# Virginia SB1406: Children's Ombudsman, Office of the; foster youth's right to receive information. Virginia SB1406, Children's Ombudsman, Office of the; foster youth's right to receive information., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Saddam Azlan Salim (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-03-21 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0223)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1406-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB1406 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Children's Ombudsman, Office of the; foster youth's right to receive information. - Status: to governor - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-14 - Last action: 2025-03-21, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0223) - Sponsor: Saddam Azlan Salim (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (263 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 HB 1777. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Saddam Azlan Salim (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-14 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2025-02-11 | House | Reported from General Laws | pass | 19 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-03 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-01-31 | Senate | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2025-01-22 | Senate | Rereferred from General Laws and Technology and Rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services | pass | 14 | 0 | | ## Actions (28) - 2025-03-21: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0223) (Governor) - 2025-03-21: Approved by Governor-Chapter 223 (Effective 07/01/25) (Governor) - 2025-03-03: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-03-03: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1406) (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1406ER) (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Enrolled (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-14: Passed House Block Vote (96-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-14: Read third time (House) - 2025-02-13: Read second time (House) - 2025-02-11: Reported from General Laws (19-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-07: Read first time (House) - 2025-02-07: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House) - 2025-02-07: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2025-02-04: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Read second time and engrossed (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-01-31: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-22: Rereferred from General Laws and Technology and Rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-15: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1406) (Senate) - 2025-01-14: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate) - 2025-01-14: Presented and ordered printed 25103787D (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2025-03-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072045.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072044.PDF) - Enrolled, 2025-02-18: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054799.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054798.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1020294.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1020293.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/1072045.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072044.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054799.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1054798.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1020294.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1020293.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-SB1406-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).