VA SB209 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 14 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-14 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0070)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Adoption; award of damages; death by wrongful act. Provides that, in a case for death by wrongful act, the child of a decedent who has been adopted after the death of such decedent shall be included in the class of beneficiaries entitled to an award of damages resulting from such case, provided that a court had not previously terminated the parental rights of such decedent.

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Title

Adoption; award of damages, death by wrongful act.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-02-23 - Senate - Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-16 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-03-14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0070)
2024-03-14 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 70 (effective 7/1/24)
2024-03-11 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
2024-03-11SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
2024-03-02SenateSigned by President
2024-02-28HouseSigned by Speaker
2024-02-28SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB209ER)
2024-02-28SenateEnrolled
2024-02-23SenateHouse amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2024-02-21HouseVOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
2024-02-21HousePassed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2024-02-21HouseEngrossed by House as amended
2024-02-21HouseCommittee amendments agreed to
2024-02-21HouseRead third time
2024-02-20HouseRead second time
2024-02-16HouseReported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
2024-02-15HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2024-02-15HouseRead first time
2024-02-15HousePlaced on Calendar
2024-02-09SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2024-02-09SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2024-02-09SenateRead second time and engrossed
2024-02-08SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2024-02-07SenateReported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
2024-01-10SenateMoved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name
2024-01-08SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2024-01-08SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100004D

Same As/Similar To

HB140 (Similar To) 2024-03-14 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0069)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
6321215(n/a)See Bill Text
80153(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB209
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB209+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB209ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0070+hil
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+SB209AH
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+SB209AHE
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S13V0131+SB0209
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0292SB0209+SB0209
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0322SB0209+SB0209
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0323SB0209+SB0209
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H08V0281+SB0209
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV0937+SB0209
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0564SB0209+SB0209

Bill Comments

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