Adoption; birth & adoptive parents may enter into post-adoption contact & communication agreements. (HB750)

Introduced By

Del. David Toscano (D-Charlottesville) with support from co-patron Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave)

Progress

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

Description

Post-adoption contact and communication agreements. Provides that in any case of adoption, birth parents and adoptive parents may enter into post-adoption contact and communication agreements. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/12/2010Committee
01/12/2010Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101351D
01/12/2010Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
01/20/2010Assigned HWI sub: #2
01/24/2010Impact statement from DPB (HB750)
01/26/2010Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
01/28/2010Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/29/2010Read first time
02/01/2010Read second time
02/01/2010Committee amendment agreed to
02/01/2010Engrossed by House as amended HB750E
02/01/2010Printed as engrossed 10101351D-E
02/02/2010Impact statement from DPB (HB750E)
02/02/2010Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
02/02/2010VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2010Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/03/2010Constitutional reading dispensed
02/03/2010Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/23/2010Assigned Courts sub: Civil
03/08/2010Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2010Committee substitute printed 10105686D-S1
03/09/2010Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/10/2010Read third time
03/10/2010Reading of substitute waived
03/10/2010Committee substitute agreed to 10105686D-S1
03/10/2010Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB750S1
03/10/2010Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/10/2010Placed on Calendar
03/11/2010Senate substitute agreed to by House 10105686D-S1 (96-Y 0-N)
03/11/2010VOTE: --- ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/22/2010Enrolled
03/22/2010Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB750ER)
03/22/2010Signed by Speaker
03/25/2010Signed by President
04/10/2010G Approved by Governor-Chapter 331 (effective 7/1/10)
04/10/2010G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0331)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 1 minute.