# Virginia HB632: Kinship foster care; barrier crime waiver, report.

Virginia HB632, Kinship foster care; barrier crime waiver, report., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Katrina Callsen (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0647)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB632-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB632
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Kinship foster care; barrier crime waiver, report.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0647)
- Sponsor: Katrina Callsen (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 10 (410 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Kinship foster care; barrier crime waiver; report. Establishes a process by which a local department of social services may apply for a barrier crime waiver on behalf of an individual who has been convicted of a Virginia barrier crime that (i) is not (a) included on the list of federal barrier crimes; (b) a violent felony offense; or (c) an offense requiring registration under the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry Act and (ii) does not otherwise fall under a barrier crime exception for foster or adoptive homes for the purpose of approval of the individual's home as a kinship foster home. The bill creates a process by which such a local department of social services may apply to the Department of Social Services for a waiver and for the Department to conduct an assessment of such application. The bill also requires the Department of Social Services to file an annual report by December 1 of each year detailing the specifics of the waiver process to the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services and the House Committee on Health and Human Services. This bill is identical to SB 305.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Waivers for kinship foster caregivers with past convictions: mixed, medium. The law bars kinship foster approval when a background check shows a barrier crime, unless a listed exception applies. For some convictions, the local department can ask the state for a waiver; not for federal barrier crimes, violent felonies, or sex‑offender registry offenses. Before asking, the l…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Katrina Callsen (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-26 | House | Senate substitute agreed to by House | pass | 96 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote | pass | 39 | 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 substitute | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-16 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 96 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-16 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 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 (34)

- 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0647) (Governor)
- 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 647 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 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: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB632) (House)
- 2026-03-03: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB632ER) (House)
- 2026-03-03: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-03: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-02-26: Senate substitute agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-24: Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (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: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB632) (House)
- 2026-02-20: Committee substitute printed 26108308D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Senate committee offered (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (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)
- 2026-01-28: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB632) (House)
- 2026-01-21: Assigned sub: Social Services (House)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105018D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221554.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221553.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1184752.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1184751.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-20: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171342.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171185.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171341.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171184.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085267.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085266.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
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221554.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221553.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1184752.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1184751.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171342.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171185.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171341.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171184.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085267.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085266.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB632-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).