VA HB1699 | 2023 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 23 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0359)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 23 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0359)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Buying or selling of minors; exceptions; penalties. Creates a Class 5 felony for any person who offers money or other valuable thing to another for the purpose of purchasing or otherwise obtaining custody or control of a minor and thereafter does any substantial act in furtherance of such offer of purchase or obtaining custody or control of such minor. The bill also creates a Class 5 felony for any parent, legal guardian, or other person having custody or control of a minor who receives any money or other valuable thing for or on account of selling or otherwise transferring custody or control of such minor or who offers to sell or otherwise transfer custody or control of such minor. The bill creates exceptions for any person entering into a surrogacy contract, seeking to adopt a child or place his child for adoption pursuant to relevant law, or who is a person with a legitimate interest, as defined by law, in such minor. Buying or selling of minors; exceptions; penalties. Creates a Class 5 felony for any person who offers money or other valuable thing to another for the purpose of purchasing or otherwise obtaining custody or control of a minor and thereafter does any substantial act in furtherance of such offer of purchase or obtaining custody or control of such minor. The bill also creates a Class 5 felony for any parent, legal guardian, or other person having custody or control of a minor who receives any money or other valuable thing for or on account of selling or otherwise transferring custody or control of such minor or who offers to sell or otherwise transfer custody or control of such minor. The bill creates exceptions for any person entering into a surrogacy contract, seeking to adopt a child or place his child for adoption pursuant to relevant law, or who is a person with a legitimate interest, as defined by law, in such minor.
Title
Minors; buying or selling, exceptions, penalties.
Sponsors
Del. Mike Cherry [R] |
Roll Calls
2023-02-22 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (95-Y 1-N) (Y: 95 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-07 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-03 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-07 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-03 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2023-03-23 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0359) | |
2023-03-23 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 359 (effective 7/1/23) | |
2023-03-13 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023 | |
2023-03-13 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023 |
2023-03-08 | Senate | Signed by President |
2023-03-08 | House | Signed by Speaker |
2023-03-07 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1699ER) |
2023-03-07 | House | Enrolled |
2023-02-22 | House | VOTE: Adoption (95-Y 1-N) |
2023-02-22 | House | Senate substitute agreed to by House 23107017D-S1 (95-Y 1-N) |
2023-02-21 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) |
2023-02-21 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1699S1 |
2023-02-21 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to 23107017D-S1 |
2023-02-21 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
2023-02-21 | Senate | Read third time |
2023-02-20 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
2023-02-16 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N 1-A) |
2023-02-15 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
2023-02-15 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 23107017D-S1 |
2023-02-15 | Senate | Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N) |
2023-02-08 | Senate | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
2023-02-08 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
2023-02-07 | House | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) |
2023-02-07 | House | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
2023-02-06 | House | Read second time and engrossed |
2023-02-05 | House | Read first time |
2023-02-03 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N) |
2023-02-01 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
2023-01-31 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 |
2023-01-09 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
2023-01-09 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100309D |