Surrogacy; permits contract to be entered into by an unmarried person, a surrogate, etc. (SB69)

Introduced By

Sen. Don McEachin (D-Richmond)

Progress

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

Description

Surrogacy contracts.  Permits a surrogacy contract to be entered into by an unmarried person, a surrogate, and the surrogate's husband, if any. Upon expiration of three days following birth of any resulting child, the surrogate may relinquish her parental rights to the intended parents, if at least one intended parent is the genetic parent of the child, by signing a surrogate consent and report form naming the intended parents as the parents of the child. Under current law, the surrogate may relinquish such parental rights to the intended parents upon expiration of 25 days following birth of any resulting child. The bill also makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor to accept compensation for otherwise arranging or inducing intended parents and surrogates to enter into surrogacy contracts in this Commonwealth. Under current law, to otherwise arrange or induce intended parents and surrogates to enter into surrogacy contracts in this Commonwealth is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/04/2010Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101317D
01/04/2010Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/12/2010Assigned Courts sub: Civil
01/18/2010Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (8-Y 4-N) (see vote tally)
01/18/2010Impact statement from DPB (SB69)
01/19/2010Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/20/2010Read second time
01/20/2010Reading of amendments waived
01/20/2010Committee amendments agreed to
01/20/2010Engrossed by Senate as amended SB69E
01/20/2010Printed as engrossed 10101317D-E
01/21/2010Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N) (see vote tally)
01/21/2010Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/21/2010Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/21/2010Passed by for the day
01/22/2010Read second time
01/22/2010Passed by for the day
01/25/2010Read second time
01/25/2010Committee amendments reconsidered (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/25/2010Committee amendments rejected
01/25/2010Floor substitute printed 10104578D-S1 (McEachin)
01/25/2010Reading of substitute waived
01/25/2010Substitute by Senator Mc Eachin agreed to 10104578D-S1
01/25/2010Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB69S1
01/26/2010Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 14-N) (see vote tally)
01/26/2010Reconsideration of passage rejected by Senate (18-Y 21-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2010Impact statement from DPB (SB69S1)
02/17/2010Placed on Calendar
02/17/2010Read first time
02/17/2010Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/17/2010Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil
03/01/2010Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N)
03/08/2010Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
03/09/2010Read second time
03/09/2010Constitutional reading dispensed (96-Y 0-N)
03/09/2010VOTE: --- AGREE TO (96-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/09/2010Motion to reconsider constitutional reading dispensed agreed to
03/09/2010Constitutional reading dispensed (94-Y 0-N)
03/09/2010VOTE: --- ADOPTION #2 (94-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/09/2010Amendments by Delegate Marshall, R.G. withdrawn
03/09/2010Passed House (87-Y 6-N 1-A)
03/09/2010VOTE: --- PASSAGE (87-Y 6-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
03/13/2010Enrolled
03/13/2010Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB69ER)
03/14/2010Signed by Speaker
03/15/2010Impact statement from DPB (SB69ER)
03/15/2010Signed by President
04/13/2010G Approved by Governor-Chapter 712 (effective 7/1/10)
04/13/2010G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0712)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 9 clips in all, totaling 13 minutes.