HB1985: Adoption laws; technical changes.

Chief Patron

David Toscano (D-57)
Charlottesville, VA
Served: 2006–

Progress

	Introduced
	Passed Committee
	Passed House
	Passed Senate
	Signed by Governor
	Became Law

Status

03/20/2007: signed by governor

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01/05/2007 Committee
01/05/2007 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 076062525
01/05/2007 Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
01/12/2007 Impact statement from DPB (HB1985)
01/18/2007 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/29/2007 Committee substitute printed 077218525-H1
01/30/2007 Read first time
01/31/2007 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1985EH1
01/31/2007 Read second time
01/31/2007 Committee substitute agreed to 077218525-H1
01/31/2007 Amendment by Delegate Toscano agreed to
01/31/2007 Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB1985EH1
01/31/2007 Printed as engrossed 077218525-EH1
02/01/2007 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
02/01/2007 Communicated to Senate
02/02/2007 Constitutional reading dispensed
02/02/2007 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/08/2007 Impact statement from DPB (HB1985EH1)
02/19/2007 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2007 Committee substitute printed 070590820-S1
02/20/2007 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/20/2007 Motion to reconsider Passed by for the day agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
02/20/2007 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2007 Passed by for the day
02/21/2007 Read third time
02/21/2007 Reading of substitute waived
02/21/2007 Committee substitute agreed to 070590820-S1
02/21/2007 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1985S1
02/21/2007 Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
02/21/2007 VOTE: (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2007 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/21/2007 Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
02/21/2007 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2007 Placed on Calendar
02/22/2007 Senate substitute rejected by House (3-Y 89-N)
02/22/2007 VOTE: REJECTED (3-Y 89-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2007 Reconsideration of Senate substitute agreed to by House
02/22/2007 Senate substitute agreed to by House (92-Y 0-N)
02/22/2007 VOTE: ADOPTION #2 (92-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2007 Enrolled
03/08/2007 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1985ER)
03/08/2007 Signed by Speaker
03/11/2007 Signed by President
03/12/2007 Impact statement from DPB (HB1985ER)
03/20/2007 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 623 (effective 7/1/07)
04/05/2007 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0623)

Summary

Adoption laws; administrative changes. Changes the adoption laws to bring them up to date with the amendments made last session. Makes the change regarding notice of the entrustment and adoption from 21 to 15 days consistent throughout the adoption statutes and clarifies that if the putative father's identity is reasonably ascertainable, he must be noticed as the Putative Father Registry dictates.

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