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2024 SESSION
HB 649 Vital records; birth certificates, adoption, members of the military.
Introduced by: Carrie E. Coyner | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Vital records; birth certificates; adoption; members of the military. Directs the State Registrar to expedite issuance of a new birth certificate upon receipt of certain documentation for a person born in the Commonwealth if at least one adoptive parent is an active duty or retired member of the military or military reserves. The bill directs the court decreeing the adoption to deliver such records to the State Registrar no later than five business days from such decree. This bill is identical to SB 325.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104617D pdf | impact statement
- 02/01/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24105583D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/22/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB649ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/08/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0045) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
HISTORY
- 01/09/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104617D
- 01/09/24 House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 01/17/24 House: Assigned sub: Health
- 01/30/24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24105583D-H1
- 02/01/24 House: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/24 House: Read first time
- 02/06/24 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/07/24 House: Read second time
- 02/07/24 House: Committee substitute agreed to 24105583D-H1
- 02/07/24 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB649H1
- 02/08/24 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/24 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/09/24 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/15/24 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/24 Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/24 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/24 House: Enrolled
- 02/22/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB649ER)
- 02/22/24 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/25/24 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/01/24 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 2024
- 03/01/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 8, 2024
- 03/08/24 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 45 (effective 7/1/24)
- 03/08/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0045)