Foreign adoptions; eliminates requirement for re-adoption in State. (HB2157)
Introduced By
Del. Sal Iaquinto (R-Virginia Beach)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Recognition of foreign adoptions. Eliminates the requirement for re-adoption in Virginia of a child born in a foreign country who was not a citizen of the United States at birth for whom an adoption has been finalized pursuant to the laws of that foreign country. The bill also establishes a process for requesting establishment and registration of a Virginia certificate of birth for such child. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/12/2011 | Committee |
| 01/12/2011 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100120D |
| 01/12/2011 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/18/2011 | Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil |
| 01/19/2011 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) |
| 01/31/2011 | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/02/2011 | Read first time |
| 02/03/2011 | Read second time |
| 02/03/2011 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 02/03/2011 | Engrossed by House as amended HB2157E |
| 02/03/2011 | Printed as engrossed 11100120D-E |
| 02/04/2011 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 02/04/2011 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/07/2011 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2157E) |
| 02/07/2011 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/07/2011 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 02/09/2011 | Rereferred from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/09/2011 | Rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services |
| 02/18/2011 | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/18/2011 | Committee substitute printed 11105486D-S1 |
| 02/21/2011 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/21/2011 | Reconsideration of passed by for the day agreed to (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/21/2011 | Reconsideration of dispensing with constitutional reading agreed to (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/21/2011 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/22/2011 | Read third time |
| 02/22/2011 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 02/22/2011 | Committee substitute agreed to 11105486D-S1 |
| 02/22/2011 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2157S1 |
| 02/22/2011 | Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/22/2011 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/23/2011 | Senate substitute rejected by House 11105486D-S1 (2-Y 93-N) |
| 02/23/2011 | VOTE: REJECTED (2-Y 93-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/24/2011 | Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/24/2011 | Senate requested conference committee |
| 02/24/2011 | House acceded to request |
| 02/24/2011 | Conferees appointed by House |
| 02/24/2011 | Delegates: Iaquinto, Knight, Toscano |
| 02/24/2011 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
| 02/24/2011 | Senators: Northam, Herring, McWaters |
| 02/25/2011 | Conference substitute printed 11105568D-H1 |
| 02/25/2011 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/25/2011 | Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N) |
| 02/25/2011 | VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/03/2011 | Enrolled |
| 03/03/2011 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2157ER) |
| 03/03/2011 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/06/2011 | Signed by President |
| 03/07/2011 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2157ER) |
| 03/24/2011 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 486 (effective 7/1/11) |
| 03/24/2011 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0486) |
Comments
Honorable Delegate Iaquinto,
As the first person in the state to take advantage of HB2157, I wanted to thank you to make it easier to get a birth certificate for our daughter, Zoe. We adopted her from China last August and were preparing to go through the court to re-adopt her. The change you made in the law didn't just save us money, it greatly reduced the stress of preparing, submitting, waiting, and having to appear in court, leaving us more time to focus on our children.
Our whole family, and adoptive parents of international children across the Commonwealth of Virginia, are indebted to you for your efforts. Our sincere gratitude and thanks.
~Harvey, Laura, Zachary, and Zoe Summers
Glen Allen, Virginia