Legislation - HB0497

Title: Residential Child Care Programs - Transportation Companies - Regulation (Preventing Abduction in Youth Transport Act of 2025)
Sponsored by: Delegates Stewart, Crutchfield, Tomlinson, Pasteur, Toles, Schmidt, Simmons, Phillips, Stinnett, Taylor, Simpson, Grammer, Sample-Hughes, Conaway, and Kaufman
Status: In the House - Returned Passed
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Prohibiting transportation companies that transport children to residential child care programs from using certain restraints unless there is a substantial likelihood of imminent serious physical harm to a child or others; prohibiting transportation companies that transport children to residential child care programs from picking up children between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.; authorizing an individual and the Attorney General to bring a certain civil action against certain transportation companies; and applying the Act prospectively.

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Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Finance

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Cross-filed with: SB0400

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/20/2025 Legislative Date 1/20/2025 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Residential Child Care Programs - Transportation Companies - Regulation (Preventing Abduction in Youth Transport Act of 2025) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/27/2025 Legislative Date 1/27/2025 Action Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2025 Legislative Date 4/02/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2025 Legislative Date 3/18/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {133728/1 Adopted Proceedings 58 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2025 Legislative Date 3/18/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 58 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Residential Child Care Programs - Transportation Companies - Regulation (Preventing Abduction in Youth Transport Act of 2025) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2025 Legislative Date 3/19/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (138-0) Proceedings 59 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2025 Legislative Date 3/17/2025 Action Referred Rules Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2025 Legislative Date 4/07/2025 Action Rereferred to Finance Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2025 Legislative Date 4/07/2025 Action Favorable Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2025 Legislative Date 3/24/2025 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 72AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2025 Legislative Date 3/24/2025 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 72AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2025 Legislative Date 3/24/2025 Action Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Gile) Adopted Proceedings 72AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2025 Legislative Date 3/24/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (44-0) Proceedings 72AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/07/2025 Legislative Date 3/26/2025 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 66 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/20/2025	1/20/2025	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Residential Child Care Programs - Transportation Companies - Regulation (Preventing Abduction in Youth Transport Act of 2025)
House	1/27/2025	1/27/2025	Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/02/2025	4/02/2025	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House	4/02/2025	3/18/2025	Favorable with Amendments {133728/1 Adopted	58 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/02/2025	3/18/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	58 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Residential Child Care Programs - Transportation Companies - Regulation (Preventing Abduction in Youth Transport Act of 2025)
House	4/03/2025	3/19/2025	Third Reading Passed (138-0)	59 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/03/2025	3/17/2025	Referred Rules	65 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/07/2025	4/07/2025	Rereferred to Finance
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/07/2025	4/07/2025	Favorable Report by Finance
Senate	4/07/2025	3/24/2025	Favorable Adopted	72AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/07/2025	3/24/2025	Second Reading Passed	72AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/07/2025	3/24/2025	Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Gile) Adopted	72AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/07/2025	3/24/2025	Third Reading Passed (44-0)	72AClick to view Recorded Media
House	4/07/2025	3/26/2025	Returned Passed	66 Click to view Recorded Media

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