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2004 SESSION

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SB 223 Adoption, marriage and divorce records; deletes statements indicating racial designations.

Introduced by: Henry L. Marsh III | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Health statistics and vital records. Deletes the requirement that any statement indicating racial designation be omitted from reports of divorces and annulments required to be filed by the clerk of court with the State Registrar regarding a final decree of divorce or annulment, and in marriage and adoption records. Information pertaining to racial designation is essential in establishing health histories, and in conducting anthropological, sociological, and genealogical research, particularly among racial and ethnic minority persons.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/04  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/04 048142756  pdf | impact statement
• 03/04/04  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB223ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/12/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0088)  pdf
• 03/17/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0088)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate amendments rejected

HISTORY

• 01/14/04  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/04 048142756
• 01/14/04  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 01/22/04  Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/04  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/26/04  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/27/04  Senate: Read third time
• 01/27/04  Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/04  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/04  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 01/27/04  Senate: Amendments by Sen. Cuccinelli rejected
• 01/27/04  Senate: Engrossed by Senate
• 01/27/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/04  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/04  Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 2-N)
• 01/27/04  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (37-Y 2-N)
• 01/27/04  Senate: Communicated to House
• 01/30/04  House: Placed on Calendar
• 01/30/04  House: Read first time
• 01/30/04  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 02/19/04  House: Reported from H. W. I. (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/04  House: Read second time
• 02/23/04  House: Read third time
• 02/23/04  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/04  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/04  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB223ER)
• 03/04/04  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/04/04  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/05/04  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/12/04  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 88 (effective 7/1/04)
• 03/12/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0088)
• 03/17/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0088)