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VA · HB76CMTE · 16 COSPONSORS

Foster care; DSS to establish/maintain supply of new luggage to transport child's belongings.

Also relevant to:Adoptive or foster parent
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Plain-English Summary

Department of Social Services; foster care; new luggage; report. Directs the Department of Social Services to establish and maintain a decentralized supply of new luggage to be used to transport the personal belongings of a child in foster care. The bill requires the Department to provide new luggage to a child who is entering or exiting foster care or moving from one foster care placement to another and prohibits the Department from using disposable bags or trash bags to transport any items for…

Source: OpenStates · fetched February 18, 2026

Who it affects
Parent / guardian

via Voices for Virginia's Children: Department of Social Services; foster care; new luggage; report.

Student / education borrower

via Voices for Virginia's Children: Department of Social Services; foster care; new luggage; report.

AI-extracted
Who This Affectsvia advocacy orgs
  • Parent / guardiandirectModerate impactMedium certainty

    via Voices for Virginia's Children

    Department of Social Services; foster care; new luggage; report.

  • Student / education borrowerdirectModerate impactMedium certainty

    via Voices for Virginia's Children

    Department of Social Services; foster care; new luggage; report.

What the Bill Does
  • Department of Social Services; foster care; new luggage; report.
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