Foreign adoption; procedure to obtain State certificate of birth. (HB285)
Introduced By
Del. Sal Iaquinto (R-Virginia Beach) with support from co-patron Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-Arlington)
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
Foreign adoption; procedure to obtain Virginia certificate of birth. Provides that in certain foreign adoptions, adoptive parents seeking to obtain a Virginia certificate of birth for the adopted child may provide either certified or notarized copies of the final order of adoption entered by the foreign court and translation of the final order of adoption in cases in which the original order is not in English. Under current law, the documents must be certified. The bill also provides an affidavit indicating that the parents have received supervision from a licensed or approved child-placing agency in the United States and have satisfied any post-adoption requirements as required by the foreign country from which the child was adopted shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirement that parents receive supervision from a licensed or approved child-placing agency prior to receiving a Virginia certificate of birth for a child adopted from a foreign country. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/10/2012 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100170D |
| 01/10/2012 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/13/2012 | Assigned Courts sub: Civil |
| 01/18/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (HB285) |
| 01/18/2012 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) |
| 01/23/2012 | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (18-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/25/2012 | Read first time |
| 01/26/2012 | Read second time |
| 01/26/2012 | Committee amendments agreed to |
| 01/26/2012 | Engrossed by House as amended HB285E |
| 01/26/2012 | Printed as engrossed 12100170D-E |
| 01/27/2012 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 01/27/2012 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/30/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 01/30/2012 | Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services |
| 02/01/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (HB285E) |
| 02/17/2012 | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/20/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/21/2012 | Read third time |
| 02/21/2012 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/24/2012 | Enrolled |
| 02/24/2012 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB285ER) |
| 02/24/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (HB285ER) |
| 02/24/2012 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/27/2012 | Signed by President |
| 03/22/2012 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 323 (effective 7/1/12) |
| 03/22/2012 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0323) |