Mutual Consent Adoption Registry; created. (HB730)

Introduced By

Progress

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

Description

Creation of a mutual consent adoption registry; sunset. Creates a mutual consent adoption registry that allows birth parents and adoptees to exchange identifying information after the adoptee has reached 21 years of age. Requires the Board of Social Services to establish the registry and assess a fee for registrants. The fee is to be the lowest fee that will cover the costs associated with operating the registry, but it shall not exceed $50 per registrant. The bill includes a sunset of July 1, 2009. The provisions of the bill are subject to an appropriation of funds in the General Appropriation Act. Read the Bill »

Status

04/19/2006: enacted

History

Date	Action
01/10/2006	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 061176412
01/10/2006	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
01/11/2006	Fiscal impact statement from VCSC (HB730)
01/23/2006	Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB730)
02/02/2006	Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
02/02/2006	Committee substitute printed 064772412-H1
02/03/2006	Read first time
02/06/2006	Fiscal impact statement from VCSC (HB730H1)
02/06/2006	Read second time
02/06/2006	Committee substitute agreed to 064772412-H1
02/06/2006	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB730H1
02/07/2006	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
02/07/2006	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
02/07/2006	Communicated to Senate
02/08/2006	Constitutional reading dispensed
02/08/2006	Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
02/09/2006	Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB730H1)
02/17/2006	Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
02/17/2006	Rereferred to Finance
02/22/2006	Reported from Finance with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
02/23/2006	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/23/2006	VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
02/24/2006	Read third time
02/24/2006	Reading of amendment waived
02/24/2006	Committee amendment agreed to
02/24/2006	Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/24/2006	Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
02/24/2006	VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
02/27/2006	Placed on Calendar
02/28/2006	Senate amendment rejected by House (3-Y 93-N)
02/28/2006	VOTE: REJECTED (3-Y 93-N)
03/02/2006	Senate insisted on amendment (38-Y 0-N)
03/02/2006	VOTE: (38-Y 0-N)
03/02/2006	Senate requested conference committee
03/03/2006	House acceded to request
03/03/2006	Conferees appointed by House
03/03/2006	Delegates: McQuigg, O'Bannon, Howell, A.T.
03/06/2006	Conferees appointed by Senate
03/06/2006	Senators: O'Brien, Devolites Davis, Herring
03/09/2006	Conference substitute printed 069259412-H2
03/09/2006	Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
03/09/2006	VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
03/10/2006	Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
03/10/2006	VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
03/10/2006	Fiscal impact statement from VCSC (HB730H2)
03/21/2006	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB730ER)
03/21/2006	Enrolled
03/21/2006	Signed by Speaker
03/22/2006	Fiscal impact statement from VCSC (HB730ER)
03/22/2006	Signed by President
03/29/2006	Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB730ER)
04/11/2006	Governor's recommendation received by House
04/18/2006	Placed on Calendar
04/19/2006	House concurred in Governor's recommendation (98-Y 0-N)
04/19/2006	VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
04/19/2006	Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (38-Y 0-N)
04/19/2006	VOTE: (38-Y 0-N)
04/19/2006	G Governor's recommendation adopted
04/19/2006	Reenrolled
04/19/2006	Reenrolled bill text (HB730ER2)
04/19/2006	Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/19/2006	Signed by President as reenrolled
04/19/2006	Enacted, Chapter 849 (effective - see bill)
04/19/2006	G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0849)