VA HB418 | 2018 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 2 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-02 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0094)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 2 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-02 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0094)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Adoption by foster parent. Directs a circuit court to accept a petition for adoption filed by the child's foster parent and to order a thorough investigation if (i) the child-placing agency holding custody of the child consents to the adoption after the child has resided in the home of such foster parent continuously for at least six months and (ii) the birth parents' rights to the child have been terminated. Current law requires a circuit court to accept such petition in such circumstances only after the child has resided in the home of such foster parent continuously for at least 18 months. The bill provides that after the child has resided in the home of the foster parent continuously for at least 18 months, the consent of the child-placing agency holding custody of the child is no longer needed in order to require the court to accept the petition and order an investigation. The bill contains an emergency clause.
Title
Adoption; circuit court to accept a petition filed by child's foster parent.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2018-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-12 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-06 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-31 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-12 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-06 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-31 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-02 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0094) | |
| 2018-03-02 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 94 (effective 3/2/18) | |
| 2018-02-26 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 5, 2018 | |
| 2018-02-26 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2018 |
| 2018-02-23 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2018-02-22 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2018-02-22 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB418ER) |
| 2018-02-22 | House | Enrolled |
| 2018-02-20 | Senate | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2018-02-20 | Senate | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2018-02-20 | Senate | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2018-02-20 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2018-02-19 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2018-02-16 | Senate | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2018-02-13 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services |
| 2018-02-13 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2018-02-12 | House | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) |
| 2018-02-12 | House | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
| 2018-02-09 | House | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2018-02-08 | House | Read first time |
| 2018-02-06 | House | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2018-01-31 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
| 2018-01-17 | House | Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 2018-01-05 | House | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
| 2018-01-05 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/10/18 18101575D |
