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2024 SESSION

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SB 325 Vital records; birth certificates, adoption, members of the military.

Introduced by: Danica A. Roem | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (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 HB 649.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/24  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102890D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/18/24  Senate: Committee substitute printed 24105501D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 01/18/24  Senate: Substitute bill reprinted 24105501D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/26/24  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB325ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/20/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0119)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

HISTORY

• 01/09/24  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102890D
• 01/09/24  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 01/15/24  Senate: Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health
• 01/18/24  Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/18/24  Senate: Committee substitute printed 24105501D-S1
• 01/18/24  Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
• 01/18/24  Senate: Substitute bill reprinted 24105501D-S1
• 01/30/24  Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/24  Senate: Read second time
• 02/01/24  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/01/24  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24105501D-S1
• 02/01/24  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB325S1
• 02/02/24  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/24  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/13/24  House: Read first time
• 02/13/24  House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
• 02/15/24  House: Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/24  House: Read second time
• 02/20/24  House: Read third time
• 02/20/24  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/24  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/24  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/26/24  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB325ER)
• 02/26/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/29/24  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/24  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
• 03/11/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
• 03/20/24  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 119 (effective 7/1/24)
• 03/20/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0119)