Family Law - Child Conceived Without Consent - Termination of Parental Rights (Rape Survivor Family Protection Act)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Signed into Law
Feb 2018
Introduced Aug 15, 2017
Signed Feb 13, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2018 · House of Delegates Feb 9, 2018
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 37
Jan 30, 2018
D
Democratic27
96% Yea
R
Republican10
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Amendments
3
Feb 13, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 3
executive
Feb 12, 2018
Upper · Passed
Returned Passed
upper
Feb 9, 2018
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed (133-0)
lower
Feb 9, 2018
Lower · Passed
Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Delegate Dumais) Adopted (132-0)
lower
Feb 9, 2018
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report Adopted
lower
Feb 9, 2018
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Judiciary
lower
Jan 31, 2018
Committee
First Reading Judiciary
lower
Jan 30, 2018
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
upper
Jan 26, 2018
Upper · Passed
Floor Amendment {233522/1 (Senator Benson) Adopted
upper
Jan 26, 2018
Upper · Passed
Floor Amendment {953527/1 (Senator Feldman) Adopted
upper
Jan 26, 2018
Amended
Floor Amendment {923729/1 (Senator Bates) Rejected (21-26)
upper
Jan 26, 2018
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {488777/1 Report Adopted
upper
Jan 25, 2018
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
upper
Jan 10, 2018
Committee
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
upper
Aug 15, 2017
Introduced
Pre-filed
upper
1 primary · 27 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian Feldman
DDemocratic
Co
Adelaide C. Eckardt
RRepublican
Co
Andrew A. Serafini
RRepublican
Co
Bobby A. Zirkin
DDemocratic
Co
C. Anthony Muse
DDemocratic
Co
Cheryl Kagan
DDemocratic
Co
Craig Zucker
DDemocratic
Co
Delores G. Kelley
DDemocratic
Co
Douglas J. J. Peters
DDemocratic
Co
Gail H. Bates
RRepublican
Co
George C. Edwards
RRepublican
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