Public assistance; requests for records or information concerning applicants for and recipients.

Where it is in the process

Plain-English Summary

Department of Social Services; requests for records or information concerning applicants for and recipients of public assistance; public notice required. Requires the Commissioner of Social Services to make a public notice available on the Department of Social Services' website within 10 days of receiving a request for a record or information concerning 25 or more applicants for or recipients of public assistance or child support for a purpose not directly connected to the administration of such…

Source: OpenStates · fetched April 13, 2026

Who it affects

Low-income / working-classindirect

Their personal information may be subject to public notice if requested for purposes not directly related to program administration.

Parent / guardianindirect

Their personal information, if they are recipients of public assistance or child support, may be subject to public notice if requested for purposes not directly related to program administration.

AI-extracted

Who This AffectsAI analysis

Low-income / working-classindirectModerate impactHigh certainty
Their personal information may be subject to public notice if requested for purposes not directly related to program administration.
“Requires the Commissioner of Social Services to make a public notice available on the Department of Social Services' website within 10 days of receiving a request for a record or information concerning 25 or more applicants for or recipients of public assistance or child support for a purpose not directly connected to the administration of such…”· Department of Social Services; requests for records or information concerning applicants for and recipients of public assistance; public notice required.
Parent / guardianindirectModerate impactHigh certainty
Their personal information, if they are recipients of public assistance or child support, may be subject to public notice if requested for purposes not directly related to program administration.
“Requires the Commissioner of Social Services to make a public notice available on the Department of Social Services' website within 10 days of receiving a request for a record or information concerning 25 or more applicants for or recipients of public assistance or child support for a purpose not directly connected to the administration of such…”· Department of Social Services; requests for records or information concerning applicants for and recipients of public assistance; public notice required.

What the Bill Does

Requires public notice for requests of records concerning 25 or more public assistance or child support applicants/recipients.
Notice must be posted on the Department of Social Services' website within 10 days of the request.
Applies to requests for purposes not directly connected to program administration.

Votes

Read full bill text →↓ Why am I seeing this?

Want updates?

Get notified when VA HB879 moves stage

Pick a channel below. Every option is opt-in, and we tell you exactly what we store.

Email

Identified

We store your email address and the bill ID. We'll send a confirmation link first; alerts only start after you click it. Every email has a one-click unsubscribe.

Coming soon

RSS feed· Atom 1.0 + JSON Feed per bill
Bluesky· follow a CivicRadar bot post per status change
Telegram· channel or DM via bot
Discord· channel webhook
WhatsApp· via WhatsApp Business
SMS· via Twilio