# Virginia HB266: Child abuse and neglect; creates centralized intake and validity determination.

Virginia HB266, Child abuse and neglect; creates centralized intake and validity determination., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Anne Ferrell Tata (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-18 (Left in Committee Health and Human Services) (as of 2026-11-06).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB266-2026
- As of: 2026-11-06
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB266
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Child abuse and neglect; creates centralized intake and validity determination.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-09
- Last action: 2026-02-18, Left in Committee Health and Human Services
- Sponsor: Anne Ferrell Tata (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Health and Human Services
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (6 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Department of Social Services; centralized intake and validity determination for child abuse and neglect. Creates a centralized system for intake for reports and complaints of child abuse or neglect. The bill directs the Department of Social Services to be the agency responsible for the intake of reports and complaints of child abuse or neglect and specifies that the Department shall determine the validity of such reports and complaints. Under current law, local departments of social services are the agency responsible for the intake of reports and complaints of child abuse and it determines the validity of such reports and complaints. The bill eliminates the requirement that local departments must be capable of receiving and responding to reports and complaints of abuse or neglect and instead requires that any complaint of child abuse or neglect received by a local department shall be immediately forwarded to the Department's child abuse and neglect intake system.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Anne Ferrell Tata (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-05 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table | pass | 6 | 2 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2026-02-18: Left in Committee Health and Human Services (House)
- 2026-02-05: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 2-N) (House)
- 2026-01-27: Assigned sub: Social Services (House)
- 2026-01-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB266) (House)
- 2026-01-09: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2026-01-09: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104853D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083340.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083339.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083340.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083339.PDF)

## Related
- [HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB20-2026)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB266-2026 (as of 2026-11-06).