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SB 69 Surrogacy; permits contract to be entered into by an unmarried person, a surrogate, etc.
Introduced by: A. Donald McEachin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Surrogacy contracts. Provides that, upon expiration of three days following birth of any resulting child, a surrogate may relinquish her parental rights to the intended parents, if at least one intended parent is the genetic parent of the child, by signing a surrogate consent and report form naming the intended parents as the parents of the child. Under current law, the surrogate may relinquish such parental rights to the intended parents upon expiration of 25 days following birth of any resulting child. The bill also makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor to accept compensation for otherwise arranging or inducing intended parents and surrogates to enter into surrogacy contracts in this Commonwealth. Under current law, to otherwise arrange or induce intended parents and surrogates to enter into surrogacy contracts in this Commonwealth is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
FULL TEXT
- 01/04/10 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101317D pdf | impact statement
- 01/20/10 Senate: Printed as engrossed 10101317D-E pdf
- 01/25/10 Senate: Floor substitute printed 10104578D-S1 (McEachin) pdf | impact statement
- 03/13/10 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB69ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/13/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0712) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/04/10 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101317D
- 01/04/10 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/12/10 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 01/18/10 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (8-Y 4-N)
- 01/19/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/10 Senate: Read second time
- 01/20/10 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 01/20/10 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/20/10 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB69E
- 01/20/10 Senate: Printed as engrossed 10101317D-E
- 01/21/10 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
- 01/21/10 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/10 Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/10 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/22/10 Senate: Read second time
- 01/22/10 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/25/10 Senate: Read second time
- 01/25/10 Senate: Committee amendments reconsidered (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/10 Senate: Committee amendments rejected
- 01/25/10 Senate: Floor substitute printed 10104578D-S1 (McEachin)
- 01/25/10 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/25/10 Senate: Substitute by Senator Mc Eachin agreed to 10104578D-S1
- 01/25/10 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB69S1
- 01/26/10 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 14-N)
- 01/26/10 Senate: Reconsideration of passage rejected by Senate (18-Y 21-N)
- 02/17/10 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/17/10 House: Read first time
- 02/17/10 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/17/10 House: Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil
- 03/01/10 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/10 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 1-N)
- 03/09/10 House: Read second time
- 03/09/10 House: Constitutional reading dispensed (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/10 House: VOTE: --- AGREE TO (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/10 House: Motion to reconsider constitutional reading dispensed agreed to
- 03/09/10 House: Constitutional reading dispensed (94-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/10 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION #2 (94-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/10 House: Amendments by Delegate Marshall, R.G. withdrawn
- 03/09/10 House: Passed House (87-Y 6-N 1-A)
- 03/09/10 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (87-Y 6-N 1-A)
- 03/13/10 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/13/10 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB69ER)
- 03/14/10 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/15/10 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/13/10 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 712 (effective 7/1/10)
- 04/13/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0712)