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VA HB1414
Bill
Status
2/16/2026
Primary Sponsor
Delores McQuinn
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AI Summary
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Expands mandatory reporting requirements for suspected child abuse or neglect to explicitly include violations of Virginia's child sexual exploitation and solicitation statutes (§§ 18.2-370 through 18.2-370.6 and § 18.2-374.3)
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Extends mandatory reporter categories to cover coaches, directors, and volunteers with public or private school athletics programs, including interscholastic teams and clubs
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Creates new Class 1 misdemeanor penalty for failure to report suspected abuse within 24 hours at hospitals, institutions, or facilities where children are placed for care and treatment
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Establishes Class 6 felony penalty for second or subsequent convictions of failure to report at child care institutions
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Maintains existing penalties for general failure to report: fines up to $500 for first offense, minimum $1,000 for subsequent failures, with Class 1 misdemeanor for knowingly failing to report rape, sodomy, or sexual battery cases
Legislative Description
Children; certain injuries to be reported by physicians, etc., penalties for failure to report.
Last Action
Senate substitute agreed to by House (92-Y 6-N 0-A)
3/12/2026