Adoption by stepparent; background check. (HB227)
Introduced By
Del. Chris Stolle (R-Virginia Beach) with support from co-patron Del. Joe Lindsey (D-Norfolk)
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
Adoption by stepparent; background check. Requires a circuit court, when determining whether an investigation by the director of the local department of social services should be required before a final order is entered to approve as an adoptive parent the spouse of a child's birth or adoptive parent, to consider the results of a national criminal history background check conducted on the prospective adoptive parent. The provisions of the bill expire on July 1, 2020. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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12/29/2017 | Committee |
12/29/2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102229D |
12/29/2017 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
01/15/2018 | Assigned HWI sub: |
01/15/2018 | Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #2 |
01/16/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (HB227) |
01/16/2018 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) |
01/18/2018 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/22/2018 | Read first time |
01/23/2018 | Passed by for the day |
01/24/2018 | Read second time |
01/24/2018 | Committee amendment agreed to |
01/24/2018 | Engrossed by House as amended HB227E |
01/24/2018 | Printed as engrossed 18102229D-E |
01/25/2018 | Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N) |
01/25/2018 | VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
01/26/2018 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/26/2018 | Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services |
01/29/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (HB227E) |
02/02/2018 | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/02/2018 | Committee substitute printed 18106639D-S1 |
02/05/2018 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/06/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (HB227S1) |
02/06/2018 | Read third time |
02/06/2018 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/06/2018 | Committee substitute agreed to 18106639D-S1 |
02/06/2018 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB227S1 |
02/06/2018 | Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/07/2018 | Placed on Calendar |
02/08/2018 | Senate substitute agreed to by House 18106639D-S1 (97-Y 1-N) |
02/08/2018 | VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2018 | Enrolled |
02/12/2018 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB227ER) |
02/12/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (HB227ER) |
02/12/2018 | Signed by Speaker |
02/14/2018 | Signed by President |
02/15/2018 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/15/17 |
02/15/2018 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 22, 2018 |
02/22/2018 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 9 (effective 7/1/18) |
02/22/2018 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0009) |