2, 2026Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
14. February 2, 2026Rules suspended
15. January 30, 2026Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
16. January 22, 2026Rereferred from Education and Health to Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)
17. January 21, 2026Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB485)
18. January 13, 2026Referred to Committee on Education and Health
19. January 13, 2026Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103666D

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