Birth certificates; an amendment of a certificate shall be evaluated by the State Registrar. (SB1121)

Introduced By

Sen. Mamie Locke (D-Hampton) with support from co-patrons Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond), and Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Mount Vernon)

Progress

✓	Introduced
✓	Passed Committee
✓	Passed House
✓	Passed Senate
✓	Signed by Governor
☐	Became Law

Description

Birth certificates; amendments. Provides that every request for an amendment to a birth certificate shall be reviewed to determine whether the requested amendment can be made administratively or if a judicial order is required for the amendment. The bill also requires the Department of Health to make information about the process by which amendments to a birth certificate may be requested and are reviewed available on its website. Such information shall include a standard form for requests for amendments to a birth certificate. Read the Bill »

Status

03/18/2021: signed by governor

History

Date	Action
12/22/2020	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101423D
12/22/2020	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/18/2021	Assigned Education sub: Health
01/19/2021	Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
01/20/2021	Impact statement from DPB (SB1121)
01/21/2021	Reported from Education and Health with substitute (12-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
01/21/2021	Committee substitute printed 21103272D-S1
01/22/2021	Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/25/2021	Read second time
01/25/2021	Reading of substitute waived
01/25/2021	Committee substitute agreed to 21103272D-S1
01/25/2021	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1121S1
01/25/2021	Impact statement from DPB (SB1121S1)
01/26/2021	Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 10-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2021	Placed on Calendar
02/02/2021	Read first time
02/02/2021	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
02/08/2021	Continued to Special Session 1 in Health, Welfare and Institutions
02/09/2021	Assigned HWI sub: Health
02/16/2021	House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
02/16/2021	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
02/16/2021	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
02/16/2021	House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
02/16/2021	Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2021	Committee substitute printed 21200133D-H1
02/18/2021	Impact statement from DPB (SB1121H1)
02/18/2021	Read second time
02/19/2021	Read third time
02/19/2021	Passed by temporarily
02/19/2021	Committee substitute agreed to 21200133D-H1
02/19/2021	Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1121H1
02/19/2021	Passed House with substitute (78-Y 22-N)
02/19/2021	VOTE: Passage (78-Y 22-N)
02/23/2021	House substitute agreed to by Senate (22-Y 17-N)
02/23/2021	Title replaced 21200133D-H1
02/25/2021	Enrolled
02/25/2021	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1121ER)
02/25/2021	Impact statement from DPB (SB1121ER)
02/25/2021	Signed by President
02/26/2021	Signed by Speaker
03/01/2021	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021
03/01/2021	G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
03/18/2021	G Approved by Governor-Chapter 237 (effective 7/1/21)
03/18/2021	G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0237)