Adult adoptee; access to original birth certificate.
Summary
Adult adoptee access to original birth certificate. Grants any adoptee 18 years of age or older access to his originalbirth certificate.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Mar 1, 2024
Floor votes · House of Delegates Jan 29, 2024
How they voted
65–31
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 98
Jan 29, 2024
D
Democratic49
53% Nay
R
Republican49
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
6
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
Rereferred from Education and Health (11-Y 0-N 1-A)
upper
Jan 30, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (66-Y 32-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (66-Y 32-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB550E
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (16-Y 6-N)
lower
Jan 18, 2024
Committee
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 17, 2024
Committee
Assigned sub: Social Services
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Wendell Walker
RRepublican
Co
Baxter Ennis
RRepublican
Co
Bobby Orrock
RRepublican
Co
Eric Zehr
RRepublican
Co
Ian Lovejoy
RRepublican
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