# Virginia HB1222: Social services, local departments of; child abuse and neglect, recorded interviews. Virginia HB1222, Social services, local departments of; child abuse and neglect, recorded interviews., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Karrie K. Delaney (Democratic); status vetoed, last action 2026-05-19 (Vetoed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1222-2026 - As of: 2026-10-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB1222 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Social services, local departments of; child abuse and neglect, recorded interviews. - Status: vetoed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-05-19, Vetoed by Governor - Sponsor: Karrie K. Delaney (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 10 (411 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Local departments of social services; child abuse and neglect; recorded interviews. Requires local departments of social services, unless otherwise demonstrated by good cause shown, to record any child welfare interview, defined in the bill. Under the bill, any person may record any communications between themselves and child-protective services personnel that take place during the course of an investigation or family assessment. Under current law, only a person who is suspected of abuse or neglect of a child and who is the subject of an investigation or family assessment may record such communications. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Karrie K. Delaney (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-26 | House | Senate amendments agreed to by House | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendments agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2026-02-16 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2026-02-16 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2026-02-05 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (36) - 2026-05-19: Vetoed by Governor (Governor) - 2026-05-19: Governor's Veto Received by House (House) - 2026-04-23: Passed by for the day (House) - 2026-04-23: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 23, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-04-23: Communicated to Governor (House) - 2026-04-22: Passed by for the day (House) - 2026-04-13: Governor's recommendation received by House (Governor) - 2026-03-10: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1222) (House) - 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-03: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1222ER) (House) - 2026-03-03: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-03: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-02-26: Senate amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-24: Passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendments agreed to (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Engrossed by Senate as amended (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-16: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House (House) - 2026-02-16: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (96-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-13: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2026-02-12: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-10: Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-02-05: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-02-04: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1222) (House) - 2026-01-23: Assigned sub: Social Services (House) - 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House) - 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104563D (House) ## Bill text - Veto Explanation, 2026-05-19: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1225810.HTML) - Substitute, 2026-04-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219490.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219489.PDF) - Gov Recommendation, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219486.HTML) - Enrolled, 2026-03-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1184776.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1184775.PDF) - Amendment, 2026-02-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179095.HTML) - Amendment, 2026-02-23: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171874.HTML) - Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088452.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088451.PDF) ## Related bills - HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed) - HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed) - HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed) - HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed) ## Sources - [Veto Explanation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1225810.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219490.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219489.PDF) - [Gov Recommendation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219486.HTML) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1184776.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1184775.PDF) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179095.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171874.HTML) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088452.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1088451.PDF) ## Related - [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026) - [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026) - [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026) - [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026) - [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026) - [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1222-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).