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2010 SESSION

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HB 749 Parental placement adoption; birth parent waiver of consent for out-of-state placement.

Introduced by: David J. Toscano | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Consent to parental placement adoption; out-of-state placements. Allows a birth parent who is located in the Commonwealth to waive his right to consent to the adoption of his child pursuant to the laws of the Commonwealth and elect to exercise consent pursuant to the laws of the receiving state. Consent shall be made under oath, in writing, and signed by the parent, and shall expressly state that the parent waiving consent has received independent legal counsel from an attorney licensed in Virginia advising him of the laws of the Commonwealth and the laws of the receiving state.

FULL TEXT

• 01/12/10  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101350D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/01/10  House: Printed as engrossed 10101350D-E  pdf | impact statement
• 03/03/10  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB749ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/08/10  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0276)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House amendments
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HISTORY

• 01/12/10  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101350D
• 01/12/10  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/20/10  House: Assigned HWI sub: #2
• 01/26/10  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/10  House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/10  House: Read first time
• 02/01/10  House: Read second time
• 02/01/10  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/01/10  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB749E
• 02/01/10  House: Printed as engrossed 10101350D-E
• 02/02/10  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/10  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/10  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/03/10  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
• 02/19/10  Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/10  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/10  Senate: Read third time
• 02/23/10  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/23/10  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/23/10  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/23/10  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/10  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/25/10  House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 2-N)
• 02/25/10  House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (97-Y 2-N)
• 03/03/10  House: Enrolled
• 03/03/10  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB749ER)
• 03/03/10  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/06/10  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/08/10  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 276 (effective 7/1/10)
• 04/08/10  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0276)