VA HB140 | 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 (CHAP0069)
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

2024-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 0-N) (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-07 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-01 - House - House: Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-01 - House - House: Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-26 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-01-22 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-03-14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0069)
2024-03-14 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 69 (effective 7/1/24)
2024-03-11 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
2024-03-11HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
2024-03-01SenateSigned by President
2024-02-27HouseSigned by Speaker
2024-02-27HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB140ER)
2024-02-27HouseEnrolled
2024-02-21SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2024-02-21SenateRead third time
2024-02-20SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2024-02-19SenateReported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 0-N)
2024-02-08SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2024-02-08SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2024-02-07HouseVOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
2024-02-07HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2024-02-06HousePrinted as engrossed 24100045D-E
2024-02-06HouseEngrossed by House as amended HB140E
2024-02-06HouseCommittee amendments agreed to
2024-02-06HouseRead second time
2024-02-05HouseRead first time
2024-02-01HouseReported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)
2024-01-26HouseReferred to Committee on Health and Human Services
2024-01-26HouseReported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
2024-01-22HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)
2024-01-19HouseAssigned Courts sub: Civil
2024-01-02HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2024-01-02HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100045D

Same As/Similar To

SB209 (Similar To) 2024-03-14 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0070)

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+HB140
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB140+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB140E+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB140ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0069+hil
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+HB140AH
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H0802V0022+HB0140
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H08V0062+HB0140
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H24V0088+HB0140
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H24V0090+HB0140
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV0343+HB0140
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S13V0197+HB0140
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0495HB0140+HB0140
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0507HB0140+HB0140

Bill Comments

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