VA SB1268 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 23 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0529)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Adoption; child in custody of prospective adoptive parent(s) for five years or more. Allows the juvenile and domestic relations district court to accept consent to a parental placement adoption without a home study and certain meeting and counseling requirements if the child has been in the continuous legal and physical custody of the prospective adoptive parent(s) for five or more years.

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Title

Adoption; child in custody of prospective adoptive parent(s) for five years or more.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2015-02-19 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-17 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (20-Y 2-N) (Y: 21 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (29-Y 9-N) (Y: 29 N: 9 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (8-Y 3-N 1-A) (Y: 8 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-03-23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0529)
2015-03-23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 529 (effective 7/1/15)
2015-02-26 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
2015-02-26SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/26/15
2015-02-26SenateSigned by President
2015-02-24HouseSigned by Speaker
2015-02-24SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB1268ER)
2015-02-24SenateEnrolled
2015-02-19HouseVOTE: PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
2015-02-19HousePassed House (100-Y 0-N)
2015-02-19HouseRead third time
2015-02-18HouseRead second time
2015-02-17HouseReported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (20-Y 2-N)
2015-02-12HouseReferred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2015-02-12HouseRead first time
2015-02-12HousePlaced on Calendar
2015-02-10SenatePassed Senate (29-Y 9-N)
2015-02-10SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2015-02-10SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1268S1
2015-02-10SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 15104856D-S1
2015-02-10SenateReading of substitute waived
2015-02-10SenateRead second time
2015-02-09SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2015-02-06SenateCommittee substitute printed 15104856D-S1
2015-02-06SenateReported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (8-Y 3-N 1-A)
2015-01-14SenateReferred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
2015-01-14SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102615D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
6321242.4(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+sum+SB1268
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB1268+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB1268S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB1268ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0529+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+S09V0059+SB1268
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0345SB1268+SB1268
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0386SB1268+SB1268
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0380SB1268+SB1268
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+H12V0140+SB1268
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+HV2532+SB1268

Bill Comments

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