# Virginia HB1777: Children's Ombudsman, Office of the; foster youth's right to receive information. Virginia HB1777, Children's Ombudsman, Office of the; foster youth's right to receive information., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-03-21 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0200)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1777-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB1777 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Children's Ombudsman, Office of the; foster youth's right to receive information. - Status: to governor - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-06 - Last action: 2025-03-21, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0200) - Sponsor: Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 9 (326 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Office of the Children's Ombudsman; foster youth's right to receive information. Requires the Department of Social Services or a local department of social services, a children's residential facility, or any child-placing agency to provide certain information along with the contact information for the Office of the Children's Ombudsman to a biological parent, prospective adoptive parent, or foster parent, as well as to any child in foster care age 12 or older upon the opening of a foster care case for such child. The bill also provides that, in relation to complaints made to the Ombudsman, if such child is the complainant, the Ombudsman need not gain the consent of the Department or local department of social services, the children's residential facility, the child-placing agency, or the foster parent or guardian of the child or other person having custody or care of the child to receive information from or communicate with the child. This bill is identical to SB 1406. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-17 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-02-14 | Senate | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2025-02-12 | Senate | Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Rehabilitation and Social Services | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2025-02-03 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 99 | 0 | | | 2025-02-03 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 98 | 0 | | | 2025-01-28 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2025-01-23 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 8 | 0 | 1 | | 2025-01-14 | House | Referred from General Laws and referred to Health and Human Services (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (30) - 2025-03-21: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0200) (Governor) - 2025-03-21: Approved by Governor-Chapter 200 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 (House) - 2025-03-10: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1777) (House) - 2025-03-07: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1777ER) (House) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled (House) - 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-18: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Read third time (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (11-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Rehabilitation and Social Services (10-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (99-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-03: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House (House) - 2025-02-03: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (98-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-31: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2025-01-30: Read first time (House) - 2025-01-28: Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-23: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-01-15: Assigned sub: Social Services (House) - 2025-01-14: Referred from General Laws and referred to Health and Human Services (Voice Vote) (House) - 2025-01-13: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1777) (House) - 2025-01-06: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House) - 2025-01-06: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102551D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2025-03-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071945.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071944.PDF) - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1061026.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1061025.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013187.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013186.PDF) ## Related bills - HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted) - SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed) - HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed) - HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed) - SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed) - HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071945.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071944.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1061026.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1061025.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013187.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013186.PDF) ## Related - [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025) - [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025) - [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025) - [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025) - [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025) - [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025) - [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-HB1777-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).