Assisted conception; amends statute to provide gender-neutral terminology, etc. (HB1979)
Introduced By
Del. Rip Sullivan (D-Arlington) with support from co-patrons Del. Mark Levine (D-Alexandria), and Del. Kathleen Murphy (D-McLean)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Assisted conception. Amends the assisted conception statute to provide gender-neutral terminology. The bill allows an unmarried individual to be an intended parent, paralleling the ability of an unmarried individual to adopt under the adoption statutes. The bill further allows for the use of an embryo subject to the legal or contractual custody of an intended parent in a surrogacy arrangement. The bill contains technical amendments. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/07/2019 | Committee |
01/07/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101108D |
01/07/2019 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/21/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1979) |
01/29/2019 | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2 |
01/30/2019 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N) |
02/01/2019 | Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 7-N) (see vote tally) |
02/03/2019 | Read first time |
02/04/2019 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/05/2019 | Read third time and passed House (61-Y 36-N) |
02/05/2019 | VOTE: PASSAGE (61-Y 36-N) (see vote tally) |
02/06/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/06/2019 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/13/2019 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
02/13/2019 | Committee substitute printed 19106595D-S1 |
02/15/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1979S1) |
02/18/2019 | Read third time |
02/18/2019 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/18/2019 | Committee substitute agreed to 19106595D-S1 |
02/18/2019 | Reading of amendment waived |
02/18/2019 | Amendment by Senator Peake rejected |
02/18/2019 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1979S1 |
02/18/2019 | Passed Senate with substitute (28-Y 12-N) (see vote tally) |
02/19/2019 | Placed on Calendar |
02/19/2019 | Passed by for the day |
02/20/2019 | Senate substitute agreed to by House 19106595D-S1 (63-Y 36-N) |
02/20/2019 | VOTE: ADOPTION (63-Y 36-N) (see vote tally) |
02/22/2019 | Enrolled |
02/22/2019 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1979ER) |
02/22/2019 | Signed by Speaker |
02/22/2019 | Signed by President |
02/25/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1979ER) |
03/04/2019 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 4, 2019 |
03/04/2019 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019 |
03/14/2019 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 375 (effective 7/1/19) |
03/14/2019 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0375) |