Adoption by stepparent; background check. (HB371)
Introduced By
Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville) with support from co-patrons Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church), and Del. Mark Sickles (D-Alexandria)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Adoption by stepparent; background check. Repeals the July 1, 2020, sunset on provisions that require 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. Read the Bill »
Status
01/21/2020: passed committee
History
Date | Action |
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01/02/2020 | Committee |
01/02/2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102504D |
01/02/2020 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
01/20/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB371) |
01/21/2020 | House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
01/21/2020 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/21/2020 | Committee substitute printed 20106243D-H1 |
01/23/2020 | Read first time |
01/24/2020 | Passed by for the day |
01/27/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB371H1) |
01/27/2020 | Passed by for the day |
01/28/2020 | Passed by for the day |
01/29/2020 | Read second time |
01/29/2020 | Committee substitute agreed to 20106243D-H1 |
01/29/2020 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB371H1 |
01/30/2020 | Read third time and defeated by House (45-Y 52-N) |
01/30/2020 | VOTE: DEFEATED (45-Y 52-N) (see vote tally) |