VA HB285 | 2012 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
March 22 2012 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0323)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
March 22 2012 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0323)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Foreign adoption; procedure to obtain Virginia certificate of birth. Provides that in certain foreign adoptions, adoptive parents seeking to obtain a Virginia certificate of birth for the adopted child may provide either certified or notarized copies of the final order of adoption entered by the foreign court and a certified translation or a notarized copy of a certified translation of the final order of adoption in cases in which the original order is not in English. Under current law, the documents must be certified. The bill also provides that an affidavit indicating that the parents have received supervision from a licensed or approved child-placing agency in the United States and have satisfied all post-adoption requirements as required by the foreign country from which the child was adopted shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirement that parents receive supervision from a licensed or approved child-placing agency prior to receiving a Virginia certificate of birth for a child adopted from a foreign country. The bill also clarifies that only adoptive parents who are residents of the Commonwealth at the time of the adoption may obtain a Virginia birth certificate via this procedure.
Title
Foreign adoption; procedure to obtain State certificate of birth.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2012-02-21 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-20 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-17 - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-27 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-23 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (18-Y 0-N) (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-18 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-20 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-17 - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-27 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-23 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (18-Y 0-N) (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-18 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-22 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0323) | |
| 2012-03-22 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 323 (effective 7/1/12) | |
| 2012-02-27 | Senate: Signed by President | |
| 2012-02-24 | House: Signed by Speaker | |
| 2012-02-24 | House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB285ER) | |
| 2012-02-24 | House: Enrolled | |
| 2012-02-21 | Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) | |
| 2012-02-21 | Senate: Read third time | |
| 2012-02-20 | Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) | |
| 2012-02-17 | Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (13-Y 0-N) | |
| 2012-01-30 | Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services | |
| 2012-01-30 | Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed | |
| 2012-01-27 | House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) | |
| 2012-01-27 | House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) | |
| 2012-01-26 | House: Printed as engrossed 12100170D-E | |
| 2012-01-26 | House: Engrossed by House as amended HB285E | |
| 2012-01-26 | House: Committee amendments agreed to | |
| 2012-01-26 | House: Read second time | |
| 2012-01-25 | House: Read first time | |
| 2012-01-23 | House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (18-Y 0-N) | |
| 2012-01-18 | House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) | |
| 2012-01-13 | House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil | |
| 2012-01-10 | House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice | |
| 2012-01-10 | House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100170D |
